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She had felt that the older woman had made a fool of herself with her young lover, but grief was grief s all that-did you never steal a look at a handsome young man and think and gossip about how it would be to kiss I had seen nothing, only the glimmer of light on a fish that broke the surface of the Lake; but I doubt not that he saw what he said he saw. I think if she had turned on me and accused me, as she had every right to do, I would have gone away and drowned myself in the Lake.

But now, in Accolon's arms, all her resolve melted. She said, You must listen to what I say, if I am to care for your wounds, sir Pellinore. Accolon, that was his name; and she had wagered with one of the Queen's ladies who claimed that no man could stand in the field against Lancelot . If you will accept it, it is yours.