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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. 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
hat one stroke of his sword would finish the enemy. He must then sheathe his weapon, and not, on any account, strike a second time. To make victory sure, the Fairy King would exchange shapes with the mortal ruler and each take not only the place, but each the shape and form of the other. Powell must go into Fairy Land and govern the kingdom there, while Arawn should take charge of affairs at Dyfed. But Powell was warned, again, to smite down his enemy with a single stroke of his sword. If, in the heat of the conflict, and the joy of victory, Powell should forget, and give a second blow to Hargan, he would immediately come to life and be as strong as ever. Powell heeded well these words. Then, putting on the shape of Arawn, he went into Fairy Land, and no one noticed, or thought of anything different from the days and years gone by. But now, at night, a new and unexpected difficulty arose. Arawn's beautiful wife was evidently not in the secret, for she greeted Powell as her own husband. L SHOULD MEET HARGAN IN BATTLE HE TOLD HIM THAT ONE STROKE OF HIS SWORD WOULD FINISH THE ENEMY HE MUST THEN SHEATHE HIS WEAPON AND NOT ON ANY ACCOUNT STRIKE A SECOND TIME TO MAKE VICTORY SURE THE KING FAIRY WOULD EXCHANGE GAPES WITH THE MORTAL RULER EACH TAKE NOT ONLY THE PLACE BUT EACH THE SHAPE AND FORM OF THE OTHER PAUL MUST GO INTO FAIRYLAND AND GOVERN THE KINGDOM THERE WHILE EREWHON SHOULD TAKE CHARGE OF THE AFFAIRS AT DIIPHET BUT PAUL WAS WARNED AGAIN TO SMITE DOWN HIS ENEMY WITH A SINGLE STROKE OF HIS SWORD IF IN THE HEAT OF CONFLICT AND THE JOY OF VICTORY PAUL SHOULD FORGET AND GIVE A SECOND BLOW TO HARGEN HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME TO LIFE AND BE AS STRONG AS EVER PAUL HEEDED THESE WORDS THEN PUTTING ON THE SHAPE OF EREWHON HE WENT INTO FAIRYLAND AND NO ONE NOTICED OR THOUGHT OF ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM THE DAYS AND YEARS GONE BY BUT NOW AT NIGHT A NEW AND UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTY AROSE EREWINE'S BEAUTIFUL WIFE WAS EVIDENTLY NOT IN THE SECRET FOR SHE GREETED PAUL AS HER OWN HUSBAND
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