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adopted that plan, that she went to France by means of A1
tricks of learing and devices of the astrology book. She
12 came into the king’s hall so that no one saw her, but she
saw all the people. She payed close attention then to Parta-
lopi, and it appeared to her as if all that must be true which
15 had been told well about him. It entered her mind that she
10 France] Saxony A3. 11 and—book] h-A3. 15 well]
-t-A3. 17-18 She—wished] and she should make use of her
all those things which they could discern. They also saw b1
that he served before the king and those lords who were
in the hall. Thus it seemed to them in their mind as if that
might all be true which had been told them about this
young man. After that they went home to Constantinople
and told such as they thought they had seen of each chieftain
and most of all of Hlodver, the king of the Franks, and
Partalopi, his son. Then all the messengers had also come
home, those whom Princess Marmoria had sent, and all
the men said that they could not find that man who seemed
to them as accomplished in all things as Prince Partalopi.
She said little now about that, because she trusted herself
better to do with them4 [that] which she wished to be
concealed and that no one would know.
CHAPTER II.
Disappearance of Partalopi from France.
After this Marmoria got ready to leave home secretly
for France with great skill and devices of the astrology book,
because she knew so much of those “fundamentis” [funda-
mentals, basic prineiples ?] and learning that she could
bring about all that which she wished. Now she came into
the hall to King Hlodver so that no one knew [it] or could
see her, but she saw all those people who were in the háll.
She then payed close attention to Prinee Partalopi, and
it (he ?) appeared to her just as her messengers had told her
before. It entered her mind that she could not get such a
4 conjecture: with magic artifices.