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"Not so," replied the youth. "I am a suitor, and have come to crave a boon of thee." Without guile or suspicion, Powell replied innocently. NOT SO REPLIED THE YOUTH I AM A SUITOR AND HAVE COME TO CRAVE A BOON FROM THEE WITHOUT GUILE OR SUSPICION PAUL REPLIED INNOCENTLY
 of my love to thee, would I have no husband, and if you reject me, I will never marry any man." "As Heaven is my witness, were I to choose among all the damsels and ladies of the world, thee would I choose," cried Powell. After that, it was agreed that, when a year had sped, Powell should go to the Palace of the August and Venerable One of old, and claim her for his bride. So, when twelve months had passed, Powell with his retinue of a hundred knights, all splendidly horsed and finely appareled, presented himself before the castle. There he found his fair lady and a feast already prepared at which he sat with her. On the other side of the table, were her father and mother. In the midst of this joyous occasion, when all was gayety, and they talked together, in strode a youth clad in sheeny satin. He was of noble bearing and had auburn hair. He saluted Powell and his knights courteously. At once Powell, the lord of Narberth, invited the stranger to come and sit down as guest beside him. UBURN HAIRED YOUTH SON OF CLUD BUT BECAUSE MY LOVE TO THEE WOULD I HAVE NO HUSBAND AND IF YOU REJECT ME I WILL NEVER MARRY ANY MAN AS HEAVEN IS MY WITNESS WERE I TO CHOOSE AMONGST ALL THE DAMSELS AND LADIES OF THE WORLD THEE I WOULD CHOOSE CRIED PAUL AFTER THAT IT WAS AGREED THAT WHEN A YEAR HAD SPED PAUL SHOULD GO TO THE PALACE OF THE AUGUST AND VENERABLE ONE OF OLD AND CLAIM HER FOR HIS BRIDE SO WHEN TWELVE MONTHS HAD PASSED PAUL WITH HIS RETINUE OF A HUNDRED KNIGHTS ALL SPLENDIDLY HORSED AND FINELY APPARELLED PRESENTED HIMSELF BEFORE THE CASTLE THERE HE FOUND HIS FAIR LADY AND A FEAST ALREADY PREPARED AT WHICH HE SAT WITH HER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE WERE HER FATHER AND MOTHER IN THE MIDST OF THIS JOYOUS OCCASION WHEN ALL WAS GAYETY AND THEY TALKED TOGETHER IN STRODE A YOUTH CLAD IN SHEENY SATIN HE WAS OF NOBLE BEARING AND HAD AUBURN HAIR HE SALUTED PAUL AND HIS KNIGHTS COURTEOUSLY AT ONCE PAUL THE LORD OF NARBETH INVITED THE STRANGER TO COME AND SIT DOWN AS A GUEST BESIDE HIM
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