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The sorcerer seemed tired of answering questions, but he replied, giving the name of each knight, and also that of his father, as if he were a Welshman himself; but at this, Taffy grew impatient, feeling as if a book of genealogy had been hurled at him. THE SORCERER SEEMED TIRED OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS BUT HE REPLIED GIVING THE NAME OF EACH KNIGHT AND ALSO THAT OF HIS FATHER AS IF HE WERE A WELSHMAN HIMSELF BUT AT THIS TAFFY GREW IMPATIENT FEELING AS IF A BOOK OF GENEALOGY HAD BEEN HURLED AT HIM
hich were inlaid or set precious stones. These shone by their own light, sending out rays so brilliant that they dazzled Taffy, who had never seen anything like them. The king held in his right hand a mighty sword. It had a history and the name of it was Excalibur. In Arthur's hand, it was almost part of his own soul. Its hilt and handle were of finely chased gold, richly studded with gems. Yet his head, too, was bent in deep sleep, as if only thunder could wake him. "Are they all, everyone, asleep?" asked Taffy. "Each and all," was the answer. "When did they fall asleep?" asked the drover. "Over a thousand years ago," answered the sorcerer. "Tell me who they are, and why here," asked Taffy. "They are King Arthur's trusty warriors. They are waiting for the hour to come, when they shall rise up and destroy the enemies of the Cymry, and once again possess the whole island of Britain, as in the early ages, before the Saxons came." "And who are those sitting around the table?" asked Taffy. SING STATURE AND AUGUST PRESENCE UPON HIS HEAD WAS A CROWN ON WHICH WERE INLAID OR SET PRECIOUS STONES THESE SHONE BY THEIR OWN LIGHT SENDING OUT RAYS SO BRILLIANT THAT THEY DAZZLED TAFFY WHO HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THEM THE KING HELD IN HIS RIGHT HAND A MIGHTY SWORD IT HAD A HISTORY AND THE NAME OF IT WAS EXCALIBUR IN ARTHUR'S HAND IT WAS ALMOST PART OF HIS OWN SOUL ITS HILT AND HANDLE WERE OF FINELY CHASED GOLD RICHLY STUDDED WITH GEMS YET HIS HEAD TOO WAS BENT IN DEEP SLEEP AS IF ONLY THUNDER COULD WAKE HIM ARE THEY ALL EVERY ONE ASLEEP ASKED TAFFY EACH AND ALL WAS THE ANSWER WHEN DID THEY FALL ASLEEP ASKED THE DROVER OVER A THOUSAND YEARS AGO ANSWERED THE SORCERER TELL ME WHO THEY ARE AND WHY HERE ASKED TAFFY THEY ARE KING ARTHUR'S TRUSTY WARRIORS THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE HOUR TO COME WHEN THEY SHALL RISE UP AND DESTROY THESE AND ONCE AGAIN POSSESSED THE WHOLE ISLAND OF BRITAIN AS IN THE EARLY STAGES BEFORE THE SAXONS CAME AND WHO ARE THOSE SITTING AROUND THE TABLE ASKED TAFFY
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