to thee the woman of the house, if thou wilt." "I will do, Lord,"
said she, "as thou sayest." And thereupon the man of the house came
to Geraint, and welcomed him. "Oh, chieftain," he said, "hast thou
taken thy meal?" "I have," said he. Then the youth spoke to him,
and inquired if he would not drink something before he met the Earl.
"Truly I will," said he. So the youth went into the town, and
brought them drink. And they drank. "I must needs sleep," said
Geraint. "Well," said the youth; "and whilst thou sleepest, I will
go to see the Earl." "Go, gladly," he said, "and come here again
when I require thee." And Geraint went to sleep; and so did Enid
also.

And the youth came to the place where the Earl was, and the Earl
asked him where the lodgings of the knight were, and he told him. "I
must go," said the youth, "to wait on him in the evening." "Go,"
answered the Earl, "and greet him well from me, and tell him that in
the evening I will go to see him." "This will I do," said the youth.
So he came when it was time for them to awake. And they arose, and
went forth. And when it was time for them to take their food, they
took it. And the youth served them. And Geraint inquired of the man
of the house, whether there were any of his companions that he wished
to invite to him, and he said that there were. "Bring them hither,
and entertain them at my cost with the best thou canst buy in the
town."

And the man of the house brought there those whom he chose, and
feasted them at Geraint's expense. Thereupon, behold, the Earl came
to visit Geraint, and his twelve honourable knights with him. And
Geraint rose up, and welcomed him. "Heaven preserve thee," said the
Earl. Then they all sat down according to their precedence in