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IIuiv the Great Tuairisgeul ims jyut to Death. 73the other. The White Squire came to him. " Where, my goodsir, did you get this steed ? " "I got this steed in a herd of horsesmy own ftither had ; but wherever I got it, I wish I had all Igot with it here to-night. " I believe you," said he "; and well doI know the object of your going and your journeying. You aregoing to find out how the Great Tuairisgeul was put to death ;and many a king and squire's son went on that journey whonever returned ;but that will not be the end of your life to you. Isurround half the world, and I have no knowledge of it ; but myother brother, who surrounds the whole world, is the distance ofa day and a year from here, the Brown Squire ; and if the steedhas not in any way gone back since my brother had it, you willbe there before the sun goes down.He went away in the morning, and made haste, and was therebefore the sun went down. He went to the groom :" Give me astable in which to put this hoi-se." " What stable would you askbut the stable our own horses have ? " He gave him a kick andwent in, and took the steed with him where he went himselfHe had the one bite himself, and the steed had the other. TheBrown Squire came where he was. " Where, my good sir, did3'ou get this steed ? " "I got this steed in a herd of horses myown father had ; but wherever I got it, I wish I had all I got•with it here to-night." " I believe you," he said, " and well Iknow the object of your going and journeying. You are going tofind out how the Great Tuairisgeul was put to death ; and many aking and squire's son went on that journey who never returned ;but that will not be the end of your life-time to you. I surroundthe whole world, and I know nothing about it ; but perhaps I canshow you the way in which you can find out how he was put todeath. When you go away to-morrow, you will take with youseven bottles of wine ; and there is a loch before j'ou, and whenhalf-way you will rub three bottles to the steed against the hairand with the hair : and when you reach the side of the lake youwill rub the other four bottles to it ; and if the steed has not goneback since I had it, it will cut the loch ; and when you have goneover the loch a young man will meet you, and will ask what youwill take for the steed, and you will say that you will not takeanything for it ; and he will offer its weight in silver for it, andyou will not take that. He will offer its weight in gold for it,and 3-ou will not take that. He will offer j'ou half his kingdomfor it, and you will not take that ; but you will say that you will