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A half hour more, and he won't have a drop of blood
left in his body.'
"'My lady, what would you have us do?' said a knight. 'The king
has commanded, under penalty of death, that no one should dare to
touch them or move them from here.'
"'Oh, poor me!' said Fair Agnes. 'Our Lord does not want a
sinner to die, and the king does? Have a bed brought, and put
him on it until the king finishes his counsel: the wind is
getting into his wounds and will make him worse.'
"The relatives immediately sent for a bed and a tent. While they
were getting it, Tirant was continually nauseous because of the
wounds and because of all the blood he was losing. When Agnes
saw how much pain Tirant was in, she said:
"'In all conscience, I should not be blamed by father or mother,
by brothers and sisters, or other relatives, or by our lords the
king and queen, because I am doing this with pure intentions.'
"She removed the clothes she was wearing, which were of white
velvet, and she put them on the ground, and had Tirant placed on
top of the clothing.


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