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.
