<> Deirdre Linen Hall Library 1880 Linen Hall Library Thursday, February 4, 2016 TIFF Ferg042 Manuscript Truants, Irish, Fergus English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/ferg042 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Ferg042_0.jpg LHL Archive Of pardon and safe-conduct both for her And him, and them, and all their company, And, ere this present rounding moon come full, I'll fetch the troop of truants back again." " Ah, ha," said he, " thou knowest then where they hide ? " " Well do I know," I answered, " but not tell, Till first in open court thou'st said me yea." NAISI. What said he then to that ? FERGUS. He sat awhile, Revolving in his mind I know not what, And something whispered Barach sitting by. " Say yea," said Conall. Said Cuchullin, " king Say yea, and we will be their sureties." " Yea then," said Conor, and the thing was done ; And here am I ; and there my galley rides Will land us safely this same afternoon At Bon-a-Margy, upon Irish ground. NAISI. Oh noble Fergus, let me kiss thy hand 1 AINLE. Our dear befriender and deliverer 1 ARDAN. In whose safe-conduct we do all confide. FERGUS. What say'st thou, daughter Deirdre, shall we go ? DEIRDRE. Ah me, among you all what voice have I ? Ye leap like fishes to the baited hook And like young salmon will be drawn to land. I knew 'twas Fergus ere I saw his face, And knew he came a messenger of ill ; For I am daughter of a seer sire, And prescience of disaster came on me With first announcement of his sail on shore. NAISI. Say not disaster ; Fergus brings a boon ; Even when, unpardoned, I’d have risked return, Our pardon, on condition of return. Text