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The birds in the air do not fly more swiftly than the palfrey; and he is not too lively, but just suits a lady. A child can ride him, for he is neither skittish nor balky, nor does he bite nor kick nor become unmanageable. THE BIRDS OF THE AIR DO NOT FLY MORE SWIFTLY THAN THE PALFREY AND HE IS NOT TOO LIVELY BUT JUST SUITS A LADY A CHILD CAN RIDE IN FOR HE IS NEITHER SKITTISH NOR BULKY NOR DOES HE BITE NOR KICK NOR BECOME UNMANAGEABLE
cousin in such very poor array to the Queen's court, she spoke about it to the Count. "Sire," she says, "it would be a shame to you more than to any one else if this knight should take your niece away with him in such sad array." And the Count made answer: "Gentle niece, do you give her the best of your dresses." But Erec heard the conversation, and said: "By no means, my lord. For be assured that nothing in the world would tempt me to let her have another robe until the Queen shall herself bestow it upon her." When the damsel heard this, she replied: "Alas! fair sire, since you insist upon leading off my cousin thus dressed in a white shift and chemise, and since you are determined that she shall have none of my dresses, a different gift I wish to make her. I have three good palfreys, as good as any of king or count, one sorrel, one dappled, and the other black with white forefeet. Upon my word, if you had a hundred to pick from, you would not find a better one than the dappled mount. SHE HEARD HOW ERIC INTENDED TO TAKE HER COUSIN IN SUCH VERY POOR ARRAY TO THE QUEEN'S COURT SHE SPOKE ABOUT IT TO THE COUNT SIRE SHE SAYS IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO YOU MORE THAN TO ANY ONE ELSE IF THIS KNIGHT SHOULD TAKE YOUR NIECE AWAY WITH HIM IN SUCH SAD ARRAY AND THE COUNT MADE ANSWER GENTLE NIECE DO YOU GIVE HER THE BEST OF YOUR DRESSES BUT EREC HEARD THE CONVERSATION AND SAID BY NO MEANS MY LORD FOR BE ASSURED THAT NOTHING IN THE WORLD WOULD TEMPT ME TO LET HER HAVE ANOTHER ROBE UNTIL THE QUEEN SHALL HERSELF BESTOW IT UPON HER WHEN THE DAMSEL HEARD THIS SHE REPLIED ALAS FAIR SIRE SINCE YOU INSIST UPON LEADING OFF MY COUSIN THUS DRESSED IN A WHITE SHIFT AND CHINESE AND SINCE YOU ARE DETERMINED THAT SHE SHALL HAVE NONE OF MY DRESSES A DIFFERENT GIFT I WISH TO MAKE HER I HAVE THREE GOOD PALFREYS AS GOOD AS ANY KING OR COUNT ONE SORREL ONE DAPPLED AND THE OTHER BLACK WITH WHITE FOREFEET UPON MY WORD IF YOU HAD A HUNDRED TO PICK FROM YOU SHOULD NOT FIND A BETTER ONE THAN THE DAPPLED NOTE
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