XXXI

　　Cantered so far then Blancandrins and Guene

　　Till each by each a covenant had made

　　And sought a plan, how Rollant might be slain.

　　Cantered so far by valley and by plain

　　To Sarraguce beneath a cliff they came.

　　There a fald-stool stood in a pine-tree's shade,

　　Enveloped all in Alexandrin veils;

　　There was the King that held the whole of Espain,

　　Twenty thousand of Sarrazins his train;

　　Nor was there one but did his speech contain,

　　Eager for news, till they might hear the tale.

　　Haste into sight then Blancandrins and Guene.