How the diamonds shone!
And there sat the princess Ellen in a great chair of gold, with diamonds all about her head.
When she saw Childe Rowland, she came to him and said:
"Brother, why are you here? If the king of the elves comes, it will be a sad day for you."
But this did not frighten Childe Rowland. He sat down and told her all that he had done.
She told him that the two brothers were in the tower.
The king of the elves had turned them into stone.
Soon Childe Rowland began to be very hungry, and asked for something to eat.
Ellen went out and soon came back with bread and milk in a golden bowl.