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"Fair one." he cries, "come forth. Lift the bird from the perch, for it is right that you should have it. FAIR ONE HE CRIES COME FORTH LIFT THE BIRD FROM THE PERCH FOR IT IS RIGHT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IT
a press of the rough and vulgar crowd that it was impossible to touch the hawk or to come near where it was. Then the Count arrived on the scene, and threatened the populace with a switch which he held in his hand. The crowd drew back, and the knight advanced and said quietly to his lady: "My lady, this bird, which is so perfectly moulted and so fair, should be yours as your just portion; for you are wondrous fair and full of charm. Yours it shall surely be so long as I live. Step forward, my dear, and lift the hawk from the perch." The damsel was on the point of stretching forth her hand when Erec hastened to challenge her, little heeding the other's arrogance. "Damsel," he cries, "stand back! Go dally with some other bird, for to this one you have no right. In spite of all, I say this hawk shall never be yours. For a better one than you claims it--aye, much more fair and more courteous." The other knight is very wroth; but Erec does not mind him, and bids his own maiden step forward. ARROW HAWK BUT ALL ABOUT IT IS SUCH A PRESS OF THE ROUGH AND VULGAR CROWD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TOUCH THE HAWK OR TO COME NEAR WHERE IT WAS THEN THE COUNT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND THREATENED THE POPULACE WITH A SWITCH WHICH HE HELD IN HIS HAND THE CROWD DREW BACK AND THE KNIGHT ADVANCED AND SAID QUIETLY TO HIS LADY MY LADY THIS BIRD WHICH IS SO PERFECTLY MOULTED AND SO FAIR SHOULD BE YOURS AS YOUR JUST PORTION FOR YOU ARE WONDROUS FAIR AND FULL OF CHARM YOURS IT SHALL SURELY BE SO LONG AS I LIVE STEP FORWARD MY DEAR AND LIFT THE HAWK FROM THE BIRCH THE DAMSEL WAS ON THE POINT OF STRETCHING FORTH HER HAND WHEN ERIC HASTENED TO CHALLENGE HER LITTLE HEEDING THE OTHER'S ARROGANCE DAMSEL HE CRIES STAND BACK GO DALLY WITH SOME OTHER BIRD FOR TO THIS ONE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT IN SPITE OF ALL I SAY THIS HAWK SHALL NEVER BE YOURS FOR A BETTER ONE THAN YOU CLAIMS IT AY MUCH MORE FAIR AND MORE COURTEOUS THE OTHER KNIGHT IS VERY WROTH BUT EREC DOES NOT MIND HIM AND BIDS HIS OWN MAIDEN STEP FORWARD
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