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Fair son, have thy sumpters loaded now, and take thirty or forty or more of thy knights, and see that silver and gold is taken, and whatever a gentleman needs." Finally Erec makes reply and tells him all in detail how he has planned his journey. FAIR SON HAVE THY SUMTERS LOADED NOW AND TAKE THIRTY OR FORTY OR MORE OF THY KNIGHTS AND SEE THAT SILVER AND GOLD IS TAKEN AND WHATEVER GENTLEMAN NEEDS BY THEE EREC MAKES REPLY AND TELLS HIM ALL IN DETAIL HOW HE HAS PLANNED HIS JOURNEY
s; but she very wisely showed herself with as cheerful a countenance as possible, when she appeared before him. In the middle of the courtyard she found him, and King Lac comes running out. Knights come running, too, striving with each other to reach there first. There is neither young nor old but goes to learn and ask if he will take any of them with him. So each offers and presents himself. But he states definitely and affirms that he will take no companion except his wife, asserting that he will go alone. Then the King is in great distress. "Fair son," says he, "what dost thou intend to do? Thou shouldst tell me thy business and keep nothing back. Tell me whither thou will go; for thou art unwilling on any account to be accompanied by an escort of squires or knights. If thou hast undertaken to fight some knight in single combat, yet shouldst thou not for that reason fail to take a part of thy knights with thee to betoken thy wealth and lordship. A king's son ought not to fare alone.  HER LORD'S INTENTION WAS BUT SHE VERY WISELY SHOWED HERSELF WITH AS CHEERFUL A COUNTENANCE AS POSSIBLE WHEN SHE APPEARED BEFORE HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COURTYARD SHE FOUND HIM AND KING LOCK COMES RUNNING OUT KNIGHTS COME RUNNING TOO STRIVING WITH EACH OTHER TO REACH THERE FIRST THERE IS NEITHER YOUNG NOR OLD BUT GOES TO LEARN AND ASK IF HE WILL TAKE ANY OF THEM WITH HIM SO EACH OFFERS AND PRESENTS HIMSELF BUT HE STATES DEFINITELY AND AFFIRMS THAT HE WILL TAKE NO COMPANION EXCEPT HIS WIFE ASSERTING THAT HE WILL GO ALONE THEN THE KING IS IN GREAT DISTRESS FAIR SON SAYS HE WHAT DOST THOU INTEND TO DO THOU SHOULDST TELL ME THY BUSINESS AND KEEP NOTHING BACK TELL ME WHITHER THOU WILT GO FOR THOU ART UNWILLING ON ANY ACCOUNT TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ESCORT OF SQUIRES OR KNIGHTS IF THOU HAST UNDERTAKEN TO FIGHT SOME KNIGHT IN SINGLE COMBAT YET SHOULDST THOU NOT FOR THAT REASON FAIL TO TAKE A PART OF THY KNIGHTS WITH THEE TO BETOKEN THY WEALTH AND LORDSHIP A KING'S SON OUGHT NOT TO FARE ALONE
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