When Messire Robert heard this he fell a-trembling with joy, and said to his lord-- "Ah, sir, for God's love bring me to see that this is true!" "Right willingly," said the lord, "come now with me." The lord went before and Robert followed after, till they were come to the chamber where mother and daughter yet clasped each other close, weeping with joy the one upon the other. When they knew their husbands near they drew apart, and as soon as Sir Robert saw his wife he ran to her with open arms, and embraced her. So they kissed each the other with many little kisses, and wept for joy and pity. Yea, they held each to the other in this fashion whilst a man might run ten acres of land, nor ceased enlacing. Then the lord commanded that the tables should be spread for supper; so they ate with mirth and merriment. After supper, when the songs and the dances were done, they went to their beds, neither was Sir Robert parted from the Lady Jehane, for they were right happy to be met together again, and talked of many things. At the last Sir Robert asked of her where she had been so great a time, and she said-- "Husband, it is over long a story to tell, but you shall hear it all at a more convenient season. Tell me, rather, what you have done, and where you have been all this while." "Wife," said Sir Robert, "I will tell you gladly." So he told her all the tale she knew by rote, and of John his squire, who gained him bread, and said that so distressed was he at the loss of his companion that never would he give over the search till he had found him, yea, that he would saddle with the morn and part. "Husband," said the lady, "that would be madness. Are you set again to leave me, and what shall I do thereof?" "Certes, lady, I can do none other; for never man did such things for his friend as he has done for me." "Husband," said the wife, "what he did for you was but his duty; he did no more than what he should have done." "Wife," said Messire Robert, "by your speech you should have known him." "Truly," answered the lady, "truly, I should know him well, for never aught of what he did was hid from me." "Lady," said Sir Robert, "I marvel at such words." "Sir," said she, "there is no need for wonder. If I tell you, yea and verily, that such a thing is true, will you honestly believe my word?" "Wife," said he, "on my honour."