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Chapter VII. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Friend on the Mountain

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r against the outer door and toward the lower end of the hall,

panel, and the sound of men's hands taking them down; and when he was fully awake, he heard withal men going up and down the house as if on errands: but he called to mind what the Friend had said to him, and he did not so much as turn himself toward the hall; for

at up and listened, but could hear no sound save the moaning of the wind in the pine-boughs and the chatter of the starlings a

glorious shape of a woman sitting on a bench covered over with a cloth of gold and silver; and he looked and looked to see if the woman might stir, and if she were alive, and she turned her head toward him, and lo it was the Friend; and his

wards her till he was quite nigh to her, and there he stood

ng sweetly and delicately; yet not as if she were an image of which the like might be found if the craftsman were but deft enough to make a perfect thing, but in such a way that there w

at a gown woven of gold and silver: scarce hath the world such another. On her head was a fillet of gold and gems, and

t alone, although I deemed last night that I should be gone with the others. Therefore am I fain to show myself to thee in fairer array than yesternight; for though we dwell in the

thus, and it is broad daylight, and of those others is no more to be seen than if they had never lived, I cannot but deem that it is even so, and that thou comest from t

t thou also, and all men of goodly kindred. Now I bid thee eat thy meat, since 'tis ill talking betwixt a full man and a fasting; and I have dight it myself with mine own hands; for Bow-may and the Wood-mother went away with the

liness, made her laughter and her friendly words strange to him, as if one did not belong to the other; as in a dream it might be. Nevertheless he did as she bade him, and sat at the board and ate, while she lea

areth thy father the Alderman?

on the iron, the copper, and the gold, and

d thee seek to the Cities, to s

' sai

er; thou shalt have enough to do in the Dale

foresighte

aid, 'but I wot not. But thy br

Sword of our House, and the Warrior of t

she said, 'doth he still love the Folk

, but I know that he loveth as,

h the Bride, the fair maid

d; but he put a force upon himself, and neither reddened nor

r, and he constrained himself to say: 'Each day she groweth fairer; there is no man's son and

cheeks and brow and changed her face; and he marvelled thereat; for still he misdoub

hy kindred. But now shalt thou wot that I have been in the Dale once and agai

oth he, 'for sure am I t

yet not altogether as I am now;' and

aid he; 'art tho

er against the House of the Face a tall old carle who was trucking deer-skins for diverse gear; and with him was a queen, tall and dark-skinned, somewhat well-liking

ething from it, and held forth her hand to Gold-mane, a

d Face-of-god, 'for these twain I

he fell to earth noseling. Then ran the folk together to hale off the stranger and help the shepherd, and it was like that the stranger should be mishandled. Then there thrust through the press a young man with yellow hair and grey eyes, who cried out, "Fellows, let be! The stranger had the right

even I, and meseemeth it

carle was my brother, and th

was as dark-skinned as a dwarf

owing of herbs, and I know the craft of simpling; and with one of these herbs had I s

in feigned shapes? Ye would have been welcom

thee hereof as

me wherefore was that thy brother desired to

rather than friends in the wild-woods. Many uncouth things are therein. Moreover, I must tell thee of my brother that whiles he is as the stalled bull late let loose, and nothing i

betake thee to the way. Whither wert tho

something, but I knew not what - m

e said. 'Yet go not thither to-day: for who knoweth

ut to abide here as long as I may, lookin

still he wondered that mere words should come from so fair a thing; for whether she moved foot, or

t abide here a while? Wha

hich the Wood-mother hath brought in from the waste. Take thy gear to thee and wend thy ways.

d gave him her hand and so led him forth, the sun flashing back from her golden raiment. Together they went over the short grey gras

place; here m

im and he faltered in

? Wilt thou slay me if I see

eath thou mightest well fall in with; and I would not that thou shouldest die. When winter is gone, and spring is on the land, if thou hast not forgotten u

