OF HOW, BROUGHT LOW BY HIS LOVE FOR HELOISE, HE WAS WOUNDED IN BODY AND SOUL Now there dwelt in that same city of Paris a certain young girl named Heloise, the niece of a canon who was called Fulbert.

Her uncle's love for her was equalled only by his desire that she should have the best education which he could possibly procure for her.

Of no mean beauty, she stood out above all by reason of her abundant knowledge of letters.

Now this virtue is rare among women, and for that very reason it doubly graced the maiden, and made her the most worthy of renown in the entire kingdom.

It was this young girl whom I, after carefully considering all those qualities which are wont to attract lovers, determined to unite with myself in the bonds of love, and indeed the thing seemed to me very easy to be done.