Merlin

ine, what look

the faint edge

o see the l

ivers ominou

er king more fi

that if ye l

ugh into the

glimmer of th

for neither G

or to see, Gaw

whom Arthur

ed him as he l

idle prese

o had thought

n in him thou

s murmured n

shed and all b

t of Brittany

was a ghost in

ng the scull

ights a firm

uttering what a

long. Gawaine,

ight say mor

rumor-laden

would have an

d off with h

k, where now th

upon a whi

the silence

u are young; an

hining city

"Long live the Kin

King," said M

e that I shal

y again, Long

ave him, also,

queens. I sp

nown that were

appetite for m

e for them."-"No

ine said, laughi

ou may one day

ingers, knowin

olding. Better

t we shall n

wa

erlin's words

ought, and havin

threw an aco

afoot and in

good for Ca

t know all, b

that he would

I be King." Fa

, until he

own of many

men to dwell

without ome

bring terror

night, and one

e the fate-

owledged or i

reign sort o

s of moist thin

, coming on

n his title

nd crooned on t

for to see, Ga

t, you best

st men, I look

what it is

e it, though

own there that

I see a few

in the west, a

see no more

re is around

ve a skill th

he invisibl

hat's around

other showin

and take it

ght, 'I had

mmediate

r for that one

risen, eyed th

rget I had i

olly is to f

aking other

heir sins and s

at folly there

ou've a lege

tever sport

the word and w

ess there may

laughing he

oes again to

To mention le

is beard

n say

an impatie

moment over

who reason

zeal of this i

is tact and lea

ys."-Gawaine lo

o familiar

way to be a

wned a rueful q

" he ventured,

t his beard has

nes now as the

valiance of an

a glory of et

ng strangely,

valiance of

your crown of p

know no more

any chambe

palace, I look

en out of his

in to Camelo

e, and some da

e its edge like

for peace that

umpet-and wi

ay men say of

for sudd

, for a

ambiguous gaz

othing of it,

thing cheerfu

to the fool's

, if Merlin wo

tay away fro

h admiration

d a fool: "And w

ce when he kne

ch as God woul

met the l

, for the world

s he told th

to be buried

and that the

m no more. The

vian in Br

owns him and her

ruits and wines

ors, and sw

f every lore

ll his days, if

players of a

, drums, and vio

ll he tremble

rgets that a

uch a name

s him with her

s no age, has

ing, but that's

g buried in

wisdom and

who live, Gawa

many like it,

ow that Love, w

play, plays

oses. And yo

ld have peace,

tany.' Gawaine

n's in hi

in sa

ung, and it's

to listen whi

young, if t

ried long b

e than young; I

ered, and wi

ancy Merlin

re fancy." T

oom as his ma

ld your untir

veiled eter

e a pleasure

take your wisd

woman to be

, and say no

e played high.

, drums, and vio

e, far

ll, Sir

devil take y

ith a vexed a

arid laugh,

till his ga

lost amid the

e murmured. "O

fast ascende

clown is near

and God knows

wits infer fr

hears. I wonde

or what I m

sunk myself t

end.... No, I li

loud coming

any that is

uld be still

the viols. It's

en descending

ling casements

of a mighty

rvidly his ow

ge, and half the wo

Well, I agree

passed: "And I l