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Finally yielding to his pleadings, she said, rather solemnly: "I will be your bride but only on this condition, that if you strike me three times, without cause, I will leave your house and you only will be to blame, and it will be forever." FINALLY YIELDING TO HIS PLEADINGS SHE SAID RATHER SOLEMNLY I WILL BE YOUR BRIDE BUT ONLY ON THIS CONDITION THAT IF YOU STRIKE ME THREE TIMES WITHOUT CAUSE I WILL LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AND YOU WILL ONLY BE TO BLAME AND IT WILL BE FOR EVER
ked bread in his hand. It was a day of rain and shine, of sun burst and cloud, but no lady appeared. The long hours, of watching and waiting, sped on, until it was nearly dark. When just about to turn homewards, to ease his mother's anxiety, what should he see, but some cows walking on the surface of the water! In a few minutes, the lady herself, lovelier than ever, rose up and moved towards the shore. Gwyn rushed out to meet her, with beseeching looks and holding the half baked bread in his hand. This time, she graciously took the gift, placed her other hand in his, and he led her to the shore. Standing with her on land, he could not speak for many seconds. He noticed that she had sandals on her feet, and the one on the right foot was tied in a way rather unusual. Under her winsome smile, at last, he regained the use of his tongue. Then he burst out: "Lady I love you, more than all the world besides. Will you be my wife?" She did not seem at all willing at first, but love begets love. AIN AND OUT BY THE LAKE SIDE WITH HIS HALF BAKED BREAD IN HAND IT WAS A DAY OF RAIN AND SHINE OF SUNBURST AND CLOUD BUT NO LADY APPEARED THE LONG HOURS OF WATCHING AND WAITING SPED ON UNTIL IT WAS NEARLY DARK WHEN JUST ABOUT TO TURN HOMEWARD TO EASE HIS MOTHER'S ANXIETY WHAT SHOULD HE SEE BUT SOME COWS WALKING ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER IN A FEW MINUTES THE LADY HERSELF LOVELIER THAN EVER ROSE UP AND MOVED TOWARDS THE SHORE GWEN RUSHED OUT TO MEET HER WITH BESEECHING LOOKS AND HOLDING THE HALF BAKED BREAD IN HIS HAND THIS TIME SHE GRACIOUSLY TOOK TO GIFT PLACED HER OTHER HAND IN HIS AND HE LED HER TO THE SHORE STANDING WITH HER ON LAND HE COULD NOT SPEAK FOR MANY SECONDS HE NOTICED THAT SHE HAD SANDALS ON HER FEET AND THE ONE ON HER RIGHT FOOT WAS TIED IN A WAY RATHER UNUSUAL UNDER HER WINSOME SMILE AT LAST HE REGAINED THE USE OF HIS TONGUE THEN HE BURST OUT LADY I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ALL THE WORLD BESIDE WILL YOU BE MY WIFE SHE DID NOT SEEM AT ALL WILLING AT FIRST BUT LOVE BEGETS LOVE
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