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As he looked, he began to wonder whether it had been a different lady, in each case, that rose out of the water. He looked beyond the old man, to see if there were a third lady. When he saw none more, he became more distracted. He feared lest he might choose the wrong one, who had not promised to love him. AS HE LOOKED HE BEGAN TO WONDER WHETHER HAD BEEN A DIFFERENT LADY IN EACH CASE THAT ROSE OUT OF THE WATER HE LOOKED BEYOND THE OLD MAN TO SEE IF THERE WERE A THIRD LADY WHEN HE SAW NONE MORE HE BECAME MORE DISTRACTED HE FEARED LEST HE MIGHT CHOOSE THE WRONG ONE WHO WOULD NOT PROMISED TO LOVE HIM
hile he took oath that he would rather cut off his right hand, than offend her, she darted away like an arrow, and, diving in the lake, disappeared. At this sudden blow to his hopes and joy, Gwyn was so sorely depressed, as to wish to take his own life. Rushing up to the top of a rock, overhanging the deepest part of the lake, he was just about to leap into the water and drown himself, when he heard a voice behind him, saying: "Hold rash lad, come here!" He looked and there down on the shore of the lake, stood a grand looking old man, with a long white beard. On either side of him was a lovely maiden. These were his daughters. Trembling with fear, the lad slipped down from the rock and drew near. Then the old man spoke comfortably to him, though in a very cracked voice. "Mortal, do you wish to marry one of my daughters? Show me the one you love more than the other, and I will consent." Now the two maidens were so beautiful, yet so exactly alike, that Gwyn could not note any difference. T DID HAPPINESS COME FOR EVEN AS HE TOOK THE OATH THAT HE WOULD RATHER CUT OFF HIS OWN RIGHT HAND THAN OFFEND HER SHE DARTED AWAY LIKE AN ARROW AND DIVING INTO THE LAKE DISAPPEARED AT THIS SUDDEN BLOW TO HIS HOPES AND JOY GWEN WAS SO SORELY DEPRESSED AS TO WISH TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE RUSHING UP TO THE TOP OF A ROCK OVERHANGING THE DEEPEST PART OF A LAKE HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAP INTO THE WATER AND DROWN HIMSELF WHEN HE HEARD A VOICE BEHIND HIM SAYING HOLD RASH LAD COME HERE HE LOOKED AND THERE DOWN ON THE SHORE OF THE LAKE STOOD A GRAND LOOKING OLD MAN WITH A LONG WHITE BEARD ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM WAS A LOVELY MAIDEN THESE WERE HIS DAUGHTERS TREMBLING WITH FEAR THE LAD SLIPPED DOWN FROM THE ROCK AND DREW NEAR THEN THE OLD MAN SPOKE COMFORTABLY TO HIM THOUGH IN A VERY CRACKED VOICE MORTAL DO YOU WISH TO MARRY ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS SHOW ME THE ONE YOU LOVE MORE THAN THE OTHER AND I WILL CONSENT NOW THE TWO MAIDENS WERE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO EXACTLY ALIKE THAT GWEN COULD NOT NOTE ANY DIFFERENCE
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