The
they
make
the
of Fraoch
Geste of
circle
house
the
and
made
were
welcome. 8.
Welcome
are
"
It is for that
we
"
Not
"
a
ye ! have
"
quoth
Ailill and
Meve.
come," quoth Fraoch.
journey for boastingshall
this be,"
quoth
Meve. Thereafter
Ailill
Fraoch
then
of
board
white
gold edgings. A them light. The "
ye food
Get
Meve
takes
of their company. beautiful The most
man
a
and
four
with
candlestick chess-men
of
it
was
:
a
it had
ear-handles, and
precious stone of gold and
were
in readiness
with
playing chess
to
of chess-boards
metal
board. chess-
the
arrange
for the
gave silver.
braves," quoth
Ailill. "That want
to "
go
to
is have
a
It liketh
what
with
game me
I wish,"
quoth
"I
Meve.
Fraoch."
well," quoth Ailill, get up "
and
him."
then
Meve
Fraoch's
9.
the animals "
not
Let
and goes to Fraoch folk in the meantime
of the thine
at
chess were
they play. a-roasting
chase.
harpersplay for
us
!
"
quoth
Ailill to
Fraoch. "
them
play in sooth ! quoth Fraoch. with Harp-bags they had of otter-skins mounted with ruby, adorned gold and silver,and roe-skins, white around the middle, with as snow black-grey "
"
in
Let
"
eyes the
in the
centre.
harps, which
Gold
and
chased
were
5
silver
with
and
bronze
figuresof