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The lady came out with her daughter, who was dressed in a soft white under robe with wide skirts hanging loose in folds. Over it she wore a white linen garment, which completed her attire. And this garment was so old that it was full of holes down the sides. Poor, indeed, was her garb without, but within her body was fair. (Vv. 411 458.) The maid was charming, in sooth, for Nature had used all her skill in forming her. THE LADY CAME OUT WITH HER DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRESSED IN A SOFT WHITE UNDER ROBE WITH WIDE SKIRTS HANGING LOOSE IN CLOTHES OVER IT SHE WORE A WHITE LINEN GARMENT WHICH COMPLETED HER ATTIRE AND THIS GARMENT WAS SO OLD THAT IT WAS FULL OF HOLES DOWN THE SIDES POOR INDEED WAS HER GARB WITHOUT BUT WITHIN HER BODY WAS FAIR THE MAID WAS CHARMING IN SOOTH FOR NATURE HAD USED ALL HER SKILL IN FORMING HER
 Erec, for they did not know him. Erec follows close upon the knight through the town, until he saw him lodged. Then, very joyful, he passed on a little farther until he saw reclining upon some steps a vavasor [17] well on in years. He was a comely man, with white locks, debonair, pleasing, and frank. There he was seated all alone, seeming to be engaged in thought. Erec took him for an honest man who would at once give him lodging. When he turned through the gate into the yard, the vavasor ran to meet him, and saluted him before Erec had said a word. "Fair sir," says he, "be welcome. If you will deign to lodge with me, here is my house all ready for you." Erec replies: "Thank you! For no other purpose have I come; I need a lodging place this night." (Vv. 393-410.) Erec dismounts from his horse, which the host himself leads away by the bridle, and does great honour to his guest. The vavasor summons his wife and his beautiful daughter, who were busy in a work-room--doing I know not what. E NIGHT THEY ALL GREET AND SALUTE BUT THEY GIVE NO HEED TO ERIC FOR THEY DID NOT KNOW HIM EREC FALLS CLOSELY UPON THE KNIGHT THROUGH THE TOWN UNTIL HE SAW HIM LODGED THEN VERY JOYFUL HE PASSED ON A LITTLE FARTHER UNTIL HE SAW RECLINING UPON SOME STEPS A VAVASOR WELL ON IN YEARS HE WAS A COMELY MAN WITH WHITE LOCKS DEBONNAIRE PLEASING AND FRANK THERE HE WAS SEATED ALL ALONE SEEMING TO BE ENGAGED IN THOUGHT ERIC TOOK HIM FOR AN HONEST MAN WHO WOULD AT ONCE GIVE HIM LODGING WHEN HE TURNED THROUGH THE GATE INTO THE YARD THE VAVASOR RAN TO MEET HIM AND SALUTED HIM BEFORE ERIC HAD SAID A WORD FAIR SIR SAYS HE BE WELCOME IF YOU WILL DEIGN TO LODGE WITH ME HERE IS MY HOUSE ALL READY FOR YOU EREC REPLIES THANK YOU FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE HAVE I COME I NEED A LODGING PLACE THIS NIGHT EREC DISMOUNTS FROM HIS HORSE WHICH THE HOST HIMSELF LEADS AWAY BY THE BRIDLE AND DOES GREAT HONOUR TO HIS GUEST THE VAVASOR SUMMONS HIS WIFE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER WHO WERE BUSY IN A WORKROOM DOING I KNOW NOT WHAT
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