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I shall have you escorted into the country which is my father's now, but which later will be mine. It is far from here  by no means near. There I shall give you two towns, very splendid, rich, and fine. I SHALL HAVE YOU ESCORTED INTO THE COUNTRY WHICH IS MY FATHER'S NOW BUT WHICH LATER SHALL BE MINE IT IS FAR FROM HERE BY NO MEANS NEAR THERE I SHALL GIVE YOU TWO TOWNS VERY SPLENDID RICH AND FINE
as present in that house could have witnessed a happy scene. Erec went first and took his seat; then all the others in order sit down upon the couches, the cushions, and benches. At Erec's side the Count sat down, and the damsel with her radiant face, who was feeding the much disputed hawk upon her wrist with a plover's wing. [114] Great honour and joy and prestige had she gained that day, and she was very glad at heart both for the bird and for her lord. She could not have been happier, and showed it plainly, making no secret of her joy. All could see how gay she was, and throughout the house there was great rejoicing for the happiness of the maid they loved. (Vv. 1320-1352.) Erec thus addressed the vavasor: "Fair host, fair friend, fair sire! You have done me great honour, and richly shall it be repaid you. To-morrow I shall take away your daughter with me to the King's court, where I wish to take her as my wife; and if you will tarry here a little, I shall send betimes to fetch you. SQUIRES RAN QUICKLY TO REMOVE HIS ARMS ANY ONE WHO WAS PRESENT IN THAT HOUSE COULD HAVE WITNESSED A HAPPY SCENE ERIC WENT FIRST AND TOOK HIS SEAT THEN ALL THE OTHERS IN ORDER SIT DOWN UPON THE COUCHES THE CUSHIONS AND BENCHES AT ERIC'S SIDE THE COUNT SAT DOWN AND THE DAMSEL WITH HER RADIANT FACE WAS FEEDING THE MUCH DISPUTED HAWK UPON HER WRIST WITH A PLOVER'S WING GREAT HONOUR AND JOY AND PRESTIGE HAD SHE GAINED THAT DAY AND SHE WAS VERY GLAD AT HEART BOTH FOR THE BIRD AND FOR HER LORD SHE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPIER AND SHOWED IT PLAINLY MAKING NO SECRET OF HER JOY ALL COULD SEE HOW GAY SHE WAS AND THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING FOR THE HAPPINESS OF THE MAID THEY LOVED ERIC THUS ADDRESSED THE VAVASOR FAIR HOST FAIR FRIEND FAIR SIRE YOU HAVE DONE ME GREAT HONOUR AND RICHLY SHALL IT BE REPAID YOU TO MORROW I SHALL TAKE AWAY YOUR DAUGHTER WITH ME TO THE KING'S COURT WHERE I WISH TO TAKE HER AS MY WIFE AND IF YOU WILL TARRY HERE A LITTLE I SHALL SEND ME TIMES TO FETCH YOU
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