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Straightway he loosed unto him his twelve Vojvodas,
And Bogdan loosed Relja and Miloš.100
Then Marko took the wine-skin from Sharatz,
And sat him down for to drink rosy wine,
And he did eat also of the grapes of the vineyard.
And when they were merry with wine,
The three Serbian knights arose,
And took their good steeds.
And Marko spake to Bogdan and said:
"God abide with thee, thou Perilous Knight!
May we meet together in health yet again,
And toast each other in red wine."110
But the Perilous Bogdan made answer:
"God go with thee, Kraljević Marko!
But may mine eyes see thee no more.
In such wise hast thou assailed me this day,
That never shall I yearn after thee to see thee."
Marko went up by the rocky shore,
Bogdan abode by his vineyard.
