e stunned the other two.

Geraint dismounted, and took the armour of the three fallen
knights, and tied it round their horses. Twining the three bridle
reins into one, he gave it to Enid.

'Drive these horses in front, and whatever you see or hear, do not
speak to me,' said Geraint. But he rode a little nearer Enid than
before, and that made her glad.

Soon they came to a wood, and in the wood Enid again saw three
knights. One was taller and looked stronger than Geraint, and Enid
trembled as she looked at him.

'The knight hangs his head, and the horses are driven by a girl,'
she heard them mutter. 'We will kill the knight, and take his
damsel and his horses for ourselves.'

[Illustration: THROUGH WOODS AND SWAMPS ENID AND GERAINT RODE IN
SILENCE

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'Surely,' thought Enid, 'I may warn Geraint this time, for he is
faint and tired after the last battle.'

And Enid waited till Geraint rode up to her, and told him there
were three evil men in front of them. 'One is stronger than you,'
she said, 'and he means to kill you.'

And Geraint answered angrily, 'If you would but obey me, I would
fight one hundred knights gladly.' Yet Geraint loved Enid all the
time, though he spoke so roughly.

Then Enid stood out of the way, and she hardly dared to look as the
strongest knight attacked Geraint. But Geraint hurled his spear
through the strong knight's armour, and he fell over and died.

The other two knights came slowly towards Geraint, but he shouted
his battle-cry, and they turned and fled. But Geraint caught them,
and killed them.

Again Geraint tied the armour of the three slain knights round
their horses. Then he twisted the three reins together, and handed
them to Enid.

'Drive these on in front,' said Geraint. And now Enid had six
horses to drive, and Geraint saw that they were difficult to
manage. Then he rode nearer Enid.

They had left the wood behind them now, and were riding through
cornfields, where reapers were busy cutting down the waving corn.

Coming down the path towards them, they saw a fair-haired boy. He
was carrying food to the reapers. Geraint thought Enid looked
faint, and he was very hungry, so he stopped the lad and asked for
food.

'I can give you some of this; it is the reapers' dinner,' said the
boy. 'But it is coarse and plain food,' and he glanced doubtfully
at the lady with the sad eyes and her stern-looking knight.

But Geraint thanked him, and took the food to Enid.