folkholdhereeahgodgrantitofhisgrae,anderaeonthefaceloveandlord”
thenspeakthey,saythey,telltheythetale:
hekingofcarthageheardniletespeakinthissaboutheeck
”fairsee”
”sir,”saidshe,”iaaughtertothekingofcarthage,andaken,beingthenalittlechild,itisnoeenyearsgone”
indtorrytheredeanssheghtseekforau,andshestoleforthbynight,andantle,andsetothelandofprovenceandnileteetothecastleofbiaucaire,assinlay
heresingethone:
atbiaueonhinthattide,theserythereof;thoughtofniletethefair,andthedaintyfaanyyears,thenenileteonthestairafootsheset,andshedree,lordsofhighorloystoryliststookthenadayintoreloreandboundtheylayofauahoundneertheidoiseau,aucassin,thatyeyknoohalovershelovethsoinlongdesire”
sospeakthey,saythey,telltheythetale:
espeakinthisjoyful,anddrewherononeside,andspoke,saying:
”syehavethussung”
”yea,sir,iknoostgentle,andthebestthateveraderightgreatrthanonogiveherforherlordoneofthegreatestkingsofallspain,butsheherletherselfbehangedorbued,thantakeanylord,hosoever”
”hafairseandspeakto,iysubstance,rethanthoudaretoaskortakeandknohatforthesakeofher,ihavenootakeaiforher,andneverheronlyandifikneofindher,noneedoseekher”
”sir,”quothshe,”ifyeprosethat,iuch”
soheshiandheweeping,shesaid:
”sir,troublenotthyselfsochhalforinalittleherintothiscity,andyeshallseeher”
,andedeyebrightandanointedherselfthereberonasilkenverlet,andentfoiletehislove,forthatshedelayedsolongandtheladyspakeuntohindsaid:
”aucassin,sorroore,butethouone,andifarlandshathetoseekofthee”andaucassinglad
heresingethone:
aidsaboutherdidhecast,kissedheroften,kissedhersoingystoryallisdone,saidandsung
notes
”theblending”ofalteateproseandverse”isnotunknostobentainedinthesesnatostallthesestorieshadsungparts,andofsoofthese,eventhoseuldscar
