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Meanwhile she went to Ralph and stood by him, who now began to stir again; and she knelt down by him and kissed his face gently, and rose up hastily and stood a little aloof again.
Now Ralph sat up and looked about him, and when he saw the Lady he first blushed red, and then turned very pale; for the full life was in him again, and he knew her, and love drew strongly at his heartstrings. But she looked on him kindly and said to him: "How fares it with thee? I am sorry of thy hurt which thou hast had for me. " He said: "Forsooth, Lady, a chance knock or two is no great matter for a lad of Upmeads. But oh! I have seen thee before. " "Yea," she said, "twice before, fair knight. " "How is that? " he said; "once I saw thee, the fairest thing in the world, and evil men would have led thee to slaughter; but not twice."