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roafted on the bark of the birch-tree, with goat 

 milk in the horn of an elk. She then waited, in 

 modeft filence, till I (liould explain to her the in- 

 tention of my vifit. 



Having tafted, in compliance with the cuftom, 

 the difhes prefented to me, I addrefled her thus : 

 " O beautiful Gotha, I afpire to the honour of 

 ** being fon-in-law to the King, your father, and 

 " I vifit you with his confent, to know whether my 

 " fuit will be agreeable to you ?" 



The daughter of King Bardus, with downcaft 

 looks, replied : " O ftranger ! 1 have been de- 

 ** manded in marriage by many larles, who are, 

 ** from day to day, making my father magnificent 

 *' prefents, in the hope of obtaining my hand ; but 

 *' no one of them pofleffes my afFedtion. Fighting 

 ** is the only art which they underftand. As for 

 ** thee, I believe, if thou becomeft my hufband, 

 *' thou wilt make my happinefs thy ftudy, fince 

 ** thou already haft devoted thyfelf to the happi- 

 " nefs of my People. Thou wilt inft; uâ: me in the 

 *' arts of Egypt, and I fliall become like unto the 

 *' good IJÎS of thy Country, vvhofe name is men- 

 *' tioned with fuch profound refped all over 

 " Gaul." 



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