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The Death of the Sons of Usnech. 167
405. "I know," saitli ho, "that it was Naisi, son of Usnech,
that slew him." "If so," saith Conchobar, "go and see whether
her own shape or her make remains on Deirdre."
And Trén-dorn moved forward, and came to the hostel,
and found the doors and the windows shut; and dread and
great fear seized him, and this he said, "There is no proper
way to approach the sons of Usnech, for wrath is on them."
And after that he found a window unclosed, in the hostel, and
he began to look at Naisi and Deirdre through the window.
Deirdre looked at him for she was the most quick-witted 1
there, and she nudged (?) Naisi, and Naisi looked after her
look and beheld the eye of that man.
And thus was he himself, having a dead man of the men
of the draught-board, and thereof made he a fearful success-
ful cast, so that it came to the young man's eye .... inter-
change was made between them, and his eye came on the young
man's cheek, and he went to Conchobar having only one eye,
and told tidings to him from beginning to end: and this he
said: "There is the one woman whose form is best in the world,
and Naisi would be king of the world if she is left to him."
423. Then arose Conchobar and the Ulstermen, and came
around the hostel, and uttered many mighty shouts there, and
cast fires and fire-brands into the hostel. That was told to
Deirdre and the children of Fergus, and they asked "Who is
there under the Red-Branch?"
"Conchobar and the Ulstermen," say they.
"And Fergus's safeguard against them," said Illann the Fair.
430. "My conscience!" saith Conchobar, "it is a shame to
you, and to the sons of Usnech, that my wife is with you."
"True is that," saith Deirdre," and Fergus hath betrayed
you, Naisi."
"My conscience!" saith Buinne the Rude, "he hath not
done so and we will not do so."
435. Then Buinne the Rude came forth and slew three
literally "quick-headed."