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He would quickly defeat him and lay him low. All the people knew him well, and all welcome him and escort him in a noisy crowd: knights, squires, ladies, and damsels make haste to run after him. HE WOULD QUICKLY DEFEAT HIM AND LAY HIM LOW ALL THE PEOPLE KNEW HIM WELL AND ALL WELCOME HIM AND ESCORT HIM IN A NOISY CROWD KNIGHTS SQUIRES LADIES AND DAMSELS MAKE HASTE TO RUN AFTER HIM
ghty and brave, indeed, to act as escort for this fair maid. His efforts will be well employed in proving that this damsel is the fairest of them all." One man to another says: "In very truth, she ought to have the sparrow-hawk." Some praised the maid, while many said: "God! who can this knight be, with the fair damsel by his side?" "I know not." "Nor I." Thus spake each one. "But his gleaming helmet becomes him well, and the hauberk, and shield, and his sharp steel sword. He sits well upon his steed and has the bearing of a valiant vassal, well-shapen in arm, in limb and foot." While all thus stand and gaze at them, they for their part made no delay to take their stand by the sparrow-hawk, where to one side they awaited the knight. And now behold! they see him come, attended by his dwarf and his damsel. He had heard the report, that a knight had come who wished to obtain the sparrow-hawk, but he did not believe there could be in the world a knight so bold as to dare to fight with him. EACH OTHER WHO IS YONDER KNIGHT HE MUST BE DOUGHTY AND BRAVE INDEED TO ACT AS ESCORT FOR THIS FAIR MAID HIS EFFORTS WILL BE WELL EMPLOYED IN PROVING THAT THIS DAMSEL IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL ONE MAN TO ANOTHER SAYS IN VERY TRUTH SHE OUGHT TO HAVE THE SPARROW HAWK SOME PRAISED THE MAID WHILE MANY SAID GOD WHO CAN THIS KNIGHT BE WITH THE FAIR DAMSEL BY HIS SIDE I KNOW NOT NOR I THUS SPAKE EACH ONE BUT HIS GLEAMING HELMET BECOMES A WELL AND THE HAVOCK AND SHIELD AND HIS SHARP STEEL SWORD HE SITS WELL UPON HIS STEED AND HAS THE BEARING OF A VALIANT VASSAL WELL SHAPEN IN ARM IN LIMB AND FOOT WHILE ALL THUS STAND AND GAZE AT THEM THEY FOR THEIR PART MADE NO DELAY TO TAKE THEIR STAND BY THE SPARROW HAWK WHERE TO ONE SIDE THEY WAITED THE NIGHT AND NOW BEHOLD THEY SEE HIM COME ATTENDED BY HIS DWARF AND HIS DAMOSEL HE HAD HEARD THE REPORT THAT A KNIGHT HAD COME WHO WISHED TO OBTAIN THE SPARROW HAWK BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE COULD BE IN THE WORLD A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO FIGHT WITH HIM
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