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This request the King could not deny, and yet he would have had him stay. THIS REQUEST THE KING COULD NOT DENY AND YET HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIM STAY
 to a close. Erec bore himself so well that day that he was the best of the combatants. But on the morrow he did much better yet: for he took so many knights and left so many saddles empty that none could believe it except those who had seen it. Every one on both sides said that with his lance and shield he had won the honours of the tournament. Now was Erec's renown so high that no one spoke save of him, nor was any one of such goodly favour. In countenance he resembled Absalom, in language he seemed a Solomon, in boldness he equalled Samson, [124] and in generous giving and spending he was the equal of Alexander. On his return from the tourney Erec went to speak with the King. He went to ask him for leave to go and visit his own land; but first he thanked him like a frank, wise, and courteous man for the honour which he had done him; for very deep was his gratitude. Then he asked his permission to leave, for he wished to visit his own country, and he wished to take his wife with him. ANWHILE THE VESPER HOUR DREW TO A CLOSE EREC BORE HIMSELF SO WELL THAT DAY THAT HE WAS THE BEST OF THE COMBATANTS BUT ON THE MORROW HE DID MUCH BETTER YET FOR HE TOOK SO MANY KNIGHTS AND LEFT SO MANY SADDLES EMPTY THAT NO ONE COULD BELIEVE IT EXCEPT THOSE WHO HAD SEEN IT EVERY ONE ON BOTH SIDES SAID THAT WITH HIS LANCE AND SHIELD HE HAD WON THE HONOURS OF THE TOURNAMENT NOW WAS EREC'S RENOWN SO HIGH THAT NO ONE SPOKE SAVE OF HIM NOR WAS ANY ONE SUCH GOODLY FAVOR IN COUNTENANCE HE RESEMBLED ABSALOM IN LANGUAGE HE SEEMED TO SOLOMON IN BOLDNESS HE EQUALLED SAMSON AND IN GENEROUS GIVING AND SPENDING HE WAS THE EQUAL OF ALEXANDER ON HIS RETURN FROM THE TOURNEY ERIC WENT TO SPEAK WITH THE KING HE WENT TO ASK HIM FOR LEAVE TO GO AND VISIT HIS OWN LAND BUT FIRST HE THANKED HIM LIKE A FRANK WISE AND COURTEOUS MAN FOR THE HONOR WHICH HE HAD DONE HIM FOR VERY DEEP WAS HIS GRATITUDE THEN HE ASKED HIS PERMISSION TO LEAVE FOR HE WISHED TO VISIT HIS OWN COUNTRY AND HE WISHED TO TAKE HIS WIFE WITH HIM
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