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forest; wherein is such a beast that; an ye might take him; ye would

not give one limb of him for five hundred marks of silver; nor for

no ransom; for this beast is so mighty of medicine; that; an ye

could take him; ye should be healed of your torment; and within

three days must ye take him; and if ye take him not then; never will

ye look on him。  So chase ye the beast; an ye will; or an ye will

let be; for my promise have I kept with her。〃



〃Fair boys;〃 quoth Aucassin; 〃ye have said enough。  God grant me to

find this quarry。〃





Here one singeth。





Aucassin when he had heard;

Sore within his heart was stirred;

Left the shepherds on that word;

Far into the forest spurred

Rode into the wood; and fleet

Fled his horse through paths of it;

Three words spake he of his sweet;

〃Nicolete the fair; the dear;

'Tis for thee I follow here

Track of boar; nor slot of deer;

But thy sweet body and eyes so clear;

All thy mirth and merry cheer;

That my very heart have slain;

So please God to me maintain

I shall see my love again;

Sweet sister; friend!〃





Then speak they; say they; tell they the Tale:



Aucassin fared through the forest from path to path after Nicolete;

and his horse bare him furiously。  Think ye not that the thorns him

spared; nor the briars; nay; not so; but tare his raiment; that

scarce a knot might be tied with the soundest part thereof; and the

blood sprang from his arms; and flanks; and legs; in forty places;

or thirty; so that behind the Childe men might follow on the track

of his blood in the grass。  But so much he went in thoughts of

Nicolete; his lady sweet; that he felt no pain nor torment; and all

the day hurled through the forest in this fashion nor heard no word

of her。  And when he saw Vespers draw nigh; he began to weep for

that he found her not。  All down an old road; and grassgrown he

fared; when anon; looking along the way before him; he saw such an

one as I shall tell you。  Tall was he; and great of growth; laidly

and marvellous to look upon:  his head huge; and black as charcoal;

and more than the breadth of a hand between his two eyes; and great

cheeks; and a big nose and broad; big nostrils and ugly; and thick

lips redder than a collop; and great teeth yellow and ugly; and he

was shod with hosen and shoon of bull's hide; bound with cords of

bark over the knee; and all about him a great cloak twy…fold; and he

leaned on a grievous cudgel; and Aucassin came unto him; and was

afraid when he beheld him。



〃Fair brother; God aid thee。〃



〃God bless you;〃 quoth he。



〃As God he helpeth thee; what makest thou here?〃



〃What is that to thee?〃



〃Nay; naught; naught;〃 saith Aucassin; 〃I ask but out of courtesy。〃



〃But for whom weepest thou;〃 quoth he; 〃and makest such heavy

lament?  Certes; were I as rich a man as thou; the whole world

should not make me weep。〃



〃Ha! know ye me?〃 saith Aucassin。



〃Yea; I know well that ye be Aucassin; the son of the Count; and if

ye tell me for why ye weep; then will I tell you what I make here。〃



〃Certes;〃 quoth Aucassin; 〃I will tell you right gladly。  Hither

came I this morning to hunt in this forest; and with me a white

hound; the fairest in the world; him have I lost; and for him I

weep。〃



〃By the Heart our Lord bare in his breast;〃 quoth he; 〃are ye

weeping for a stinking hound?  Foul fall him that holds thee high

henceforth! for there is no such rich man in the land; but if thy

father asked it of him; he would give thee ten; or fifteen; or

twenty; and be the gladder for it。  But I have cause to weep and

make dole。〃



〃Wherefore so; brother?〃



〃Sir; I will tell thee。  I was hireling to a rich vilain; and drove

his plough; four oxen had he。  But three days since came on me great

misadventure; whereby I lost the best of mine oxen; Roger; the best

of my team。  Him go I seeking; and have neither eaten nor drunken

these three days; nor may I go to the town; lest they cast me into

prison; seeing that I have not wherewithal to pay。  Out of all the

wealth of the world have I no more than ye see on my body。  A poor

mother bare me; that had no more but one wretched bed; this have

they taken from under her; and she lies in the very straw。  This

ails me more than mine own case; for wealth comes and goes; if now I

have lost; another tide will I gain; and will pay for mine ox whenas

I may; never for that will I weep。  But you weep for a stinking

hound。  Foul fall whoso thinks well of thee!〃



〃Certes thou art a good comforter; brother; blessed be thou!  And of

what price was thine ox?〃



〃Sir; they ask me twenty sols for him; whereof I cannot abate one

doit。〃



〃Nay; then;〃 quoth Aucassin; 〃take these twenty sols I have in my

purse; and pay for thine ox。〃



〃Sir;〃 saith he; 〃gramercy。  And God give thee to find that thou

seekest。〃



So they parted each from other; and Aucassin rode on:  the night was

fair and still; and so long he went that he came to the lodge of

boughs; that Nicolete had builded and woven within and without; over

and under; with flowers; and it was the fairest lodge that might be

seen。  When Aucassin was ware of it; he stopped suddenly; and the

light of the moon fell therein。



〃God!〃 quoth Aucassin; 〃here was Nicolete; my sweet lady; and this

lodge builded she with her fair hands。  For the sweetness of it; and

for love of her; will I alight; and rest here this night long。〃



He drew forth his foot from the stirrup to alight; and the steed was

great and tall。  He dreamed so much on Nicolete his right sweet

lady; that he slipped on a stone; and drave his shoulder out of his

place。  Then knew he that he was hurt sore; natheless he bore him

with what force he might; and fastened with the other hand the

mare's son to a thorn。  Then turned he on his side; and crept

backwise into the lodge of boughs。  And he looked through a gap in

the lodge and saw the stars in heaven; and one that was brighter

than the rest; so began he to say:





Here one singeth:





〃Star; that I from far behold;

Star; the Moon calls to her fold;

Nicolete with thee doth dwell;

My sweet love with locks of gold;

God would have her dwell afar;

Dwell with him for evening star;

Would to God; whate'er befell;

Would that with her I might dwell。

I would clip her close and strait;

Nay; were I of much estate;

Some king's son desirable;

Worthy she to be my mate;

Me to kiss and clip me well;

Sister; sweet friend!〃





So speak they; say they; tell they the Tale:



When Nicolete heard Aucassin; right so came she unto him; for she

was not far away。  She passed within the lodge; and threw her arms

about his neck; and clipped and kissed him。



〃Fair sweet friend; welcome be thou。〃



〃And thou; fair sweet love; be thou welcome。〃



So either kissed and clipped the other; and fair joy was them

between。



〃Ha! sweet love;〃 quoth Aucassin; 〃but now was I sore hurt; and my

shoulder wried; but I take no force of it; nor have no hurt

therefrom since I have thee。〃



Right so felt she his shoulder and found it was wried from its

place。  And she so handled it with her white hands; and so wrought

in her surgery; that by God's will who loveth lovers; it went back

into its place。  Then took she flowers; and fresh grass; and leaves

green; and bound these herbs on the hurt with a strip of her smock;

and he was all healed。



〃Aucassin;〃 saith she; 〃fair sweet love; take counsel what thou wilt

do。  If thy father let search this forest to…morrow; and men find me

here; they will slay me; come to thee what will。〃



〃Certes; fair sweet love; therefore should I sorrow heavily; but; an

if I may; never shall they take thee。〃



Anon gat he on his horse; and his lady before him; kissing and

clipping her; and so rode they at adventure。





Here one singeth:





Aucassin the frank; the fair;

Aucassin of the yell

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