gazed out to sea, the
rocks vanished from north to south. His heart stood still. Then he
rushed out and away to the edge of the cliffs for fear some rocks
might still lie close to the land. But no, there was not one.

He went to meet the Magician and fell at his feet with the words,
"Thanks to thee, my lord, thanks to thee, my cares are gone!"

After he had thanked the Wise Man, he hurried away to meet Dorigen.
When he saw her he trembled. She was so pure and beautiful. His heart
sank. Then he looked out to sea and saw the smooth surface of the
water, and he grew selfish again.

Dorigen came quietly on. She had not noticed that the rocks had
vanished, for Arviragus was safe on land, and she did not fear the sea
any more. She had almost forgotten Aurelius and his selfish, greedy
words. It was more than two years since she had seen him, and she had
not heard of him since then.

She started back when he greeted her. Before she had time to speak he
said, "My lady, give me thy jewel."

He saw Dorigen's face grow cold and angry, and said, "Think well lest
thou break thy word, for, madam, thou knowest well what thou didst
say. In yonder garden in the month of May thou didst promise to give
me thy jewel when I should move the rocks. I speak to save thine
honor. I have done as thou didst command me. Go thou and see if thou
wilt, but well I know the rocks are vanished."

He left her then. She stood still, white and sick. She had never
dreamt that such a trap as this could close on her.

"Alas," she said, "that such a thing could happen! I never thought a
thing so strange and unheard-of could come to pass!"

Home she went in sadness and dismay. She was so weak with fear that
she could scarcely walk. She had to suffer her sorrow alone for three
days, for Arviragus was away, and she would tell no one but him. Her
ladies saw her distress, but they could not comfort her. To herself
she moaned, "Alas, O Fortune, I lay the blame on thee; thou hast so
bound me in thy chain, that I see no help nor escape save only in
death."

Arviragus came home on the third day after the rocks had vanished. He
came at night, so he noticed nothing strange about the shore. Though
every one was talking of the curious thing that had happened, no one
liked to tell him. They knew he would not like to hear of it. He would
think his country was bewitched.

Arviragus looked for Dorigen in the hall. When he could not see her
there, he hurried to her