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"But his gleaming helmet becomes him well, and the hauberk, and shield, and his sharp steel sword. He sits well upon his steed and has the bearing of a valiant vassal, well shapen in arm, in limb and foot." BUT HIS GLEAMING HELMET BECOMES A WELL AND THE HAVOCK AND SHIELD AND HIS SHARP STEEL SWORD HE SITS WELL UPON HIS STEED AND HAS THE BEARING OF A VALIANT VASSAL WELL SHAPEN IN ARM IN LIMB AND FOOT
d a bay palfrey. There can nothing be said of the harness because of the dire poverty with which the vavasor was afflicted. Saddle and bridle were put on, and up the maiden mounted all free and in light attire, without waiting to be urged. Erec wished to delay no longer; so off he starts with the host's daughter by his side, followed by the gentleman and his lady. (Vv. 747-862.) Erec rides with lance erect and with the comely damsel by his side. All the people, great and small, gaze at them with wondering eyes as they pass through the streets. And thus they question each other: "Who is yonder knight? He must be doughty and brave, indeed, to act as escort for this fair maid. His efforts will be well employed in proving that this damsel is the fairest of them all." One man to another says: "In very truth, she ought to have the sparrow-hawk." Some praised the maid, while many said: "God! who can this knight be, with the fair damsel by his side?" "I know not." "Nor I." Thus spake each one. UR AGREEMENT THE VAVASOR THEN WITHOUT DELAY HAD SADDLED A BAY PALFREY THERE CAN NOTHING BE SAID OF THE HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE DIRE POVERTY WITH WHICH THE VAVASOR WAS AFFLICTED SADDLE AND BRIDLE WERE PUT ON AND UP THE MAIDEN MOUNTED ALL FREE AND IN LIGHT ATTIRE WITHOUT WAITING TO BE URGED EREC WISHED TO DELAY NO LONGER SO OFF HE STARTS WITH THE HOST'S DAUGHTER BY HIS SIDE FOLLOWED BY THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS LADY EREC RIDES WITH LANDS ERECT AND WITH THE COMELY DAMSEL BY HIS SIDE ALL THE PEOPLE GREAT AND SMALL GAZE AT THEM WITH WONDERING EYES AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE STREETS AND THUS THEY QUESTION EACH OTHER WHO IS YONDER KNIGHT HE MUST BE DOUGHTY AND BRAVE INDEED TO ACT AS ESCORT FOR THIS FAIR MAID HIS EFFORTS WILL BE WELL EMPLOYED IN PROVING THAT THIS DAMSEL IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL ONE MAN TO ANOTHER SAYS IN VERY TRUTH SHE OUGHT TO HAVE THE SPARROW HAWK SOME PRAISED THE MAID WHILE MANY SAID GOD WHO CAN THIS KNIGHT BE WITH THE FAIR DAMSEL BY HIS SIDE I KNOW NOT NOR I THUS SPAKE EACH ONE
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