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The maid was sensible, and perfectly willing that the King should kiss her; she would have been discourteous, indeed, to resent it. In courteous fashion and in the presence of all his knights the King kissed her, and said: "My dear. I give you my love in all honesty. THE MAID WAS SENSIBLE AND PERFECTLY WILLING THAT THE KING SHOULD KISS HER SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOURTEOUS INDEED TO RESENT IT IN COURTEOUS FASHION AND IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS KNIGHTS THE KING KISSED HER AND SAID MY DEAR I GIVE YOU MY LOVE IN ALL HONESTY
nor do I wish the custom and the practice to lapse, which my family has been wont to foster. You, too, would doubtless regret to see me strive to introduce other customs and other laws than those my royal sire observed. Regardless of consequences, I am bound to keep and maintain the institution of my father Pendragon, who was a just king and emperor. Now tell me fully what you think! Let none be slow to speak his mind, if this damsel is not the fairest of my household and ought not by right to receive the kiss of the White Stag: I wish to know what you truly think." Then they all cry with one accord: "Sire, by the Lord and his Cross! you may well kiss her with good reason, for she is the fairest one there is. In this damsel there is more beauty than there is of radiance in the sun. You may kiss her freely, for we all agree in sanctioning it." When the King hears that this is well pleasing to them all, he will no longer delay in bestowing the kiss, but turns toward her and embraces her. ONE SHOULD COMPLAIN OF ME NOR DO I WISH THE CUSTOM AND THE PRACTICE TO LAPSE WHICH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN WONT TO FOSTER YOU TOO WOULD DOUBTLESS REGRET TO SEE ME STRIVE TO INTRODUCE OTHER CUSTOMS AND OTHER LAWS THAN THOSE MY ROYAL SIRE OBSERVED REGARDLESS OF CONSEQUENCES I AM BOUND TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE INSTITUTION OF MY FATHER PENDRAGON WHO WAS A JUST KING AND EMPEROR NOW TELL ME FULLY WHAT YOU THINK LET NONE BE SLOW TO SPEAK HIS MIND IF THIS DAMSEL IS NOT THE FAIREST IN MY HOUSEHOLD AND OUGHT NOT BY RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE KISS OF THE WHITE STAG I WISH TO KNOW WHAT YOU TRULY THINK THEN THEY ALL CRY WITH ONE ACCORD SIRE BY THE LORD AND HIS CROSS YOU MAY WELL KISS HER WITH GOOD REASON FOR SHE IS THE FAIREST ONE THERE IS IN THIS DAMSEL THERE IS MORE BEAUTY THAN THERE IS OF RADIANCE IN THE SUN YOU MAY KISS HER FREELY FOR WE ALL AGREE IN SANCTIONING IT WHEN THE KING HEARS THAT THIS IS WELL PLEASING TO THEM ALL HE WILL NO LONGER DELAY IN BESTOWING THE KISS BUT TURNS TOWARD HER AND EMBRACES HER
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