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"You are right, Sweyn," he said; "leave her to o hard with thee Trees are plenty

and ropes easy to come by I warned thee before I shall not warn thee

now"

Isoult bowed her head

"What dost thou do here, herding in the ild beasts?" he

went on

"Lord, none but the beasts will give me food or rest or any kindness

at all There is no pity in man nor woman that I have seen, save in

two, and one is dead Prosper le Gai, my lord, and husband, hath pity,

and will come to me at last And whether he shall come to my body

alone ored?" he asked

"Nay, lord, I ah

I am wedded to my lord, I am not a wife For only lately he hath loved

irl? Where is thy husband?"

"Lord, he is searching for me"

"Where hath he been, what hath he done--or thou, what hast thou done,

for such a droll fate as this?"

Isoult very si Of Galors he already had soirl had