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But behind the wall, Iseult of the White Hands heard all these things; and Tristan continued: "Hasten, ain Take forty days for your term, but co, or tell her that you seek some doctor Take my fine ship, and two sails with you, one white, one black And as you return, if you bring Iseult, hoist the white sail; but if you bring her not, the black Now I have nothingyou back safe"

With the first fair wind Kaherdin took the open, weighed anchor and hoisted sail, and ran with a light air and broke the seas They bore rich merchandise with them, dyed silks of rare colours, enamel of Touraine and wines of Poitou, for by this ruse Kaherdin thought to reach Iseult Eight days and nights they ran full sail to Cornwall

Noo, and all eance be; and their love and their hate coer than their love; and they will make play with love, but not with hate So Iseult of the White Hands, who had heard every word, and who had so loved Tristan, waited her vengeance upon what she loved most in the world But she hid it all; and when the doors were open again she came to Tristan's bed and served hiently and kissed him on the lips, and asked him if Kaherdin would soon return with one to cure hieance

And Kaherdin sailed and sailed till he dropped anchor in the haven of Tintagel He landed and took with him a cloth of rare dye and a cup well chiselled and worked, and ed of hiht traffick in his land; and the King gave him his peace before all the men of his palace

Then Kaherdin offered the Queen a buckle of fine gold; and "Queen," said he, "the gold is good"

Then taking fro, he put it side by side with the jewel and said: "See, O Queen, the gold of the buckle is the finer gold; yet that ring also has its worth"

When Iseult sahat ring that was, her heart treht next be said she drew Kaherdin apart near a , as if to see and bargain the better; and Kaherdin said to her, lon: "Lady, Tristan is wounded of a poisoned spear and is about to die He sends you word that you alone can bring hireat sorrows that you bore together Keep you the ring-it is yours"