Shadowy Vale? for thereo

hee shall show thee thereof and the way

won no prize for

what hath befallen thee on the Mountain, so do,

?' said he. 'Dost thou not know th

mewhat wrathful, and she

token that shall lead thee to

her as she went glittering-bright and fair in that grey place of the mountains, till the dark doorway swallow

not done? What manner of man am I to-day other

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Contents

Chapter I. Of Burgstead and its Folk and its Neighbours Chapter II. Of Face-Of-God and His Kindred Chapter III. They Talk of Divers Matters in the Hall Chapter IV. Face-Of-God Fareth to the Wood Again Chapter V. Face-Of-God Falls in with Menfolk on the Mountain Chapter VI. Of Face-Of-God and Those Mountain-Dwellers Chapter VII. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Friend on the Mountain Chapter VIII. Face-Of-God Cometh Home Again to Burgstead Chapter IX. Those Brethren Fare to the Yewwood with the Bride Chapter X. New Tidings in the Dale Chapter XI. Men Make Oath at Burgstead on the Holy Boar
Chapter XII. Stone-Face Telleth Concerning the Wood-Wights
Chapter XIII. They Fare to the Hunting of the Elk
Chapter XIV. Concerning Face-Of-God and the Mountain
Chapter XV. Murder Amongst the Folk of the Woodlanders
Chapter XVI. The Bride Speaketh with Face-Of-God
Chapter XVII. The Token Cometh from the Mountain
Chapter XVIII. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Friend in Shadowy Vale
Chapter XIX. The Fair Woman Telleth Face-Of-God of Her Kindred
Chapter XX. Those Two Together Hold the Ring of the Earth-God
Chapter XXI. Face-Of-God Looketh on the Dusky Men
Chapter XXII. Face-Of-God Cometh Home to Burgstead
Chapter XXIII. Talk in the Hall of the House of the Face
Chapter XXIV. Face-Of-God Giveth that Token to the Bride
Chapter XXV. Of the Gate-Thing at Burgstead
Chapter XXVI. The Ending of the Gate-Thing
Chapter XXVII. Face-Of-God Leadeth a Band Through the Wood
Chapter XXVIII. The Men of Burgdale Meet the Runaways
Chapter XXIX. They Bring the Runaways to Burgstead
Chapter XXX. Hall-Face Goeth Toward Rose-Dale
Chapter XXXI. Of the Weapon-Show of the Men of Burgdale and Their Neighbours
Chapter XXXII. The Men of Shadowy Vale Come to the Spring Market at Burgstead
Chapter XXXIII. The Alderman Gives Gifts to Them of Shadowy Vale
Chapter XXXIV. The Chieftains Take Counsel in the Hall of the Face
Chapter XXXV. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Sun-Beam
Chapter XXXVI. Folk-Might Speaketh with the Bride
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter XXXVIII. Of the Great Folk-Mote Atonements Given, and Men Made Sackless
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter XL. Of the Hosting in Shadowy Vale
Chapter XLI. The Host Departeth from Shadowy Vale The First Day's Journey
Chapter XLII. The Host Cometh to the Edges of Silver-Dale
Chapter XLIII. Face-Of-God Looketh on Silver-Dale The Bowmen's Battle
Chapter XLIV. Of the Onslaught of the Men of the Steer, the Bridge, and the Bull
Chapter XLV. Of Face-Of-God's Onslaught
Chapter XLVI. Men Meet in the Market of Silver-Stead
Chapter XLVII. The Kindreds Win the Mote-House
Chapter XLVIII. Men Sing in the Mote-House
Chapter XLIX
Chapter L. Folk-Might Seeth the Bride and Speaketh with Her
Chapter LI. The Dead Borne to Bale The Mote-House Re-Hallowed
Chapter LII. Of the New Beginning of Good Days in Silver-Dale
Chapter LIII. Of the Word which Hall-Ward of the Steer had for Folk-Might
Chapter LIV. Tidings of Dallach A Folk-Mote in Silver-Dale
Chapter LV. Departure from Silver-Dale
Chapter LVI. Talk Upon the Wild-Wood Way
Chapter LVII. How the Host Came Home Again
Chapter LVIII. How the Maiden Ward was Held in Burgdale
Chapter LIX
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