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Please continue to us the form of the kingdom and rule, that we have enjoyed for a year past." Thereupon King Powell took oath, kissing the hilt of his sword, and called on Heaven to witness his promise that he would do as they had desired. So the two kings confirmed the friendship they had made. PLEASE CONTINUE TO US THE FORM OF THE KINGDOM AND RULE THAT WE HAVE ENJOYED FOR YEARS PAST THEREUPON KING PAUL TOOK OATH KISSING THE HILT OF HIS SWORD AND CALLED ON HEAVEN TO WITNESS HIS PROMISE THAT HE WOULD DO AS THEY HAD DESIRED SO THE TWO KINGS CONFIRMED THE FRIENDSHIP THEY HAD MADE
Powell, and then told his wife all that had happened during the past twelve months. She, too, was full of admiration, and told her husband that in Powell he had certainly found a true friend. In Dyfed, when Powell had returned to his own land and castle, he called his lords together. Then he asked them to be perfectly frank and free to speak. They must tell him whether they thought him a good king during the year past. All shouted in chorus of approval. Then their spokesman addressed Powell thus: "My lord, never was thy wisdom so great, thy generosity more free, nor thy justice more manifest, than during the past year." When he ceased, all the vassals showed their approval of this speech. Then Powell, smiling, told the story of his adventures in exchanging his form and tasks; at the end of which, the spokesman taking his cue from the happy faces of all his fellow vassals, made reply: "Of a truth, lord, we pray thee, do thou give thanks to Heaven that thou hast formed such a fellowship. A FRIEND HE BURST OUT FIRST IN PRAISE OF PAUL AND THEN TOLD HIS WIFE ALL THAT HAD HAPPENED DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS SHE TOO WAS FULL OF ADMIRATION AND TOLD HER HUSBAND THAT IN PAUL HE HAD CERTAINLY FOUND A TRUE FRIEND IN DIIPHET WHEN PAUL HAD RETURNED TO HIS OWN LAND AND CASTLE HE CALLED HIS LORD TOGETHER THEN HE ASKED THEM TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK AND FREE TO SPEAK THEY MUST TELL HIM WHETHER THEY THOUGHT HIM A GOOD KING DURING THE YEAR PAST ALL SHOUTED IN CHORUS OF APPROVAL THEN AS SPOKESMAN ADDRESSED PAUL THUS MY LORD NEVER WAS THY WISDOM SO GREAT THY GENEROSITY MORE FREE NOR THY JUSTICE MORE MANIFEST THAN DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEN HE CEASED ALL THE VASSALS SHOWED THEIR APPROVAL OF THIS SPEECH THEN PAUL SMILING TOLD HIM THE STORY OF HIS ADVENTURES IN EXCHANGING HIS FORM AND TASKS AT THE END OF WHICH THE SPOKESMAN TAKING HIS CUE FROM THE HAPPY FACES OF ALL HIS FELLOW VASSALS MADE REPLY OF A TRUTH LORD WE PRAY THEE DO THOU GIVE THANKS TO HEAVEN THAT THOU HAST FORMED SUCH A FELLOWSHIP
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