Theknightlaughedoutright，andsaid：“Yea，fairone，thisismuchliketothetaleofthecarleattheferrywiththefox，andthegoat，andthecabbage。”
Therewasscarceasmileonherfaceasshesaidgently：
“Onethingistobethoughtof，thatWalter’ssoulisnotyetsofastinhisbodythateitherthouorsomerough-handedleechmaybesureofhealinghim；itmustbethishand，andthelearningwhichithathlearnedwhichmustdealwithhimforawhile。
Andshestretchedoutherarmoverthewoundedman，withthefingerspointingdownthewater，andreddenedwithal，asifshefeltthehearts’greedinessofthetwomenwhowerelookingonherbeauty。
Thebigknightsighed，andsaid：“Well，unlessIamtokillhimoveragain，thereisnothingforitbutourabidingwithhimforthenextfewhoursatleast。To-morrowisanewday，andfairisthewoodland-hallofsummer-tide；neithershallwaterfailus。