The lady will not speak to me at all." I did laugh.

I sat down on the edge of the table and tried to stop it, but his red face was so rueful that I could not, and at last he had to smile also.
"Why, what have you done ?" I asked.

"Now it is my turn to know reasons why.

Here is a new offence to be seen into." "I only told her that I had spoken to you on the subject, and was going to talk to the ealdorman, her father, if she would not save me the trouble by telling me herself all about it." "And then ?" "She got up and went away, tossing her head, without a word.

So I had a talk with the ealdorman, and learnt all; but after that I tried to see her, and that black-haired Welsh maiden of hers told me that she would not see me." "It seems to me that you have had a bad day," I said.