“Athulf,” quoþ he, “ryht anon þou shalt wiþ me to boure gon, to speke wiþ rymenild stille, to wyte hyre wille. 304 þou art hornes yliche, þou shalt hire by suyke; sore me adrede þ{a}t hue wole horn mys rede.” 308 [Headnote: _Reception of Athulf._] [Sidenote: Athelbrus and Athulf go to Rymenhild’s bower, and Rymenhild, mistaking Athulf for Horn, embraces him] Aþelbrus gan Aþulf lede {And} in to bure wiþ him ȝede. Anon vpon Aþulf child Rymenhild gan wexe wild. 312 He we{n}de þ{a}t horn hit were Þ{a}t heo hauede þere. Heo sette him on bedde, Wiþ Aþulf child he wedde. 316 On hire armes tweie Aþulf heo gan leie. Aylbrous, and ayol hi{m} myde, Boþe he to bour{e} ȝede. Opon ayol childe Reymyld was naut wilde. 312 Hye wende horn hit were Þat hye hadde þere. Hye sette him on bedde, With ayol he gan wedde. 316 In hire armes tweye Ayol he gan leye. Athelbrus {ant} Athulf bo to hire boure beþ ygo. vpon Athulf childe rymenild con waxe wilde. 312 hue wende horn it were þ{a}t hue hade þere. hue seten adoun stille ant seyden hure wille. 316 In hire armes tueye Athulf he con leye. [Sidenote: and declares her love.] “Horn,” q{ua}þ heo, “wel longe Ihc habbe þe luued st{r}onge. 320 Þu schalt þi trewþe pliȝte On myn hond her riȝte, Me to spuse holde, {And} ihc þe lord to wolde.” 324 ¶ Aþulf sede on hire ire, So stille so hit were, “Horn,” hye seyde, “so longe Ich habbe yloued þe stronge. 320 Þou schalt me treuþe plyȝte In mine honde wel ryhcte, Me to spouse welde, And ich þe louerd to helde.” 324 And seyde in hire here, So stille so it were, “horn,” quoþ he, “wel longe y haue loued þe stronge; 320 þou shalt þy treuþe plyhte in myn hond wiþ ryhte, me to spouse welde, {ant} ich þe louerd to helde.” 324 so stille so hit were athulf seyde in hire eere, [Sidenote: Athulf discloses his identity, and bids her desist.] [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] “Þi tale nu þu lynne, For horn nis noȝt her in{n}e. “Ne te þou more speche, Su{m} ma{n} þe wile bi keche. 328 Þi tale bi gyn to lynne, For horn nis nouth heri{n}ne. “ne tel þou no more speche, may, y þe by seche. 328 þi tale gyn þou lynne, for horn nis nout her ynne. [Sidenote: Athulf declares himself in every way inferior to Horn, and his unwillingness to deceive.]