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At the hour of prime he set out from the royal palace. In the presence of them all he mounted his steed, and his wife mounted the dappled horse which she had brought from her own country; then all his escort mounted. Counting knights and squires, there were full seven score in the train. AT THE HOUR OF PRIME HE SET OUT FROM THE ROYAL PALACE IN THE PRESENCE OF THEM ALL HE MOUNTED HIS STEED AND HIS WIFE MOUNTED THE DAPPLED HORSE WHICH SHE HAD BROUGHT FROM HER OWN COUNTRY THEN ALL HIS ESCORT MOUNTED COUNTY KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES THEY WERE FULL SEVEN SCORE IN THE TRAIN
ked 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. This request the King could not deny, and yet he would have had him stay. He gives him leave and begs him to return as soon as possible: for in the whole court there was no better or more gallant knight, save only his dear nephew Gawain; [125] with him no one could be compared. But next after him, he prized Erec most, and held him more dear than any other knight. (Vv. 2293-2764.) Erec wished to delay no longer. As soon as he had the King's leave, he bid his wife make her preparations, and he retained as his escort sixty knights of merit with horses and with dappled and grey furs. As soon as he was ready for his journey, he tarried little further at court, but took leave of the Queen and commended the knights to God. The Queen grants him leave to depart. 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 THIS REQUEST THE KING COULD NOT DENY AND YET HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIM STAY HE GIVES HIM LEAVE AND BEGS HIM TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR IN THE WHOLE COURT THERE WAS NO ONE BETTER NOR MORE GALLANT KNIGHT SAVE ONLY HIS DEAR NEPHEW GAWAIN WITH HIM NO ONE COULD BE COMPARED BUT NEXT AFTER HIM HE PRIZED EREC MOST AND HELD HIM MORE DEAR THAN ANY OTHER KNIGHT EREC WISHED TO DELAY NO LONGER AS SOON AS HE HAD THE KING'S LEAVE HE BID HIS WIFE MAKE HER PREPARATIONS AND HE RETAINED AS HIS ESCORT SIXTY KNIGHTS OF MERIT WITH HORSES AND WITH DAPPLED AND GRAY FURS AS SOON AS HE WAS READY FOR HIS JOURNEY HE TARRIED LITTLE FURTHER AT COURT BUT TOOK LEAVE OF THE QUEEN AND COMMENDED THE KNIGHTS TO GOD THE QUEEN GRANTS HIM LEAVE TO DEPART
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