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You must surely realise that mourning will not revive the dead; for no one ever saw such a thing come about. Remember now, though poor you were, that great riches are within your reach. Once you were poor; rich now you will be. YOU MUST SURELY REALIZE THAT MOURNING WILL NOT REVIVE THE DEAD FOR NO ONE EVER SAW SUCH A THING COME ABOUT REMEMBER NOW THOUGH POOR YOU WERE THE GREAT RICHES ARE WITHIN YOUR REACH ONCE YOU WERE POOR RICH NOW YOU WILL BE
chaplain come, in accordance with the Count's command, and the dame they brought there, too, and made her marry him perforce; for she flatly refused to give consent. But in spite of all, the Count married her in accordance with his wish. And when he had married her, the constable at once had the tables set in the palace, and had the food prepared; for already it was time for the evening meal. (Vv. 4779-4852.) After vespers, that day in May, Enide was in sore distress, nor did her grief cease to trouble her. And the Count urged her mildly by prayer and threat to make her peace and be consoled, and he made her sit down upon a chair, though it was against her will. In spite of her, they made her take a seat and placed the table in front of her. The Count takes his place on the other side, almost beside himself with rage to find that he cannot comfort her. "Lady," he says, "you must now leave off this grief and banish it. You can have full trust in me, that honour and riches will be yours. SHE WILL COMPLY WITH MY DESIRE THEN THEY BADE THE CHAPLAIN COME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNT'S COMMAND AND THE DAME THEY BROUGHT THERE TOO AND MADE HER MARRY HIM PERFORCE FOR SHE FLATLY REFUSED TO GIVE CONSENT BUT IN SPITE OF ALL THE COUNT MARRIED HER IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS WISH AND WHEN HE HAD MARRIED HER THE CONSTABLE AT ONCE HAD THE TABLE SET IN THE PALACE AND HAD THE FOOD PREPARED WHILE ALREADY IT WAS TIME FOR THE EVENING MEAL AFTER VESPERS THAT DAY IN MAY ANNE WAS IN SORE DISTRESS NOR DID HER GRIEF CEASE TO TROUBLE HER AND THE COUNT URGED HER MILDLY BY PRAYER AND THREAT TO MAKE HER PEACE AND BE CONSOLED AND HE MADE HER SIT DOWN UPON A CHAIR THOUGH IT WAS AGAINST HER WILL IN SPITE OF HER THEY MADE HER TAKE A SEAT AND PLACE THE TABLE IN FRONT OF HER THE COUNT TAKES HIS PLACE ON THE OTHER SIDE ALMOST BESIDE HIMSELF WITH RAGE TO FIND THAT HE CANNOT COMFORT HER LADY HE SAYS YOU MUST NOW LEAVE OFF HIS GRIEF AND BANISH IT YOU CAN HAVE FULL TRUST IN ME THAT HONOUR AND RICHES WILL BE YOURS
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