Now I have seen that
for a long while thou hast known this, and hast ever because of it
been as meek and kind with me as thou mightest be. And this hath
partly grieved me the more, because it hath eked my longing for thee;
and yet it hath comforted me the more, because it hath made me deem
better of thee, and deem thee worthier of worship and holier;
therefore have thou all my blessing for it. And now I know that thou
sunderest from us that thou mayst go seek thy very bodily lover; and
I say, that if the sundering had been for any lighter cause, grieved
at heart should I have been; but since it is even so, once more I
bless thee, and ever shall I be happy in the thought of thee; and if
ever we meet again, still shalt thou find me as now I am in heart and
in soul.
She turned to him, not dry-eyed, and said: I know that what thou
sayest is sooth; and thou hast guessed right as to my goings; and I
take thy blessing with love and joy.
Then were they silent; but Giles Gerardson was struggling with words,
for he was slow to speech; at last he said: I say much as saith my
brother: but see thou, our lady, how ill it had gone if thou hadst
loved one of us with an equal love; woe worth the strife then! But
now I will crave this of thee, that thou kiss me on the lips, now
whenas we part; and again, that thou wilt do as much when first we
meet again hereafter.
Pages:
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474