"Well," said the youth. "And whilst thou sleepest, I will go to see the earl."
"Go gladly," he said, "and come here again when I require thee." And Geraint went to sleep; and so did Enid also.
And the youth came to the place where the earl was, and the earl asked him where the lodgings of the knight were, and he told him. "I must go," said the youth, "to wait on him in the evening."
"Go," answered the earl, "and greet him well from me, and tell him that in the evening I will go to see him."
"This will I do," said the youth. So he came when it was time for them to awake. And they arose and went forth. And when it was time for them to take their food, they took it. And the youth served them.
And Geraint inquired of the man of the house whether there were any of his companions that he wished to invite to him, and he said that there were. "Bring them hither, and entertain them at my cost with the best thou canst buy in the town."
And the man of the house brought there those whom he chose, and feasted them at Geraint's expense. Thereupon, behold the earl came to visit Geraint, and his twelve honorable knights with him. And Geraint rose up and welcomed him.
"Heaven preserve thee!" said the Earl. Then they all sat down according to their precedence in honor. And the earl conversed with Geraint, and inquired of him the object of his journey.
"I have none," he replied, "but to seek adventures, and to follow my own inclination."
Then the earl cast his eye upon Enid, and he looked at her steadfastly. And he thought he had never seen a maiden fairer or more comely than her. So he arose, and took his leave, and went forth with his attendants. And she told not then to Geraint any of the conversation which she had had with the earl, lest it should rouse his anger, and cause him uneasiness and care.