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The one who went at her behest came bringing to her the mantle and the tunic, which was lined with white ermine even to the sleeves. THE ONE WHO WENT AT HER BEHEST CAME BRINGING TO HER THE MANTLE AND THE TUNIC WHICH WAS LINED WITH WHITE ERMINE EVEN TO THE SLEEVES
s little means. And her mother is a very gentle lady, the sister of a rich Count. She has no lack of beauty or of lineage, that I should not marry her. It is poverty that has compelled her to wear this white linen garment until both sleeves are torn at the side. And yet, had it been my desire, she might have had dresses rich enough. For another damsel, a cousin of hers, wished to give her a robe of ermine and of spotted or grey silk. But I would not have her dressed in any other robe until you should have seen her. Gentle lady, consider the matter now and see what need she has of a fine becoming gown." And the Queen at once replies: "You have done quite right; it is fitting that she should have one of my gowns, and I will give her straightway a rich, fair gown, both fresh and new." The Queen then hastily took her off to her own private room, and gave orders to bring quickly the fresh tunic and the greenish-purple mantle, embroidered with little crosses, which had been made for herself. ENTLE AND COURTEOUS AND HE HAS LITTLE MEANS AND HER MOTHER IS A VERY GENTLE LADY THE SISTER OF A RICH COUNT SHE HAS NO LACK OF BEAUTY OR OF LINEAGE THAT I SHOULD NOT MARRY HER IT IS POVERTY THAT HAS COMPELLED HER TO WEAR THIS WHITE LINEN GARMENT UNTIL BOTH SLEEVES ARE TORN AT THE SIDE AND YET HAD IT BEEN MY DESIRE SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD DRESSES RICH ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER DAMSEL A COUSIN OF HERS WISHED TO GIVE HER A ROBE OF ERMINE AND OF SPOTTED OR GRAY SILK BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE HER DRESSED IN ANY OTHER ROBE UNTIL YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER GENTLE LADY CONSIDER THE MATTER NOW AND SEE WHAT NEED SHE HAS OF A FINE BECOMING GOWN AND THE QUEEN AT ONCE REPLIES YOU HAVE DONE QUITE RIGHT IT IS FITTING THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF MY GOWNS AND I WILL GIVE HER STRAIGHTWAY A RICH FAIR GOWN BOTH FRESH AND NEW THE QUEEN THEN HASTILY TOOK HER OFF TO HER OWN PRIVATE ROOM AND GAVE ORDERS TO BRING QUICKLY THE FRESH TUNIC AND THE GREENISH PURPLE MANTLE EMBROIDERED WITH LITTLE CROSSES THAT HAD BEEN MADE FOR HERSELF
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