She loved the king’s high cup-bearer, and greatly hoped to be a princess even.
[1094]
For this fair Hilda’s daughter often sorely wept;
And Hergart, too, yet later woe and sorrow reaped,
Because she ne’er with others would their toils be sharing.
Whate’er to her might happen, Gu-drun for all her ills was little caring.
[1095]
Of the Hegelings none were idle, as you before have heard:
Tho’ many for all their toiling would find but scant reward,
Yet all within the kingdom their ready help were lending.