Render us a service CHAPTER II
Osondel, moved by the tale, asked whether he could at least reach the pool before leaving the dell, so that he could pay a homage to the memory of the two lovers. The watching rock consented he might do so. Therefore the horses and men of the escort were freed from the roots and the tree-branches, and the group could come close to the pool. They noticed even the same water did not produce any sound more, and the wind did not cause any rustling of leaves. All seemed to be silent, as though enveloped in a veil of sorrow.
The Pirin threw in the water some little jewels of worth and, lo and behold, they saw the spirits of the maiden and the emissary appear on the surface, since they had not left the place yet, like ghosts bound to a spell. The fair, youthful
