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"Come then and take me as thy bride, for oath and spell have both decreed it as thy reward. As Benlli's promise to you is fulfilled, for the waters flow in the palace vaults, the pike and the dare (fish) feed there." COME THEN AND TAKE ME AS THY BRIDE FOR OATH AND SPELL HAVE BOTH DECREED IT AS THY REWARD AS BENTLEY'S PROMISED USE FULFILLED FOR THE WATERS FLOW IN THE PALACE VAULTS THE PIKE AND THE DARE FISH FEED THERE
ony finger at him. On it, flashed the splendid diamond, which Benlli had given his bride, the beautiful Maid of the Green Forest. "Take me to thy bosom, monk Wyland," she shrieked, laughing hideously and showing what looked like green snags in her mouth. "For I am the wife you are sworn to wed. Thirty years ago, I was Benlli's blooming bride. When my beauty left me, his love flew out of the window. Now I am a foul ogress, but magic makes me young again every seventh night. I promised that my beauty should last until the tall flag reeds and the long green rushes grow in his hall." Amazed at her story, Wyland drew in his breath. "And this promise, I have kept. It is already fulfilled. Your spell and mine are both completed. Yours brought to him the peace of the dead. Mine made the river floods rush in. Now, waters lap to and fro among the reeds and rushes that grow in the banqueting hall, which is now sunk deep below the earth. With the clash of our spells, no charm can redress our fate. IKE MOSS THAN HAIR SHE STRETCHED OUT A LONG BONY FINGER AT HIM ON IT FLASHED A SPLENDID DIAMOND WHICH BENTLEY HAD GIVEN HIS BRIDE THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF THE GREEN FOREST TAKE ME TO THY BOSOM MONK WYN SHE SHRIEKED LAUGHING HIDEOUSLY AND SHOWING WHAT LOOKED LIKE GREEN SNAGS IN HER MOUTH FOR I AM THE WIFE YOU ARE SWORN TO WED THIRTY YEARS AGO I WAS BENTLEY'S BLOOMING BRIDE WHEN MY BEAUTY LEFT ME HIS BLOOD FLEW OUT THE WINDOW NOW I AM IN A FOUL OGRESS BUT MAGIC MAKES ME YOUNG AGAIN EVERY SEVENTH NIGHT I PROMISED THAT MY BEAUTY SHOULD LAST UNTIL THE TALL FLAG REEDS AND THE LONG GREEN RUSHES GROW IN HIS HALL AMAZED BY THE STORY WYLAND DREW HIS BREATH AND THIS PROMISE I HAVE KEPT IT HAS ALREADY FULFILLED YOUR SPELL AND MINE ARE BOTH COMPLETED YOURS BROUGHT TO HIM THE PEACE OF THE DEAD MINE MADE THE RIVERS RUSH IN NOW WATERS LAP TO AND FRO AMONG THE REEDS AND RUSHES THAT GROW IN THE BANQUETING HALL WHICH IS NOW SUNK DEEP BELOW THE EARTH WITH THE CLASH OF OUR SPELLS NO CHARM CAN REDRESS OUR FATE
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