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And you ht of that same woodman who had betrayed the lovers before, and the wood a pitfall for wolves and for wild boars, and covered it with leafy branches to hide it, and as Perinis caht hiether, and pushed his body into the pitfall with his feet

On the appointed day King Mark and Iseult, and the barons of Cornwall, stood by the river; and the knights of Arthur and all their host were arrayed beyond

And just before therim, wrapped in cloak and hood, who held his wooden platter and begged alms

Now as the Cornish boats cahts: "My lords, how shall I land without befouling my clothes in the river-hts hailed the pilgrim, and said: "Friend, truss your coat, and try the water; carry you the Queen to shore, unless you fear the burden"

But as he took the Queen in his arms she whispered to him: "Friend"

And then she whispered to him, lower still "Stumble you upon the sand"

And as he touched shore, he stu the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatrireat travail and journey has weakened hiold

Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines

And round the holy relics on the sward stood a guard uard, for Lord Gawain, Girflet, and Kay the Seneschal kept ward over the prayed God, took off the jewels froars around; she took off her purple mantle, and her overdress, and her shoes with their precious stones, and gave them also to the poor that loved her

She kept upon her only the sleeveless tunic, and then with ars, and all around the barons watched her in silence, and so