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I know not if any report of my father or of me has ever reached this land. I KNOW NOT IF ANY REPORT OF MY FATHER OR OF ME HAS EVER REACHED THIS LAND
have brought with me, nor for any other horse than my own, for I can get along well enough with him. If you will lend me the rest, I shall esteem it a great favour. But there is one more boon I wish to ask of you, for which I shall make just return if God grant that I come off from the battle with honour." And frankly he replies to him: "Ask confidently for what you want, whatever it be, for nothing of mine shall lack you." Then Erec said that he wished to defend the hawk on behalf of his daughter; for surely there will be no damsel who is one hundredth part as beautiful as she. And if he takes her with him, he will have good and just reason to maintain and to prove that she is entitled to carry away the hawk. Then he added: "Sire, you know not what guest you have sheltered here, nor do you know my estate and kin. I am the son of a rich and puissant king: my father's name is King Lac, and the Bretons call me Erec. I belong to King Arthur's court, and have been with him now three years. WORD THAN THIS ONE WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME NOR FOR ANY OTHER HORSE THAN MY OWN FOR I CAN GET ALONG WELL ENOUGH WITH HIM BUT IF YOU WILL LEND ME THE REST I SHALL ESTEEM IT A GREAT FAVOUR BUT THERE IS ONE MORE BOON I WISH TO ASK OF YOU FOR WHICH I SHALL MAKE JUST RETURN IF GOD GRANT THAT I COME OFF FROM THE BATTLE WITH HONOUR AND FRANKLY HE REPLIES TO HIM ASK CONFIDENTLY FOR WHAT YOU WANT WHATEVER IT BE FOR NOTHING OF MINE SHALL LACK YOU THEN ERIC SAID THAT HE WISHED TO DEFEND THE HAWK ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER FOR SURELY THERE WILL BE NO DAMSEL WHO IS ONE HUNDREDTH PART AS BEAUTIFUL AS SHE AND IF HE TAKES HER WITH HIM HE WILL HAVE GOOD AND JUST REASON TO MAINTAIN AND TO PROVE THAT SHE IS ENTITLED TO CARRY AWAY THE HAWK THEN HE ADDED SIRE YOU KNOW NOT WHAT GUESTS YOU HAVE SHELTERED HERE NOR DO YOU KNOW MY ESTATE AND KIN I AM THE SON OF A RICH AND PIERCING MY FATHER'S NAME IS KING LAC AND THE BRITONS CALL ME EIREK I BELONG TO KING ARTHUR'S COURT AND HAVE BEEN WITH HIM NOW THREE YEARS
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