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Haggadorn. Today the story of King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle continues with the Book of Three Wirties,

Part 1, The Story of Merlin Chapter 1 How Queen Morgana Lefe meditated evil against King Arthur and how she

sent a damsel to beguile the enchanter Merlin. Now Morgana Lefay was a very cunning enchantress, and with so much mistress of magic that she could,

by means of potent spells, work her will upon all things, whether quick or dead.

For Merlin himself had been her master in times past and had taught her his arts

whilst she was still a young damsel at the court of Uther Pentagon. So it was that next to Merlin

she was at that time the most potent enchanter in all the world

Nevertheless she lacked Merlin's foreknowledge of things to happen and his gift of prophecy thereupon

For these things he could not impart unto anyone, wherefore she had not learned them of him.

Now, after Queen Morgana Lefay had come to the island of Avalon as a foretold. She brooded a great deal over that

affront which she deemed King Arthur had placed upon her house. And the more she

she brooded upon it, the more big that it become in her mind.

Wherefore, at last, it seemed to her that she could have no pleasure in life unless she could

punish King Arthur for that what she had done.

Yea, she would have been glad to see him dead at her feet because of the anger that she felt against him.

But Queen Morgana was very well aware that she could never do the king, her brother.

An injury, so long as Merlin was there to safeguard him, for Merlin

would certainly foresee any danger that might threaten the king, and would counteract it.

Wherefore she was aware that if she would destroy the king, she must

first destroy Merlin. Now there was at the court of Queen Morgana Lefay, a certain

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