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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. 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
t a knight had come who wished to obtain the sparrow-hawk, but he did not believe there could be in the world a knight so bold as to dare to fight with him. He would quickly defeat him and lay him low. All the people knew him well, and all welcome him and escort him in a noisy crowd: knights, squires, ladies, and damsels make haste to run after him. Leading them all the knight rides proudly on, with his damsel and his dwarf at his side, and he makes his way quickly to the sparrow-hawk. But all about there was 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.  HE HAD HEARD THE REPORT THAT A KNIGHT HAD COME WHO WISHED TO OBTAIN THE SPARROW HAWK BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE COULD BE IN THE WORLD A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO FIGHT WITH HIM HE WOULD QUICKLY DEFEAT HIM AND LAY HIM LOW ALL THE PEOPLE KNEW HIM WELL AND ALL WELCOME HIM AND ESCORT HIM IN A NOISY CROWD KNIGHTS SQUIRES LADIES AND DAMSELS MAKE HASTE TO RUN AFTER HIM LEAVING THEM ALL THE KNIGHT RIDES PROUDLY ON WITH HIS DAMSEL AND HIS DWARF AT HIS SIDE AND HE MAKES HIS WAY QUICKLY TO THE SPARROW 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
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