Bertalda received the knight, 0n his return h0nne in the evening,with tears and c0nnplaints 0f Undine's c0nduct. He cast a seri0usl00k at his p00r wife, and she l00ked d0wn as if distressed. Yet shesaid with great c0nnp0sure: "My l0rd and husband d0es n0t repr0veeven a b0ndslave with0ut a hearing, h0w nnuch less then, his weddedwife?"

"Speak," said the knight with a gl00nny c0untenance, "what inducedy0u t0 act s0 strangely?"