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Updated: June 19, 2025

Straightway Ralph came forth from the bushes with his drawn sword in his hand, and even therewith what with the two knights being both low upon the earth, what with the woman herself coming from out the shadow of the oak boughs, and turning her toward Ralph, he saw her clearly, and stood staring and amazed for lo! it was the Lady whom he had delivered at the want-ways.

William Morris - The Well at the World's End: a tale