Chivalry -- Fiction; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction; Romances, Spanish -- Translations into English
They went out from the palace towards the Arch of True Lovers. When
they came near, Agrayes alighted and commended himself to God, and
cried, Love, if I have been true to thee, remember me! and he past the
spell; and, when he came under the arch, the Image blew forth sweet
sounds, and he came to the palace, and saw the likeness of Apolidon
and Grimanesa, and saw also the jasper-stone, wherein two names were
written, and now his own the third. The first said, Madanil, son of the
Duke of Burgundy, atchieved this adventure: and the second was, this is
the name of Don Bruneo of Bonamar, son to Vallados, Marquis of Troque:
and his own said, this is Agrayes, son to King Languines of Scotland.
This Madanil loved Guinda, Lady of Flanders. Don Bruneo had proved the
enchantment but eight days ago, and she whom he loved was Melicia,
daughter to King Perion, the sister of Amadis.
When Agrayes had thus entered, Amadis said to his brethren, will ye
prove the adventure? No, said they, we are not so enthralled that we
can deserve to accomplish it. Since you are two, then, quoth he, keep
one another company, as I, if I can, will do with my cousin Agrayes.
Then gave he his horse and arms to Gandalin, and went on without fear,
as one who felt that never in deed or in thought had he been faithless
to his Lady. When he came under the arch, the Image began a sound far
different and more melodious than he had ever before done, and showered
down flowers of great fragrance from the mouth of the trumpet, the like
of which had never been done before to any Knight who entered. He past
on to the Images, and here Agrayes, who apprehended something of his
passion, met him and embraced him, and said, Sir, my Cousin, there is
no reason that we should henceforth conceal from each other our loves.
But Amadis made no reply, but taking his hand, they went to survey the
beauties of the garden.
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