. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. quickly acquired the rudiments of learning that in no long timethey were able to exchange love letters, which, being written inthe Latin tongue, were not understood by the other tender love which, thus growing with their growth, knitthe hearts of these two children together, began, however, tocause displeasure to the King, who, fearing lest it should tend tothwart his plan of wedding his son to a royal bride, determinedto part the two, if by fair means—well ! if not, then by Blanche-fleurs death; but the Qu
. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. quickly acquired the rudiments of learning that in no long timethey were able to exchange love letters, which, being written inthe Latin tongue, were not understood by the other tender love which, thus growing with their growth, knitthe hearts of these two children together, began, however, tocause displeasure to the King, who, fearing lest it should tend tothwart his plan of wedding his son to a royal bride, determinedto part the two, if by fair means—well ! if not, then by Blanche-fleurs death; but the Queen, in dread that her son might die ofgrief, pled with her lord to spare Blanchefleur, saying : Sir !rather command Master Gaidon, under pretext of failing health,to give up his charge. Thus shall occasion be made for sendingFleur to school at Montorio, where my aunt is Duchess, and FLEUR AND BLANCHEFLEUR ii. among the many high-born maidens there assembled, haply hemay find another love. To this plan the King consented, yet found not in it thehelp he hoped; for, on hearing that he was to go to Montorio,leaving his Blanchefleur at home to tend her mother, who, likeMaster Gaidon, was commanded to feign herself sick, Fleurbecame so frantic with grief that, to calm his transports, theKing and Queen were fain to promise that, in two weeks time,Blanchefleur should follow him to Montorio. Somewhat comforted by this promise, Fleur took a tenderfarewell of his love, whom he fondly kissed and embraced inthe presence of her mother and his own father. King Fenis, though by no means best pleased with his sonsdeportment, yet sent him nobly equipped and provided to Mon-torio, where, on arrival, Fleur was warmly welcomed by DukeToras, the Duchess, and their daughter Sibylla, and, when re-covered from the fatigue of travel, was by Sibylla conducted to 12 THE SWEET AND TOUCHING TALE OF
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