day,hishorsedidhesignsofhardriding.HischieffriendamongtheoldercourtierswastheLordDriman,hewhohadbeenhisfatherscaptainonthatgreatvoyagetotheeastpartsoftheearth.

    OneeveningDriniansaidtothePrince,"Yhnessmustsoongiveoverseekingtheworm.Thereisnotruevengeanawitlessbruteastheremightbeonaman.Youwearyyourselfinvain."ThePrinsweredhim,"MyLord,Ihavealmostfottenthewormthissevendays."Drinianaskedhimwhy,ifthatwereso,herodesotinuallyihernwoods."Mylord,"saidthePrince,"Ihaveseehemostbeautiful

    thingthatwasevermade.""FairPrince,"saidDrinian,"ofyourcourtesyletmeridewithyoutomorrow,thatIalsomayseethisfairthing.""Withagoodwill,"saidRilian.

    TheningoodtimeodaytheysaddledtheirhorsesandrodeagreatgallopintothenorthernwoodsandalightedatthatsamefountaiheQueengotherdeath.

    DrinianthoughtitstrathePrinceshouldchoosethatplaceofallplaces,tolingerin.Aheyrestedtillitcametohighnoon:andatnoonDrinianlookedupandsawthemostbeautifulladyhehadeverseen;aoodatthenorthsideofthefountainandsaidnowordbutbeedtothePrihherhandasifshebadehimetoher.Aalla,shining,andedinathingarmentasgreenaspoison.AndthePriaredatherlikeamanoutofhiswits.Butsuddenlytheladywasgone,Drimawhere;aworeturoCairParavel.ItstuDriniansmindthatthisshininggreenwomanwasevil.

    DriniandoubtedverymuchwhetherheoughtnottotellthisadveheKing,buthehadlittlewishtobeablabandatale-bearerandsoheheldhistoafterwardshewishedhehadspoken.FordayPrinceRiliaalohatnightheotbadfromtha