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"Alas!" said she, "I know not what to say or do; for my lord severely threatens me, and says that he will punish me, if I speak a word to him. But if my lord were dead now, there would be no comfort for me. I should be killed and roughly treated. God! my lord does not see them! ALAS SAID SHE I KNOW NOT WHAT TO SAY OR DO FOR MY LORD SEVERELY THREATENS ME AND SAYS THAT HE WILL PUNISH ME IF I SPEAK A WORD TO HIM BUT IF MY LORD WERE DEAD NOW THERE WOULD BE NO COMFORT FOR ME I SHOULD BE KILLED AND ROUGHLY TREATED CAUGHT MY LORD DOES NOT SEE THEM
their equipment among themselves, just as if they had already taken possession of it. Covetousness is a bad thing. But it did not turn out as they expected; for vigorous defence was made. Much that a fool plans is not executed, and many a man misses what he thinks to obtain. So it befell them in this attack. One said that he would take the maid or lose his life in the attempt; and another said that the dappled steed shall be his, and that he will be satisfied with that. The third said that he would take the black horse. "And the white one for me," said the fourth. The fifth was not at all backward, and vowed that he would have the horse and arms of the knight himself. He wished to win them by himself, and would fain attack him first, if they would give him leave: and they willingly gave consent. Then he leaves them and rides ahead on a good and nimble steed. Erec saw him, but made pretence that he did not yet notice him. When Enide saw them, her heart jumped with fear and great dismay. S THEY SAW THEM THEY DIVIDED THEIR EQUIPMENT AMONG THEMSELVES JUST AS IF THEY HAD ALREADY TAKEN POSSESSION OF IT COVETOUSNESS IS A BAD THING BUT IT DID NOT TURN OUT AS THEY EXPECTED FOR VIGOROUS DEFENSE WAS MADE MUCH THAT A FOOL PLANS IS NOT EXECUTED AND MANY A MAN MISSES WHAT HE THINKS TO OBTAIN SO IT BEFELL THEM IN THIS ATTACK ONE SAID THAT HE WOULD TAKE THEID OR LOSE HIS LIFE IN THE ATTEMPT AND ANOTHER SAID THAT THE DAPPLED STEED SHALL BE HIS AND THAT HE WILL BE SATISFIED WITH THAT THE THIRD SAID THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE BLACK HORSE AND THE WHITE ONE FOR ME SAID THE FOURTH THE FIFTH WAS NOT AT ALL BACKWARD AND VOWED THAT HE WOULD HAVE THE HORSE AND ARMS OF THE KNIGHT HIMSELF HE WISHED TO WIN THEM BY HIMSELF AND WOULD FAIN ATTACK HIM FIRST IF THEY WOULD GIVE HIM LEAVE AND THEY WILLINGLY GAVE CONSENT THEN HE LEAVES THEM AND RIDES AHEAD ON A GOOD AND NIMBLE STEED ERIC SAW HIM BUT MADE PRETENSE THAT HE DID NOT YET NOTICE HIM WHEN A NEED SAW THEM HER HEART JUMPED WITH FEAR AND GREAT DISMAY
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