` Can you tell me the way to the castle of Kerglas ? ' asked he . ` To Kerglas ? are you really going to Kerglas ? ' cried the woman , turning pale . ` Yes ; and in order to get there I have come from a country so far off that it has taken me three months ' hard riding to travel as far as this . ' ` And why do you want to go to Kerglas ? ' said she . ' I am seeking the basin of gold and the lance of diamonds which are in the castle , ' he answered . Then Peronnik looked up . ` The basin and the lance are very costly things , ' he said suddenly . ` More costly and precious than all the crowns in the world , ' replied the stranger , ` for not only will the basin furnish you with the best food that you can dream of , but if you drink of it , it will cure you of any illness however dangerous , and will even bring the dead back to life , if it touches their mouths . As to the diamond lance , that will cut through any stone or metal . ' ` And to whom do these wonders belong ? ' asked Peronnik in amazement . ` To a magician named Rogear who lives in the castle , ' answered the woman . ` Every day he passes along here , mounted on a black mare , with a colt thirteen months old trotting behind . But no one dares to attack him , as he always carries his lance . ' ` That is true , ' said the knight , ` but there is a spell laid upon him which forbids his using it within the castle of Kerglas . The moment he enters , the basin and lance are put away in a dark cellar which no key but one can open .
And that is the place where I wish XXXXX fight the magician . '
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