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He turned his face towards the north and rode on If he had followed

the two-out of sight by now--he would have got nearer his heart's

desire; but he could not do that He had forment calmly If

he wanted Isoult he must find Galors Galors had Hauterive but had not

Goltres Therefore Galors was at Goltres Prosper always accredited

his enemies with his own quality So he rode away from Isoult as proud

as a pope

We will follow the Golden Knight while our breath endures We can

track him to Hauterive He never stayed rein till he reached it, and

there at the gates dropped his chestnut dead of a broken heart In the

hall of the citadel it was no Golden Knight but a grey-faced old woman

who knelt before Galors in his chair Her voice was dry as bare

branches

"If ever you owe me thanks for what I have done and will yet do for

you, Galors, my lover, you shall pay them now Prosper is at Goltres

He and Spiridion will be there alone I give you back Spiridion Give

ive me his