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"To Tintagel," they said

Then he cried out: "Oh, my lords! take me with you thither!"

And he went aboard, and a fair wind filled the sail, and she ran five days and nights for Cornwall, till, on the sixth day, they dropped anchor in Tintagel Haven The castle stood above, fenced all around There was but the one arht and day So Tristan went ashore and sat upon the beach, and a man told him that Mark was there and had just held his court

"But where," said he, "is Iseult, the Queen, and her fair el too," said the other, "and I saw the of the nauile nor courage could he see that friend, for Mark would kill hiht, "Let him kill me and let me die for her, since every day I die But you, Iseult, even if you knew ht, "I will try guile I will seereat wisdom And many shall think me a fool that have less wit than I"

Just then a fisher hie clothes?"

And as the fisherain, he said in answer: "Yes, friend, gladly"

And he changed and ran off at once for fear of losing his gain Then Tristan shaved his wonderful hair; he shaved it close to his head and left a cross all bald, and he rubbed his face with ed in colour and skin so that none could know hie-row and hung it to his neck, and went bare-foot towards the castle

The porter made sure that he had to do with a fool and said: "Goodwhile?"

And he answered: "At the Abbot of St Michael's wedding, and he wed an abbess, large and veiled And from the Alps to Mount St Michael how they ca on the green with croziers and with staves under the high trees' shade But I left the's board to-day"