And at the usual hour they went to sleep. And at the beginning of the night Enid slept a little; and at midnight she arose, and placed all Geraint's armor together, so that it might be ready to put on. And although fearful of her errand, she came to the side of Geraint's bed; and she spoke to him softly and gently, saying, "My lord, arise, and clothe thyself; for these were the words of the earl to me, and his intention concerning me." So she told Geraint [that the earl was coming with a troop of followers on the morrow to take her away by force].
And, although he was wroth with her, he took warning, and clothed himself. And she lighted a candle, that he might have light to do so.
"Leave there the candle," said he, "and desire the man of the house to come here." Then she went, and the man of the house came to him. "Dost thou know how much I owe thee?" asked Geraint.
"I think thou owest but little."
"Take the eleven horses and the eleven suits of armor."
"Heaven reward thee, lord!" said he. "But I spent not the value of one suit of armor upon thee."
"For that reason," said he, "thou wilt be the richer. And now wilt thou come to guide me out of the town?"
"I will gladly," said he. "And in which direction dost thou intend to go?"
"I wish to leave the town by a different way from that by which I entered it." So the man of the lodgings accompanied him as far as he desired. Then he bade the maiden to go on before him. And she did so, and went straight forward, and his host returned home. And he had only just reached his house, when, behold, the greatest tumult approached that was ever heard. And when he looked out, he saw fourscore knights in complete armor around the house, with the Earl Dwrm at their head.
"Where is the knight that was here?" said the earl.