sort of meal?" he enquired. "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 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 draperies, 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 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 enquired 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."