at he was
Orlando's brother, who had so cruelly used him; and then he told them of
their reconciliation.

The sincere sorrow that Oliver expressed for his offences made such a
lively impression on the kind heart of Aliena, that she instantly fell
in love with him; and Oliver observing how much she pitied the distress
he told her he felt for his fault, he as suddenly fell in love with her.
But while love was thus stealing into the hearts of Aliena and Oliver,
he was no less busy with Ganymede, who hearing of the danger Orlando had
been in, and that he was wounded by the lioness, fainted; and when he
recovered, he pretended that he had counterfeited the swoon in the
imaginary character of Rosalind, and Ganymede said to Oliver, "Tell your
brother Orlando how well I counterfeited a swoon." But Oliver saw by the
paleness of his complexion that he did really faint, and much wondering
at the weakness of the young man, he said, "Well, if you did
counterfeit, take a good heart, and counterfeit to be a man." "So I do,"
replied Ganymede, truly, "but I should have been a woman by right."

Oliver made this visit a very long one, and when at last he returned
back to his brother, he had much news to tell him; for besides the
account of Ganymede's fainting at the hearing that Orlando was wounded,
Oliver told him how he had fallen in love with the fair shepherdess
Aliena, and that she had lent a favourable ear to his suit, even in this
their first interview; and he talked to his brother, as of a thing
almost settled, that he should marry Aliena, saying, that he so well
loved her, that he would live here as a shepherd, and settle his estate
and house at home upon Orlando.

"You have my consent," said Orlando. "Let your wedding be to-morrow, and
I will invite the duke and his friends. Go and persuade your shepherdess
to agree to this: she is now alone; for look, here comes her brother."
Oliver went to Aliena; and Ganymede, whom Orlando had perceived
approaching, came to inquire after the health of his wounded friend.

When Orlando and Ganymede began to talk over the sudden love which had
taken place between Oliver and Aliena, Orlando said he had advised his
brother to persuade his fair shepherdess to be married on the morrow,
and then he added how much he could wish to be married on the same day
to his Rosalind.

Ganymede, who well approved of this arrangement, said that if Orlando
really loved Rosalind as well as he professed to do,