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He was very handsome and attractive. There we had an understanding between us that pleased us both. HE WAS VERY HANDSOME AND ATTRACTIVE THERE WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN US THAT PLEASED US BOTH
m whence she was, of what country, and where her lord was born; she inquires who they both are. Enide replies briefly and tells her the truth, saying: "I am the niece of the Count who holds sway over Lalut, the daughter of his own sister; at Lalut I was born and brought up." The other cannot help smiling, without hearing more, for she is so delighted that she forgets her sorrow. Her heart leaps with joy which she cannot conceal. She runs and embraces Enide, saying: "I am your cousin! This is the very truth, and you are my father's niece; for he and your father are brothers. But I suspect that you do not know and have never heard how I came into this country. The Count, your uncle, was at war, and to him there came to fight for pay knights of many lands. Thus, fair cousin, it came about, that with these hireling knights there came one who was the nephew of the king of Brandigan. He was with my father almost a year. That was, I think, twelve years ago, and I was still but a little child. IT SHE WAS NOT SLOW TO INQUIRE FROM WHENCE SHE WAS OF WHAT COUNTRY AND WHERE HER LORD WAS BORN SHE INQUIRES WHO THEY BOTH ARE ANID REPLIES BRIEFLY AND TELLS YOU THE TRUTH SAYING I AM THE NIECE OF THE COUNT WHO HOLDS SWAY OVER LALUT THE DAUGHTER OF HIS OWN SISTER AT LALUT I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP THE OTHER CANNOT HELP SMILING WITHOUT HEARING MORE FOR SHE IS SO DELIGHTED THAT SHE FORGETS HER SORROW HER HEART LEAPS WITH JOY WHICH SHE CANNOT CONCEAL SHE RUNS AND EMBRACES THE NEED SAYING I AM YOUR COUSIN THIS IS THE VERY TRUTH AND YOU ARE MY FATHER'S NIECE FOR HE AND YOUR FATHER ARE BROTHERS BUT I SUSPECT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW AND HAVE NEVER HEARD HOW I CAME INTO THIS COUNTRY THE COUNT YOUR UNCLE WAS AT WAR AND TO HIM THERE CAME TO FIGHT FOR PAY KNIGHTS OF MANY LANDS THUS FAIR COUSIN IT CAME ABOUT THAT WITH THESE HIRELING KNIGHTS THERE CAME ONE WHO WAS THE NEPHEW OF THE KING OF BRANDIGEN HE WAS WITH MY FATHER ALMOST A YEAR THAT WAS I THINK TWELVE YEARS AGO AND I WAS STILL BUT A LITTLE CHILD
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