Thenhewentupintothatfaircountryofthedales，andevenanightowheredwelttheKing’sDaughter，andotherwhereinthelandandeverywhere，quarteringtherealmoftheGlitteringPlainastheheronquartersthefloodedmeadowwhenthewatersdrawabackintotheriver。Sothatnowallpeopleknewhimwhenhecame，andtheywonderedathim;butwhenhecametoanyhouseforthethirdorfourthtime，theyweariedofhim，andweregladwhenhedeparted。
Everitwasoneoftwoanswersthathehad：eitherfolksaidtohim，\"Thereisnosuchwoman;thislandishappy，andnoughtbuthappypeopledwellherein;\"orelsetheytoldhimofthewomanwholivedinsorrow，andwaseverlookingonabook，thatshemightbringtoherthemanwhomshedesired。
Whilesheweariedandlongedfordeath，butwouldnotdieuntiltherewasnocornerofthelandunsearched。Whilesheshookoffweariness，andwentabouthisquestasacraftsmansetsabouthisworkinthemorning。Whilesitirkedhimtoseethesoftandmerryfolkoftheland，whohadnoskilltohelphim，andhelongedforthehouseofhisfathersandthemenofthespearandtheplough;andthought，\"Oh，ifImightbutgetmeback，ifitwerebutforanhourandtodiethere，tothemeadowsoftheRaven，andtheacresbeneaththemountainsofClevelandbytheSea。ThenatleastshouldIlearnsometaleofwhatisorwhathathbeen，howsoeverevilthetidingswere，andnotbebandiedaboutbyliesforever。\"
CHAPTERXV：YETHALLBLITHESPEAKETHWITHTHEKING
Soworethedaysandthemoons;andnowweresomesixmoonswornsincefirsthecametotheGlitteringPlain;andhewascometoWood-