After a while there came by boat to Crowland all Torfrida's
wealth : clothes, jewels : not u shred had Hereward kept. The
magic armor came with them. '

Torfrida gave all to the abbey, there and then. Only the ar-
mor 3he wrapped up in the white bear's skin, and sent it back
to Hereward, with her blessing, and entreaty not to refuse that,
her last beque'^t.
Hereward did not refuse, for very shame. But for very shame
he never wore that armor more. For very diame he never dept
again upon the white bear's skin, on whi<£ he and his tme love
had lain so many a year.
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HEREWABD, THE LAST OF THE ENGLISH. 351

And Torfrida turned herself utterly to serve the Lady Gk)diva,
and to teach and train her child as she had never done before,
while she had to love Hereward, and to work day and night, with
her own fingers, for all his men. All pride, all fierceness, all care
of self, had passed away from her. In penitence, humility, obe-
dience, and gentleness, she went on; never smiling; but never
weeping. Her heart was broken ; and she felt it good for herself
to let it break.
