ABSTRACT
394 A Midsummer .Night's Dream clocher1 of fine gould by seeming, the which they long regarded, and by that time they had gone a little by the River side, they lost the sight of the Castle; it was deane vanished away: whereof Huon and his companie were sore abashed. Huon, (quoth Gerames) or all this that you see dismay you not, for all this is done by the crooked Dwarfe of the Fayrye, and all to beguile you, but he cannot greeve you so you speake no word: howbeit ere we depart from him, he will make us all abashed, for anone he will come after us like a mad man, bicause you will not speake unto him: but, sir, I require you as in God's name, be nothing afrayd, but ride foorth surely, and ever beware that you speake unto him no word. Sir, (quoth Huon) have no doubt thereof, for I had rather he were destroyed, then I should speake one word unto him. Then they road to passe the River, and they founde there nothing to let them, and so road about five Leagues. Sir, (quoth Huon) wee may well thanke God that wee bee thus escaped this Dwarfe, who thought to have deceived us; I was never in such feare during my life, God confound him. Thus they road, devising of the little Dwarfe, who had done them so much trouble. [In Chapters XXIII-V Oberon pursues them, and, after forcing Huon to speak, shows him many marvels, and gives him a magic Horn and a Cup.]
