Dame Elinor is not overwell pleased with thee to-day, nor
our chaplain either."

Therewith she turned and went out, locking the door behind
her, and came back presently bearing on her arm a green gown
and other raiment: she laid them on the stool before the
Lady, and said: "Hasten, my Lady, and let me go to my
place: sooth to say, it may well be double trouble to thee
to don thy clothes, for thou mayst have to doff them again
before long."

Goldilind answered nought, but reddened and paled again as
she clad her under the waiting-maid's eyes. Then they went
out together, and up a short stone stair, till they were
level with the greensward without. Then the maid turned to
Goldilind and said: "And now thou art clad and out, my Lady,
I wot not where thou art to go to, since to thy chamber thou
must not go. Nay, hold and hearken! here we be at the door
which opens on to the Foresters' Garth under the Foresters'
Tower, thither shalt thou abide till I come to fetch thee.
How now, my Lady! what else wouldst thou?"

Goldilind looked on her with a smile, yet with eagereyes,
and said: "O good Aloyse, wouldst thou but give me a piece
of bread? for I hunger; thou wottest my queenly board hath
not been overloaded these last days."

"Ha!" said Aloyse; "if thou ask me overmuch I fear thou
mayst pay for it, my Lady; but this last asking thou shalt
have, and then none other till all thy penance thou hast