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His killing of Don Gomez in the manner described is extremely doubtful, and history affords no details as to the manner of his wooing or his wedding. But Ximena was his wife, shared in many of his hardships, and at his death, in 1099, ruled in his stead for three years at Valencia.
And King Bucar and they who escaped with him hoisted sails and went their way, and never more turned their heads. Then Alvar Fanez and his people went after the Bishop Don Hieronymo and Gil Diaz, who, with the body of the Cid, and Dona Ximena, and the baggage, had gone on till they were clear of the host, and then waited for those who were gone against the Moors.
And he took with him Martin Antolinez and Pero Bermudez and Muno Gustioz, and went to Dona Ximena and her daughters, and said to them, Blessed be the name of God, now are you and your daughters avenged! and he made the knights recount the whole unto them, even as it had come to pass.
One day Dona Ximena, daughter of Don Gomez, appeared and demanded justice from the king. Recognizing Rodrigo among the courtiers, she called to him to slay her also. But both demand and cry were unheeded, for the king had been too well served by Rodrigo to listen to any accusation against him.
And Dona Ximena fulfilled all that the Cid had commanded her; and every day she had masses performed for his soul, and appointed many vigils, and gave great alms for the soul of the Cid and of his family.
And as they were marvelling from whence such riches could have come, both of gold and silver, and of precious stones and pearls, the Cid embraced them and said, My sons, this and all that I have is for you and for your wives, and I will give unto you the noblest and most precious things that ever were given with women for their dowry: for I will give you the half of all that you see here, and the other half I and Dona Ximena will keep so long as we live, and after our death all shall be yours; and my days are now well nigh full.
After this was done they divided between them what Dona Ximena had left, which was a great treasure in gold and in silver, and in costly garments; ... the one half Queen Dona Elvira took, and Dona Sol the other.
But the king would make no promises, and by-and-by Ximena had a little girl to comfort her, to whom Fernando stood godfather. It seems strange that after these great deeds King Fernando never thought of making Don Rodrigo a knight, but so it was.
'I cannot punish Don Rodrigo, either by imprisonment or death, he said to himself, 'for my nobles would not suffer it; I must find some other way to satisfy Ximena. Then turning to her, he bade her go home, and added that no damsel should have cause to complain that wrong had been done them at his hands. Then Ximena rode away, and by-and-by Rodrigo departed also.
He wrote to a friend to inquire how much the printing and binding would cost, and finding that the expense would not be very great, he concluded to ask his friends to subscribe for the volume. When he had received enough subscriptions to pay the cost of publication, he brought the volume out. It was entitled "Ximena; or, The Battle of the Sierra Morena, and Other Poems. By James Bayard Taylor."
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