But I was weak enough to receive the presents they gave me for the sake of wearing the finery, and my lover was pleased, because we were poor.

My Lord of Stramen, do you remember the day we brought you your brother's corpse ?" The baron shuddered.
"On that very morning--oh! how distinctly do I see it--I was sitting in the ravine, not far from my mother's house, when a wild boar pursued by hounds rushed madly by me.

As I stood trembling, a horseman followed, dashing along at full speed.

He reined up when he saw me.

It was the Lord of Hers.