ant wiþ hi{m} mony honder. þer fore me þuncheþ wonder þ{a}t he ne comeþ to fyhte; god ȝeue hi{m} þe myhte, 1428 þ{a}t wynd hi{m} hider dryue, to don hem alle of lyue. ant slowen kyng mury hornes cunesmon hardy. 1432 Horn, of londe hue senten; tuelf children wiþ hi{m} wenten. [Headnote: _The knight proves to be Athulf’s father._] [Sidenote: He continues to tell how his son, Athulf, is Horn’s faithful companion.] Amo{n}g hem aþulf þe gode, Min oȝene child, my leue fode. 1436 Ef horn child is hol and sund, {And} Aþulf biþute wund, He luueþ hi{m} so dere, {And} is him so stere, 1440 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Miȝte iseo{n} he{m} tueie, For ioie i scholde deie.” 1444 Þer mong was ayol þe gode, Myn owe child, myn owe fode. 1436 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] He louede horn wel derne, And horn hym also ȝerne. 1440 Ȝyf horn hys hol and sounde, Ayol ne tyt no wounde. Bote ich nou se hem tweye, I wys ich wolle deye.” 1444 wiþ he{m} wes aþulf þe gode, mi child, myn oune fode. 1436 ȝef horn is hol ant sounde, aþulf tit no wounde. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1440 he louede horn wiþ mihte, {ant} he hi{m} wiþ ryhte. ȝef y myhte se hem tueye, þenne ne rohti forte deye.” 1444 [Sidenote: The two make themselves known, and a joyful scene of recognition follows.] ¶ “Kniȝt, beo þa{n}ne bliþe, Mest of alle siþe. Horn {and} Aþulf his fere, Boþe hi be{n} here.” 1448 To horn he gan gon, {And} g{re}tte hi{m} anon. “Knyt, be swiþe blyþe, Mest of alle syþe. Ayol and horn yfere Boþe he ben here.” 1448 Þe knyt to hem ga{n} steppe, And in armes cleppe. ¶ “knyht, be þenne blyþe, mest of alle syþe. Aþulf, {ant} horn is fere, boþe-we beþ here.” 1448 Þe knyht to horn gan skippe, {ant} in his armes clippe. Muche ioie hi makede þere, Þe while hi togadere were. 1452 “Childre,” he sede, “hu habbe ȝe fare? Þ{a}t ihc ȝou seȝ hit is ful ȝare. Wulle ȝe þis lo{n}de wi{n}ne, {And} sle þat þ{er}is i{n}ne?” 1456 Þe joie þat he made, Myȝte no ma{n} rede. 1452 He seyde wit steuene ȝare, “Children, hou abbe ȝe fare? Wolle ȝe þis lond wi{n}ne, And wonye þer inne?” 1456