Chivalry -- Fiction; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction; Romances, Spanish -- Translations into English
both healed of their hurts. Then Urganda made herself known to them,
for they were in her power in her Undiscovered Island; and she told
them that the fear wherein she had put them was to effect their cure
more speedily, for in their perilous state it so behoved. And she sent
two Damsels to attend them and compleat their recovery; they were her
nieces and fair Damsels, being the daughters of King Falangris, who
was brother to Lisuarte by Grimota, Urganda's sister; by him begotten
when he was a young batchelor. The one was called Julianda, the other
Solisa: and it so chanced that the one bore a son named Talanque, to
Don Galaor, and the other a son to King Cildadan, who was called Maneli
the discreet, who were both valiant and strong Knights, and in this
state of great pleasure these two Knights remained till it pleased
Urganda to set them at liberty, as you shall hear hereafter.
[261:A] Sabencia sobre sabencia.
When Lisuarte and Amadis, and the other Knights were all whole of their
wounds, he went to Fenusa, where the Queen then sojourned, and there
was he received with such joy by her, and by Briolania and Oriana, and
the other Dames and Damsels, as never welcomed man before. But the
joyful greeting which Queen Briolania gave to Amadis, that can in no
way be written; she taking him by the hand made him sit between her
and Oriana, and she said to him, my Lord, the grief and sorrow which
I felt when they told me you were lost I cannot relate to you. I came
hither with an hundred Knights immediately that your brothers might
order them whither they would in your search, and because this battle
delayed their departure, I resolved to remain here till it was decided.
Now then direct me what I shall do, and it shall be done. Good Lady
mine, quoth Amadis, if you felt sorrow for my mishap, great reason had
you: for there is no man in the world who hath a better will to obey
you; but since you desire me to direct you, I would have you abide here
ten days, and dispatch your business with the King; in that time we may
know something of my brother Don Galaor, and there will be a battle
which has been appointed between Don Florestan and Landin, after that
I will conduct you to your kingdom, and from thence I must go to the
Firm Island, where I have much to do. So let it be, replied Briolania,
and I beseech you tell us the wonders which you found in that Island.
He would have excused himself, but Oriana took his hand and said,
You shall not leave us till you have told us something of them. Good
Ladies, quoth Amadis, trust me, labour however I should, I could never
relate all; but this I say, that that Forbidden Chamber is the most
rich and beautifullest thing in the world, and if by one of you it is
not atchieved, I believe none else will ever win it. Briolania, after
a while of silence, answered, I do not esteem myself such a one as can
accomplish that adventure, yet such as I am, if you will not impute it
to folly, I will prove it.
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