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The King who could not Sleep. 101
King Garm turned round and beheld Lilian kneeling
on the scaffold with her eyes turned towards heaven.
Around her brow seemed circling a wreath of lilies
of dazzling brightness, and Garm could distinctly
hear every word she uttered :
“Kind God and Father, teach him to seek Thee
with an humble heart, and to pray for forgiveness,
so that peace and happiness again may dwell in his
heart!” Thus prayed Lilian, but just then the exe-
cutioner grasped her long and beautiful hair. Then,
at last, remorse smote the king’s heart, and he rose,
greatly agitated, and called out, “Touch her not;
loose her, and let her depart in peace!”
When the crowd heard this, all expressed their
joy, for no one wished the death of the poor little
innocent shepherd girl, though, of course, they had
come to see her sacrificed out of obedience to their
dread lord.
Before Lilian left the garden she turned round
and looked at the king with her large, tearful eyes,
and nodded a friendly good-bye to him. But she
was soon carried away by the joyous populace.
The next night was still distressful for the king;
but yet he got a little refreshing sleep, and in his
dreams he saw Lilian standing in the garden looking
up at him with her sweet, peaceful eyes. In’ the
morning King Garm asked for Lilian, but the
courtiers soon returned and confessed that no one
knew where she had gone to.
The king felt really sorry, and commanded that
she should be sought for. throughout the whole realm
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