I could not arrange her story in my mind at all, although it seemed to leave hers in some certain order of its own.

My wife---" Here the knight checked himself, and said no more.

Neither did I urge the conversation farther.
Thus we journeyed for several days, resting at night in such shelter as we could get; and when no better was to be had, lying in the forest under some tree, on a couch of old leaves.
I loved the knight more and more.

I believe never squire served his master with more care and joyfulness than I.I tended his horse; I cleaned his armour; my skill in the craft enabled me to repair it when necessary; I watched his needs; and was well repaid for all by the love itself which I bore him.
"This," I said to myself, "is a true man.

I will serve him, and give him all worship, seeing in him the imbodiment of what I would fain become.
If I cannot be noble myself, I will yet be servant to his nobleness." He, in return, soon showed me such signs of friendship and respect, as made my heart glad; and I felt that, after all, mine would be no lost life, if I might wait on him to the world's end, although no smile but his should greet me, and no one but him should say, "Well done! he was a good servant!" at last.