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large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_02_troyes_64kb
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Erec is riding along a hill side, when behold the knight comes tearing down over the top of the hill, mounted upon a powerful steed which tore along at such a pace that he crushed the stones beneath his hoofs finer than a millstone grinds the corn; and bright gleaming sparks flew off in all directions, so that it seemed as if his four feet were all ablaze with fire. ERIC IS RIDING ALONG A HILLSIDE WHEN BEHOLD THE KNIGHT COMES TEARING DOWN OVER THE TOP OF A HILL MOUNTED UPON A POWERFUL STEED WHICH TORE ALONG AT SUCH A PACE THAT HE CRUSHED THE STONES BENEATH HIS HOOFS FINER THAN A MILLSTONE GRINDS THE CORN AND BRIGHT GLEAMING SPARKS FLEW OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS SO THAT IT SEEMED AS IF HIS FOUR FEET WERE ALL ABLAZE WITH FIRE
oat. They quickly pass over the bridge, but had not gone far before the lord of the place espied them from up in his tower. About this man I can tell you the truth: that he was very small of stature, but very courageous of heart. When he sees Erec cross the bridge, he comes down quickly from his tower, and on a great sorrel steed of his he causes a saddle to be placed, which showed portrayed a golden lion. Then he orders to be brought his shield, his stiff, straight lance, a sharp polished sword, his bright shining helmet, his gleaming hauberk, and triple-woven greaves; for he has seen an armed knight pass before his list against whom he wishes to strive in arms, or else this stranger will strive against him until he shall confess defeat. His command was quickly done: behold the horse now led forth; a squire brought him around already bridled and with saddle on. Another fellow brings the arms. The knight passed out through the gate, as quickly as possible, all alone, without companion. WALL AND A BROAD AND DEEP MOAT THEY QUICKLY PASSED OVER THE BRIDGE BUT HAD NOT GONE FAR BEFORE THE LORD OF THE PLACE ESPIED THEM FROM UP IN HIS TOWER ABOUT THIS MAN I CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH THAT HE WAS VERY SMALL OF STATURE BUT VERY COURAGEOUS OF HEART WHEN HE SEES EREC CROSS THE BRIDGE HE COMES DOWN QUICKLY FROM HIS TOWER AND ON A GREAT SORREL STEED OF HIS HE CAUSES A SADDLE TO BE PLACED WHICH SHOWED PORTRAYED A GOLDEN LION THEN HE ORDERS TO BE BROUGHT HIS SHIELD HIS STIFF STRAIGHT LANCE A SHARP POLISHED SWORD HIS BRIGHT SHINING HELMET HIS GLEAMING HABERK AND TRIPLE WOVEN GREAVES FOR HE HAS SEEN AN ARMED KNIGHT PASS BEFORE HIS LIST AGAINST WHOM HE WISHES TO STRIVE IN ARMS OR ELSE THIS STRANGER WILL STRIVE AGAINST HIM UNTIL HE SHALL CONFESS DEFEAT HIS COMMAND WAS QUICKLY DONE BEHOLD THE HORSE NOW LED FORTH A SQUIRE BROUGHT HIM ROUND ALREADY BRIDLED AND WITH SADDLE ON ANOTHER FELLOW BRINGS THE ARMS THE KNIGHT PASSED OUT THROUGH THE GATE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ALL ALONE WITHOUT COMPANION
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