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TRANSGRESSIONANDOBSPLRVANCEOFTHELAW

SirGuillaume deBalaunwasatroubadourwhoroamed theSouth of

FranceintheMiddle

Ages,going

fromcastleto

castle,

recitingpoetry,

and

playing

the

perfectknight.

Atthecastleof

javiac

he

met

andfellinlove

withthebeautiful

lady

ofthe

house,

MadameGuillelma

dejaviac.

He

sang

herhis

songs,

recitedhis

poetry,played

chesswith

her,

andlittle

by

little

sheinturnfellinlovewithhim.Guillaumehada

friend,

SirPierredeBar

jac,

whotraveledwithhimandwhowasalsoreceivedatthecastle.And

Pierretoo

fellin

love

witha

lady

in

javiac,

the

gracious

but

temperamental

Viemetta.

Thenone

day

PierreandViernettahadaviolent

quarrel.

The

lady

dismissed

him,

andhe

sought

outhisfriendGuillaumeto

help

healthe

breachand

get

himbackinher

goodgraces.

Guillaumewasabouttoleave

the

castle

fora

while,

butonhis

return,

several

weeks

later,

heworkedhis

magic,

andPierreand

the

lady

werereconciled.Pierrefelt

thathis

love

hadincreasedtenfold—that

therewas

no

stronger

love,

in

fact,

thanthe

lovethatfollowsreconciliation.The

stronger

and

longer

the

disagreement,

hetold

Guillaume,

thesweeterthe

feeling

thatcomeswith

peace

and

rapprochement,

Asa

troubadour,

SirGuillaume

prided

himselfon

experiencing

allthe

joys

and

sorrowsoflove.

On

hearing

hisfriend's

talk,

he

too

wantedknow

theblissofreconciliationaftera

quarrel.

Hetherefore

feignedgreatanger

with

Lady

Guillelma,

stoppedsending

herlove

letters.

and

abruptly

leftthe

castleand

stayedaway,

even

during

thefestivalsandhunts.Thisdrovethe

younglady

wild.

Guillelmasent

messengers

toGuillaumetofindoutwhatbad

hair»

pened,

butheturnedthe

messengersaway.

He

thought

allthiswouldmake

her

angry,forcing

himto

plead

forreconciliationasPierrehad.

Instead,

however,

hisabsencehadthe

opposite

effect:ItmadeGuillelmalovehim

allthe

more.

Now

the

ladypursued

her

knight,sendingmessengers

and

lovenotesofherown.Thiswasalmostunheardof-—-a

lady

never

pursued

hertroubadour.AndGuillaumedidnotlikeit. Guillelma’sforwardness

madehimfeelshehadlostsomeofher

dignity.

Not

only

washeno

longer

sureofhis

plan,

hewasno

longer

sureofhis

lady.

Finally,

afterseveralmonthsof

not

hearing

from

Guillaume,

Guillelma

gaveup.

Shesenthimnomore

messengers,

andhe

began

to

wonder-per-

haps

shewas

angry?Perhaps

the

plan

hadworkedafterall?Somuch

the

betterifshewas.Hewouldwaitnomore.-itwastimetoreconcile.Sohe

put

onhisbest

robe,

deckedthehorseinitsfanciest

caparison,

chosea

magnificent

helmet,

androdeofi"to

javiac.

On

hearing

thatherbelovedhad

returned,

Guillelmarushedtosee

him,

kneltbefore

him,

dropped

herveiltokiss

him,

and

beggedforgive-

nessforwhatever

slight

hadcausedhis

anger.Imagine

hisconfusionand

despairw-hisplan

hadfailed

abysmally.

Shewasnot

angry,

shehadnever

been

angry,

shewas

onlydeeper

in

love,

andhewouldnever

experience

the

joy

ofreconciliation

aftera

quarrel.Seeing

her

now,

andstill

desperate