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Nowhere do I know of any better than they two. By their presence my court will be much enhanced." Then he sent for the Queen and told her the news. The others have their horses saddled to go and meet the gentlemen. In such haste are they to mount that they did not put on their spurs. KNOW WHERE DO I KNOW OF ANY BETTER THAN THEY TWO BY THEIR PRESENCE MY COURT WILL BE MUCH ENHANCED THEN HE SENT FOR THE QUEEN AND TOLD HER THE NEWS THE OTHERS HAD THEIR HORSES SADDLED TO GO AND MEET THE GENTLEMEN IN SUCH HASTE ARE THEY TO MOUNT THAT THEY DID NOT PUT ON THEIR SPURS
lutes them all by name, and they in turn do the like. Before she goes, she kisses her cousin very tenderly and embraces her. Then they go and the Joy is over. (Vv. 6411-6509.) They go off and the others return. Erec and Guivret do not tarry, but keep joyfully on their way, until they came in nine days to Robais, where they were told the King was. The day before he had been bled privately in his apartments; with him he had only five hundred nobles of his household. Never before at any time was the King found so alone, and he was much distressed that he had no more numerous suite at his court. At that time a messenger comes running, whom they had sent ahead to apprise the King of their approach. This man came in before the assembly, found the King and all his people, and saluting him correctly, said: "I am a messenger of Erec and of Guivret the Little." Then he told him how they were coming to see him at his court. The King replies: "Let them be welcome, as valiant and gallant gentlemen! LENT WHEN SHE TAKES LEAVE OF THE NOBLES SHE SALUTES THEM ALL BY NAME AND THEY IN TURN DO THE LIKE BEFORE SHE GOES SHE KISSES HER COUSIN VERY TENDERLY AND EMBRACES HER THEN THEY GO AND THE JOY IS OVER THEY GO OFF AND THE OTHERS RETURN ERIC AND GUIVRETTE DO NOT TARRY BUT KEEP JOYFULLY ON THEIR WAY UNTIL THEY CAME IN NINE DAYS TO OBEY WHERE THEY WERE TOLD THE KING WAS THE DAY BEFORE HE HAD BEEN BLED PRIVATELY IN HIS APARTMENTS WITH HIM HE HAD ONLY FIVE HUNDRED NOBLES OF HIS HOUSEHOLD NEVER BEFORE AT ANY TIME WAS A KING FOUND SO ALONE AND HE WAS MUCH DISTRESSED THAT HE HAD NO MORE NUMEROUS SUITE AT HIS COURT AT THAT TIME A MESSENGER COMES RUNNING WHOM THEY HAD SENT AHEAD TO APPRIZE THE KING OF THEIR APPROACH THIS MAN CAME IN BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY FOUND THE KING AND ALL HIS PEOPLE AND SALUTING HIM CORRECTLY SAID I AM A MESSENGER OF ERIC AND OF GUIVRENT THE LITTLE THEN HE TOLD HIM HOW THEY WERE COMING TO SEE HIM AT HIS COURT THE KING REPLIES LET THEM BE WELCOME AS VALIANT AND GALLANT GENTLEMEN
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