. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. n bowl with water at the spring, andagain Blanchefleur, half-waking and half-dreaming, replied, FLEUR AND BLANCHEFLEUR 51 I come, and came not, but fell back in slumber, so thatClarissa on hasting to their Lord found no Blanchefleur there. Where,-1 again asked the Admiral, is Blanchefleur? Sire, said Clarissa, I called in passing at her door ere fillingmy golden bowl with water at the spring, and Blanchefleur saidshe would be here before me. In some surprise the Admiral then bade a chamberlain go seewhy Blanchefleur tar
. The sweet and touching tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur; a mediaeval legend. n bowl with water at the spring, andagain Blanchefleur, half-waking and half-dreaming, replied, FLEUR AND BLANCHEFLEUR 51 I come, and came not, but fell back in slumber, so thatClarissa on hasting to their Lord found no Blanchefleur there. Where,-1 again asked the Admiral, is Blanchefleur? Sire, said Clarissa, I called in passing at her door ere fillingmy golden bowl with water at the spring, and Blanchefleur saidshe would be here before me. In some surprise the Admiral then bade a chamberlain go seewhy Blanchefleur tarried : so the chamberlain hasted to Blanche-fleurs chamber, which was all ablaze with precious stones, andthere, locked in each others arms, found Fleur and Blanchefleur,and, taking Fleur in his tender beauty to be Clarissa, the chamber-lain had not the heart to wake the two, but hasted back to tellhis Lord how sweetly Blanchefleur and Clarissa slept, and, lo!Clarissa stood before him. As for the Admiral, he turned white with fury. FLEUR AND BLANCHEFLEUR 53 Chapter VIII. /*^IVE me my sword, cried the Admiral, and with it I willV^Jsoon find who is this feigned Clarissa, for here the trueone stands before me. So saying, the furious Lord went withthe chamberlain to Blanchefleurs chamber, and when the thicksilken curtains were drawn aside and the bright sunlight streamedin, he beheld the sleeping pair, and so fair was Fleur that eventhe Admiral in his fury doubted if he were not a maiden, but allthe same with uplifted sword he prepared to smite both Fleur 54 THE SWEET AND TOUCHING TALE OF and Blanchefleur to the death, when suddenly they awoke, andseeing before them this furious Lord with uplifted sword theyshed bitter tears, well knowing that they must die. Miscreant!cried the Admiral to Fleur, who are you, and how dared youenter into my Tower ? For so doing you shall die the death. Have mercy, sire, said Fleur, on the maiden Blanchefleurand on me, for we love each other with a lo
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