the
apartment, which had windows of glass. And the sun shone upon the couch.
And the clothes had slipped from off his arms and his breast, and he was
asleep. Then she gazed upon the marvellous beauty of his appearance, and
she said, "Alas, and am I the cause that these arms and this breast have
lost their glory and the warlike fame which they once so richly enjoyed!"
And as she said this, the tears dropped from her eyes, and they fell upon
his breast. And the tears she shed, and the words she had spoken, awoke
him; and another thing contributed to awaken him, and that was the idea
that it was not in thinking of him that she spoke thus, but that it was
because she loved some other man more than him, and that she wished for
other society, and thereupon Geraint was troubled in his mind, and he
called his squire; and when he came to him, "Go quickly," said he, "and
prepare my horse and my arms, and make them ready. And do thou arise,"
said he to Enid, "and apparel thyself; and cause thy horse to be
accoutred, and clothe thee in the worst riding dress that thou hast in
thy possession. And evil betide me," said he, "if thou returnest here
until thou knowest whether I have lost my strength so completely as thou
didst say. And if it be so, it will then be easy for thee to seek the
society thou didst wish for of him of whom thou wast thinking." So she
arose, and clothed herself in her meanest garments. "I know nothing,
Lord," said she, "of thy meaning." "Neither wilt thou know at this
time," said he.

Then Geraint went to see Erbin. "Sir," said he, "I am going upon a
quest, and I am not certain when I may come back. Take heed, therefore,
unto thy possessions, until my return." "I will do so," said he, "but it
is strange to me that thou shouldst go so suddenly. And who will proceed
with thee, since thou art not strong enough to traverse the land of
Lloegyr alone." "But one person only will go with me." "Heaven counsel
thee, my son," said Erbin, "and may many attach themselves to thee in
Lloegyr." Then went Geraint to the place where his horse was, and it was
equipped with foreign armour, heavy and shining. And he desired Enid to
mount her horse, and to ride forward, and to keep a long way before him.
"And whatever thou mayest see, and whatever thou mayest hear, concerning
me," said he, "do thou not turn back. And unless I speak unto thee, say
not thou one word either." And they set forward. And he did not choo