They appear to have engaged in a struggle for supremacy with
the princes of the first Ducal house of Burgundy, but in
1193 Alix de Vergy espoused Duke Eudes III., to whom she
brought, as dower, the greater part of the paternal
inheritance. The castle of Vergy was dismantled by Henry
IV., and the existing ruins are of small extent. Some
antiquaries believe the fortress to have been originally
built by the Romans.--B.J. and L.
Then they left their horses without the wall, and the gentleman brought
the Duke into the garden through the little gate, begging him to remain
behind a walnut-tree, whence he might see whether he had been told the
truth or not.
They had been but a short time in the garden when the little dog began
to bark, and the gentleman walked towards the tower, where his lady
failed not to come and meet him. She kissed him, saying that it seemed
a thousand years since she had seen him, and then they went into the
chamber and shut the door behind them.
Having seen the whole of the mystery, the Duke felt more than satisfied.
Nor had he a great while to wait, for the gentleman told his mistress
that he must needs return sooner than was his wont, since the Duke was
to go hunting at four o'clock, and he durst not fail to attend him.
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