asked his father at last , when Kilweh had forgotten something he had been bidden to do , and Kilweh blushed red as he answered : ` My stepmother says that none but Olwen , the daughter of Yspaddaden Penkawr , shall be my wife . ' ` That will be easily fulfilled , ' replied his father . ` Arthur the king is thy cousin . Go therefore unto him and beg him to cut thy hair , and to grant thee this boon . ' Then the youth pricked forth upon a dapple grey horse of four years old , with a bridle of linked gold , and gold upon his saddle . In his hand he bore two spears of silver with heads of steel ; a war-horn of ivory was slung round his shoulder , and by his side hung a golden sword . Before him were two brindled white-breasted greyhounds with collars of rubies round their necks , and the one that was on the left side bounded across to the right side , and the one on the right to the left , and like two sea-swallows sported round him . And his horse cast up four sods with his four hoofs , like four swallows in the air about his head , now above , now below . About him was a robe of purple , and an apple of gold was at each corner , and every one of the apples was of the value of a hundred cows . And the blades of grass bent not beneath him , so light were his horse 's feet as he journeyed toward the gate of Arthur 's palace . ` Is there a porter ? ' cried Kilweh , looking round for someone to open the gate . ` There is ; and I am Arthur 's porter every first day of January , ' answered a man coming out to him . ` The rest of the year there are other porters , and among them Pennpingyon , who goes upon his head to save his feet . ' ` Well , open the portal , I say . ' ` No , that I may not do , for none can enter save the son of a king or a pedlar who has goods to sell . But elsewhere there will be food for thy dogs and hay for thy horse , and for thee collops cooked and peppered , and sweet wine shall be served in the guest chamber . ' ` That will not do for me , ' answered Kilweh . ` If thou wilt not open the gate I will send up three shouts that shall be heard from Cornwall unto the north , and yet again to Ireland . ' ` Whatsoever clamour thou mayest make , ' spake Glewlwyd the porter , ` thou shalt not enter until I first go and speak with Arthur . '
Then Glewlwyd went into the hall , and Arthur said to him : ` Hast thou news XXXXX the gate ? '
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