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ciD ijoyai. to a hosthjs kino 379 lag their eyes and pi-operty, that being the penalty set by the King; but sixty of his faithfnl knights ac- companied him in his b<tt!.isjiment, uid although his Majesty and master had /rewarded his faitibfnhiesa yith such treatment, yet instead of returning evil for evil, which he could have done by allaying himiseU with the Moors against his lord, he borrowed of a Jew poo marks with which to sustain his soldiers, pledging two heavy cases supposed to be filled with treasures; but it was only sand, it being the only de- ception practiced by him, but was justifizible; the Jew was not to open the cases for a year; but by that time the pledger felt certain of redeeming. And now the Cid resolves to appease the King by demonstrating by acts his faithfulness, so he attacks and captui^es many castles and cities, always treating the van- quished with consideration, but insisting they must become vassals of the King, and they invariably ex- claimed after having paid ransom and acceded to vas- salship, 'Go, my Cid! and our prayers go with you.' At last, several of the Moorish rulers becoming alarmed at the victorious progress of Boderigo allied their forces which were also defeated, and C!ount Raymond, being taken prisoner, refused to eat because of his chagrin, and here is one of the inci- dents which affected me; but I had better give you the lines, for they are sublime, what the Cid says: " 'Eat, Count, this bread and drink this wine,' And do as I command. And speedily from prison free, believe me, You shall stand. Or elsewhere you shall never more behold The Christian lan,d. '