But the Lord went back again into the Tower.
As to the Lady, she abode in her pavilion amidst many fears and desires, till Agatha entered and said: “My Lady, so far all has gone happily.” Said the Lady: “I deemed from the noise and the cry that he was doing well. But tell me, how did he?” “My Lady,” quoth Agatha, “he knocked our folk about well-favouredly, and seemed to think little of it.”
“And Joyce,” said the Lady, “how did she?” “She looked a queen, every inch of her, and she is tall,” said Agatha: “soothly some folk stared on her, but not many knew of her, since she is but new into our house. Though it is a matter of course that all save our new-come knight knew that it was not thou that sat there. And my Lord was well-pleased, and now he hath taken her by the hand and led her into
