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Then they rushed furiously at the other. Powell's spear struck Hargan so hard, that he was knocked out of the saddle and hurled, the length of a lance, over and beyond the crupper, or tail strap of his horse. He fell mortally wounded upon the ground. THEN THEY RUSHED FURIOUSLY AT EACH OTHER PAUL'S SPEAR STRUCK HARGAN SO HARD THAT HE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE SADDLE AND HURLED THE LENGTH OF A LANCE OVER AND BEYOND THE CRUPPER OR TAIL STRAP OF HIS HORSE HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED UPON THE GROUND
s her own husband. After dinner, when the telling of stories in the banqueting hall was over, the time had come for them to retire. But the new bed fellow did not even kiss her, or say "good night," but turned his back to her and his face to the wall, and never moved until daylight. Then the new King in Fairy Land rose up, ate his breakfast, and went out to hunt. Every day, he ruled the castle and kingdom, as if he had always been the monarch. To everybody, he seemed as if he had been long used to public business, and no questions were asked, nor was there any talk made on the subject. Everyone took things as matter of course. Yet, however polite or gracious he might be to the queen during the day, in the evening, he spoke not a word, and passed every night as at the first. The twelve months soon sped along, and now the time for the battle in single combat between Powell and Hargan had fully come. The two warriors met in the middle of a river ford, and backed their horses for a charge. T IN THE SECRET FOR SHE GREETED PAUL AS HER OWN HUSBAND AFTER DINNER WHEN THE TELLING OF STORIES IN THE BANQUETING HALL WAS OVER THE TIME HAD COME FOR THEM TO RETIRE BUT THE NEW BEDFELLOW DID NOT EVEN KISS HER OR SAY GOOD NIGHT BUT TURNED HIS BACK TO HER AND HIS FACE TO THE WALL AND NEVER MOVED UNTIL DAYLIGHT THEN THE NEW KING IN FAIRYLAND ROSE UP ATE HIS BREAKFAST AND WENT OUT TO HUNT EVERY DAY HE RULED THE CASTLE AND KINGDOM AS IF HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE MONARCH TO EVERYBODY HE SEEMED AS IF HE HAD LONG BEEN USED TO PUBLIC BUSINESS AND NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED NOR WAS THERE ANY TALK MADE ON THE SUBJECT EVERY ONE TOOK THINGS AS MATTER OF COURSE YET HOWEVER POLITE OR GRACIOUS HE MIGHT BE TO THE QUEEN DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENING HE SPOKE NOT A WORD AND PASSED EVERY NIGHT AS AT THE FIRST THE TWELVE MONTHS SOON SPED ALONG AND NOW THE TIME FOR BATTLE IN SINGLE COMBAT BETWEEN PAUL AND HAGEN HAD FULLY COME THE TWO WARRIORS MET IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER FORD AND BACKED THEIR HORSES FOR A CHARGE
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