take thy meal from me?" "What sort of meal?" he inquired. "The
breakfast which is sent for yonder mowers, nothing less than bread
and meat and wine; and if thou wilt, Sir, they shall have none of
it." "I will," said he, "and Heaven reward thee for it."

So Geraint alighted, and the youth took the maiden from off her
horse. Then they washed, and took their repast. And the youth cut
the bread in slices, and gave them drink, and served them withal.
And when they had finished, the youth arose, and said to Geraint, "My
Lord, with thy permission, I will now go and fetch some food for the
mowers." "Go, first, to the town," said Geraint, "and take a lodging
for me in the best place that thou knowest, and the most commodious
one for the horses, and take thou whichever horse and arms thou
choosest in payment for thy service and thy gift." "Heaven reward
thee, Lord," said the youth, "and this would be ample to repay
services much greater than those I have rendered unto thee." And to
the town went the youth, and he took the best and the most pleasant
lodgings that he knew; and after that he went to the palace, having
the horse and armour with him, and proceeded to the place where the
Earl was, and told him all his adventure. "I go now, Lord," said he,
"to meet the young man, and to conduct him to his lodging." "Go,
gladly," said the Earl, "and right joyfully shall he be received
here, if he so come." And the youth went to meet Geraint, and told
him that he would be received gladly by the Earl in his own palace;
but he would go only to his lodgings. And he had a goodly chamber,
in which was plenty of straw, and drapery, and a spacious and
commodious place he had for the horses; and the youth prepared for
them plenty of provender. And after they had disarrayed themselves,
Geraint spoke thus to Enid: "Go," said he, "to the other side of the
chamber, and come not to this side of the house; and thou mayest call