. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. H THE SWEET AND TOUCHING TALE OF Sir, said she, it is ill said that Blanchefleur has bewitchedour child, for she loves him with a love that passes words, andhas known no joy since he departed, but sits alone in tears andsorrow, refusing to eat. Thus did the Queen save Blanchefleur from a cruel death, andthus did she further counsel her lord: Ah, sir! said she,. twere sin and shame to slay the child thus untried and un-heard; better far, let her be taken to the harbour, and theresold away into distant lands and never be
. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. H THE SWEET AND TOUCHING TALE OF Sir, said she, it is ill said that Blanchefleur has bewitchedour child, for she loves him with a love that passes words, andhas known no joy since he departed, but sits alone in tears andsorrow, refusing to eat. Thus did the Queen save Blanchefleur from a cruel death, andthus did she further counsel her lord: Ah, sir! said she,. twere sin and shame to slay the child thus untried and un-heard; better far, let her be taken to the harbour, and theresold away into distant lands and never be heard of more. Approving the counsel of his Queen, King Fenis sent for tworich merchants, and bade them take Blanchefleur and sell herto foreign traders at the harbour of Nicasa, which they promisedfaithfully to do. FLEUR AND BLANCHEFLEUR 15 When dismissed from the presence of the King and Queen,these two merchants hastened to the port of Nicaea, and, outof the many foreign traders who there bought and sold, chosetwo rich dealers from a distant land, who purchased Blanche-fieur at a price that caused the vendors to rejoice, for these mengave 100 pounds of gold, 100 of silver, 100 webs of Indian silk,100 scarlet mantles, 100 good horses, and 300 birds, such as fal-cons, hawks, and sparrow-hawks: last and greatest of all, theygave a cup matchless in beauty and beyond all price. Vulcanhad made this cup, and on it he had pictured
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