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Now he realises what an evil deed he had begun to execute. He makes the knights step back, and says: "My lords, I bid you all, both strong and weak, high and low, that none of you be so bold as to dare to advance a single step. NOW HE REALISES WHAT AN EVIL DEED HE HAD BEGUN TO EXECUTE HE MAKES THE KNIGHT STEP BACK AND SAYS MY LORDS I BID YOU ALL BOTH STRONG AND WEAK HIGH AND LOW THAT NONE OF YOU BE SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO ADVANCE A SINGLE STEP
rikes him with such violence upon the breast that he would have lost his stirrups if he had not been well set. He makes the wood of his shield to split so that the iron of his lance protrudes on the other side. But Erec's hauberk was very solid and protected him from death without the tear of a single mesh. The Count was strong and breaks his lance; then Erec strikes him with such force on his yellow painted shield that he ran more than a yard of his lance through his abdomen, knocking him senseless from his steed. Then he turned and rode away without further tarrying on the spot. Straight into the forest he spurs at full speed. Now Erec is in the woods, and the others paused a while over those who lay in the middle of the field. Loudly they swear and vow that they will rather follow after him for two or three days than fail to capture and slaughter him. The Count, though grievously wounded in the abdomen, hears what they say. He draws himself up a little and opens his eyes a tiny bit. RST THE COUNT STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH VIOLENCE UPON THE BREAST THAT HE WOULD HAVE LOST HIS STIRRUPS IF HE HAD NOT BEEN WELL SET HE MAKES THE WOOD OF HIS SHIELD TO SPLIT SO THAT THE IRON OF HIS LANCE PROTRUDES ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT ERIC'S HAUBERK WAS VERY SOLID AND PROTECTED HIM FROM DEATH WITHOUT THE TEAR OF A SINGLE MESH THE COUNT WAS STRONG AND BREAKS HIS LANCE THEN ERIC STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH FORCE ON HIS YELLOW PAINTED SHIELD THAT HE RAN MORE THAN A YARD OF HIS LANCE THROUGH HIS ABDOMEN KNOCKING HIM SENSELESS FROM HIS STEED THEN HE TURNED AND RODE AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER TARRYING ON THE SPOT STRAIGHT INTO THE FOREST HE SPURS AT FULL SPEED NOW ERIC IS IN THE WOODS AND THE OTHERS PAUSED AWHILE OVER THOSE WHO LAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD LOUDLY THEY SWEAR AND VOW THAT THEY WILL RATHER FOLLOW AFTER HIM FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS THAN FAIL TO CAPTURE AND SLAUGHTER HIM THE COUNT THOUGH GRIEVOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE ABDOMEN HEARS WHAT THEY SAY HE DRAWS HIMSELF UP A LITTLE AND OPENS HIS EYES A TINY BIT
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