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Then suddenly a clear golden light passed through the hall, so that Hildegardis said, "O, the keen lightning!" and covered her eyes with both her hands. But Froda looked into the dazzling radiance with a joyful gaze of welcome. At this Hildegardis feared him yet more, though at the same time she thought, "This loftiest and most mysterious of men must be born for me alone."
"Hildegardis!" murmured Edwald to himself, with a smile, and at the same time he drew his sword in readiness for the combat as soon as the robbers should awake, and beckoned to Froda to raise the sleeping lady, and convey her to a place of safety. But at this moment something like an owl passed whizzing over the dark squadron, and they all started up with clattering arms and hideous outcries.
He climbed the hill, following the gracious gleam; and Hildegardis, though trembling at the sight, went readily with her companion, saying only from time to time, in a low voice "Ah, Sir Knight! my noble wondrous knight leave me not here alone; that would be my death."
Surprise at first sealed the lips of all; and even before their congratulations could begin, Hildegardis had turned towards Edwald, and said in a low voice, which yet, in that silence, was clearly heard by all, "The noble count has made known the wish of my imperial uncle, and I conceal it no longer, my own heart's wish is the same I am Duke Edwald's bride."
"I'd ha' killed Lord Scroope!" he cried, "him and the hull kit of 'em. Besides," he added, "I'd like t' ha' lived then jest ter see him, jest ter see the bold Buckle-oh; that's what I call a man!" And Queen Hildegardis fully agreed with him. They had nearly reached the house when the boy asked: "If that king was her brother, why did she treat him so kind o' ugly? My sister don't act that way."
"Dreamer!" said Hildegardis, scornfully and yet could not for some space withdraw her eyes from the knight, till at length, with an effort, she turned them on Froda, who rode beside him, saying: "Yes, truly, that knight is Edwald; but what can you find to notice in the meek-spirited, silent boy? Here, fix your eyes, my maidens, on this majestic figure, if you would behold a knight indeed."
She moved from the chamber, and Hildegardis followed her through all her slumbering maidens, still singing softly as she went, "Ye maidens, ye maidens, I wander by night."
"That did I," answered Froda, bending courteously, "because my fair mistress belongs to the dead." A slight shudder passed at these words through the assembly, and through the heart of Hildegardis; but soon the anger of the maiden blazed forth again, and the more because the most wonderful and excellent knight she knew had scorned her for the sake of a dead mistress.
Hildegardis also seemed to shrink at this sight, but the youth at length reined-in his steed, and the second course was run.
No longer Queen Hildegardis, no longer the outraged and indignant "prisoner," only Hilda, Hilda who wanted her mother! Finally she sobbed herself to sleep, which was the very best thing she could have done.
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