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He has overcome me at arms and defeated me. HE HAS OVERCOME ME AT ARMS AND DEFEATED ME
sends him to you here as a prisoner at your discretion, or whether he comes in pride of heart to boast before us arrogantly that he has defeated or killed Erec. No other news can he bring, I think." The Queen says: "I am of the same opinion." And all the others say: "It may well be so." (Vv. 1171-1243.) Meanwhile Yder enters the castle gate, bringing them news. They all came down from the bower, and went to meet him. Yder came up to the royal terrace and there dismounted from his horse. And Gawain took the damsel and helped her down from her palfrey; the dwarf, for his part, dismounted too. There were more than one hundred knights standing there, and when the three newcomers had all dismounted they were led into the King's presence. As soon as Yder saw the Queen, he bowed low and first saluted her, then the King and his knights, and said: "Lady, I am sent here as your prisoner by a gentleman, a valiant and noble knight, whose face yesterday my dwarf made smart with his knotted scourge. NEWS THAT WILL GIVE US JOY OR GLOOM WHETHER ERIC SENDS HIM TO YOU HERE IS A PRISONER AT YOUR DISCRETION OR WHETHER HE COMES IN PRIDE OF HEART TO BOAST BEFORE US ARROGANTLY THAT HE HAS DEFEATED OR KILLED ERIC NO OTHER NEWS CAN HE BRING I THINK THE QUEEN SAYS I AM OF THE SAME OPINION AND ALL OTHERS SAY IT MAY WELL BE SO MEANWHILE PETER ENTERS THE CASTLE GATE BRINGING THEM NEWS THEY ALL CAME DOWN FROM THE BOWER AND WENT TO MEET HIM PETER CAME UP TO THE ROYAL TERRACE AND THERE DISMOUNTED FROM HIS HORSE AND GAWAIN TOOK THE DAMSEL AND HELPED HER DOWN FROM HER PALFREY THE DWARF FOR HIS PART DISMOUNTED TOO THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED KNIGHTS STANDING THERE AND WHEN THE THREE NEW COMERS HAD ALL DISMOUNTED THEY WERE LED INTO THE KING'S PRESENCE AS SOON AS EATERS SAW THE QUEEN HE BOWED LOW AND FIRST SALUTED HER THEN THE KING AND HIS KNIGHTS AND SAID LADY I AM SENT HERE AS YOUR PRISONER BY A GENTLEMAN A VALIANT AND NOBLE KNIGHT WHOSE FACE YESTERDAY MY DWARF MADE SMART WITH HIS KNOTTED SCOURGE
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