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They then took him on their shoulders, and as they passed out of the room

an awful voice--as much so as the barber, not he of the pack-saddle but

the other, was able to ht of the Rueful

Countenance, let not this captivity in which thou art placed afflict

thee, for this must needs be, for the reat heart has engaged thee; the which shall be

accoan lion and the white Tobosan dove

shall be linked together, having first huhty necks to the

gentle yoke of matrimony And froht of the world brave whelps that shall rival the ravening

claws of their valiant father; and this shall co nymph shall in his swift natural course have twice

visited the starry signs And thou, O most noble and obedient squire that

ever bore sword at side, beard on face, or nose to srieved to see the flower of knight-errantry carried away

thus before thy very eyes; for soon, if it so please the Framer of the

universe, thou shalt see thyself exalted to such a height that thou shalt

not know thyself, and the proood master has made thee

shall not prove false; and I assure thee, on the authority of the sage

Mentironiana, that thy wages shall be paid thee, as thou shalt see in due

season Follow then the footsteps of the valiant enchanted knight, for it

is expedient that thou shouldst go to the destination assigned to both of

you; and as it is not permitted to me to say more, God be with thee; for

I return to that place I wot of;" and as he brought the prophecy to a