"And who was it that slew them?"
"Some giants," she answered, "slew my best-beloved; and the other knight went in pursuit of them, and came back in the state thou seest, his blood flowing excessively. But it appears to me that he did not leave the giants without killing some of them, if not all." The earl caused the knight that was dead to be buried, but he thought that there still remained some life in Geraint; and to see if he yet would live, he had him carried with him in the hollow of his shield, and upon a bier. And the two damsels went to the court; and when they arrived there, Geraint was placed upon a litter-couch in front of the table that was in the hall. Then they all took off their travelling-gear, and the earl besought Enid to do the same, and to clothe her self in other garments.
"I will not, by Heaven!" said she.
"Ah, lady!" said he, "be not so sorrowful for this matter."
"It were hard to persuade me to be otherwise," said she.
"I will act towards thee in such wise, that thou needest not be sorrowful, whether yonder knight live or die. Behold, a good earldom, together with myself, will I bestow on thee. Be therefore happy and joyful."
"I declare to Heaven," said she, "that henceforth I shall never be joyful while I live."
"Come, then," said he, "and eat."
"No, by Heaven, I will not," she answered.
"But, by Heaven, thou shalt," said he. So he took her with him to the table, against her will, and many times desired her to eat.