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Stories From the Faerie Queene - M Macleod (1905)

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Giant<br />

Pride<br />

Archimago, or Hypocrisy, in a fresh disguise.<br />

But Sir<br />

Satyrane and Una believed everything he told <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

" Where is this pagan now ? " asked Satyrane.<br />

"Not far from here," replied <strong>the</strong> pilgrim; "I<br />

left him resting beside a fountain."<br />

Thereupon Sir Satyrane hastily marched off, and<br />

soon came to <strong>the</strong> place where he guessed that <strong>the</strong><br />

o<strong>the</strong>r would be found. This pagan knight turned<br />

out to be Lawless, from whom, you may remember,<br />

Una had escaped in <strong>the</strong> forest, before she was found<br />

by <strong>the</strong> woodlanders. Sir Satyrane challenged Lawless<br />

to fight, and <strong>the</strong>y were soon engaged in a fierce<br />

battle. Poor Una was so terrified at this new peril,<br />

and in such dread of Lawless, that she did not wait<br />

to see what <strong>the</strong> end would be, but fled far away as<br />

fast as she could.<br />

Archimago had been watching everything from a<br />

secret hiding-place. Now, when he saw Una escaping,<br />

he quickly followed, for he hoped to be able to work<br />

her some fur<strong>the</strong>r mischief.<br />

Giant<br />

Pride<br />

left<br />

When Duessa found that <strong>the</strong> Red Cross Knight had<br />

<strong>the</strong> palace of Queen Lucifera, she immediately set<br />

out in search of him. It was not long before she found<br />

him where he sat wearily by <strong>the</strong> side of a fountain to<br />

rest himself. He had taken off all his armour, and his<br />

steed was cropping <strong>the</strong> grass close by. It was pleasant<br />

in <strong>the</strong> cool shade, and <strong>the</strong> soft<br />

47<br />

wind blew refreshingly

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