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Danusia embraced him as though he were a beloved brother, put her little cheek to his face and wept copiously. "I do not want to go to Ciechanow without Zbyszko; I do not want to go to Ciechanow!" Jurand saw her grief, but he was not angry.
"Why are you crying? Such a wedding!" exclaimed the princess. "Why?" "I do not know," answered Danusia, sobbing. "I am so sad! I regret Zbyszko and you so much." Then all became very sorrowful; they began to console her, and to explain to her that she was not going to remain in Spychow a long time, but that they would surely be with Jurand in Ciechanow for the holy days.
Then he possessed the art of writing, and that gave him a superiority over the shield-bearer, the Czech, and even over Zbyszko himself. Consequently Zbyszko permitted him to accompany his retinue to Ciechanow. Sanderus was glad of this, because he noticed that being in respectable company, he won confidence and found purchasers for his wares more easily.
I would be glad to go to Warszawa with the princess' court, or to go to Ciechanow; and I would remain as long as possible with Danusia, because now she is not only my lady, but my love also. I tremble when I think of her! I shall follow her even to the end of the world; but now you are first. You did not desert me, therefore I will never abandon you. We must go to Bogdaniec."
In fact Jurand first awoke on the second Holy Day just before noon, but fully conscious. The princess and Zbyszko were present. Therefore, sitting on the bed, he looked at and recognized her and said: "Your Highness ... for God's sake, am I in Ciechanow?" "And you overslept the Holy Day," replied the lady. "The snows covered me. Who saved me?" "This knight: Zbyszko of Bogdaniec.
I heard that the prince intends to return with the court to Ciechanow in two days' time, and then to Warszawa." "They would not leave me here alone," answered Zbyszko.
"In the name of God, you are already in Ciechanow!" again replied the princess. Jurand wrinkled his brow like one who with difficulty tries to collect his thoughts, and replied: "In Ciechanow?... The child is waiting ... and ... principality ... Danuska! Danuska!" Suddenly, he closed his eyes and again fell back on the pillow.
In the meanwhile, the ksiondz Wyszoniek was to write a letter from the princess to Jurand and ask him to come to Ciechanow, where he could find better medicine and where he will not weary. Finally, they decided, that Zbyszko and Danusia will go to confession, that the wedding ceremony will be performed during the night, when everybody will retire.
Then he turned to the courtiers and said: "Hurry and bring the spurs and the girdle." After a while, when they had brought them to him, he said to Danusia: "Take these to Zbyszko and tell him that from this time he is a belted knight. If he die, then he will appear before God as miles cinctus; if he live, then the rest will be accomplished in Ciechanow or in Warszawa."
Thus saying he gathered as much snow as he could hold with both gauntlets and threw it at Sanderus' beard, but the latter bent aside and said: "There is nothing for you in Ciechanow, for there is already a grown-up bear that plays with snow." Thus they loved to tease each other.
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