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"The king will then co it to an end and conclusion save the stranger knight, to the great

enhancement of his fame, whereat the princess will be overjoyed and will

estee fixed and placed her

thoughts so high And the best of it is that this king, or prince, or

whatever he is, is engaged in a very bitter ith another as powerful

as hi been soo and serve him in the said war The

king will grant it very readily, and the knight will courteously kiss his

hands for the favour done to hiht he will take leave of

his lady the princess at the grating of the chaarden, and at which he has already o-between and confidante in thea

dah, she will swoon, the

da approaches, and

for the honour of her lady he would not that they were discovered; at

last the princess will corating to the knight, ill kiss the theed between

theood or evil fortunes,

and the princess will entreat him to make his absence as short as

possible, which he will promise to do with many oaths; once rief that he is well-nigh

ready to die He betakes his hi, rises early in the , queen, and princess, and, as he takes his

leave of the pair, it is told him that the princess is indisposed and

cannot receive a visit; the knight thinks it is frorief at his

departure, his heart is pierced, and he is hardly able to keep fro his pain The confidante is present, observes all, goes to tell

her reatest