d that be the month of May. So when they
heard that, they all praised her, and were the more content. This custom
she kept ever thereafter, and she lay in with her second son in the city
of Meadhamstead, so that he was born therein; and she named him to be
King after her, to the great joy of that folk; and he grew up strong and
well-liking, and came to the kingship while his mother was yet alive,
and was a good man and well-beloved of his folk.

Before she turned back with her man, she let seek out Aloyse, and when
she came before her, gave her gifts and bade her come back with her to
Oakenham and serve her there if she would: and the damsel was glad, for
there in Meadhamstead was she poor and not well seen to, whereas it was
rumoured of her that she had been one of the jailers of Goldilind.

When they came back to Oakenham, there they met Gandolf, Baron of
Brimside, now whole of his hurts, and the King greeted him kindly, and
did well to him all his life; and found him ever a true man.

Good thenceforward was the life of Child Christopher and Goldilind:
whiles indeed they happed on unpeace or other trouble; but never did
fair love and good worship depart from them, either of each unto each,
or of the whole folk unto them twain.

To no man did Christopher mete out worse than his deserts, nay, to most
far better he meted: no man he feared, nor hated any save the tormentors
of poor folk; and but a little while abided his hatred of those, for
it cut short their lives, so that they were speedily done with and
forgotten. And when he died a very old man but one year after Goldilind
his dear, no king that ever lived was so bewailed by his folk as was
Child Christopher.

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