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The maiden herself puts on his arms (though she casts no spell or charm), [111] laces on his iron greaves, and makes them fast with thong of deer hide. She puts on his hauberk with its strong meshes, and laces on his ventail. The gleaming helmet she sets upon his head, and thus arms him well from tip to toe. At his side she fastens his sword, and then orders his horse to be brought, which is done. THE MAIDEN HERSELF PUTS ON HIS ARMS THOUGH SHE CASTS NO SPELL OR CHARM LAYS ON HIS IRON GREEDS AND MAKES THEM FAST WITH A THONG OF DEER HIDE SHE PUTS ON HIS HABITS WITH ITS STRONG MESHES AND LACES ON HIS VENTAU THE GLEAMING HELMET SHE SETS UPON HIS HEAD AND THUS ARMS HIM WELL FROM TIP TO TOE AT HIS SIDE SHE FASTENS HIS SWORD AND THEN ORDERS HIS HORSE TO BE BROUGHT WHICH IS DONE
king her by the hand, he says: "Here, I give her to you." Erec received her joyfully, and now has all he desired. Now they are all happy there: the father is greatly delighted, and the mother weeps for joy. The maiden sat quiet; but she was very happy and glad that she was betrothed to him, because he was valiant and courteous: and she knew that he would some day be king, and she should receive honour and be crowned rich queen. (Vv. 691-746.) They had sat up very late that night. But now the beds were prepared with white sheets and soft pillows, and when the conversation flagged they all went to bed in happy frame. Erec slept little that night, and the next morn, at crack of dawn, he and his host rose early. They both go to pray at church, and hear a hermit chant the Mass of the Holy Spirit, not forgetting to make an offering. When they had heard Mass both kneel before the altar and then return to the house. Erec was eager for the battle; so he asks for arms, and they are given to him. ST I GIVE YOU MY FAIR DAUGHTER THEN TAKING HER BY THE HAND HE SAYS HERE I GIVE HER TO YOU ERIC RECEIVED HER JOYFULLY AND NOW HAS ALL HE DESIRED NOW THEY ARE ALL HAPPY THERE THE FATHER IS GREATLY DELIGHTED AND THE MOTHER WEEPS FOR JOY THE MAIDEN SAT QUIET BUT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY AND GLAD THAT SHE WAS BETROTHED TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS VALIANT AND COURTEOUS AND SHE KNEW THAT HE WOULD SOME DAY BE KING AND SHE SHOULD RECEIVE HONOUR AND BE CROWNED RICH GLOOM THEY HAD SAT UP VERY LATE THAT NIGHT BUT NOW THE BEDS WERE PREPARED WITH WHITE SHEETS AND SOFT PILLOWS AND WHEN THE CONVERSATION FLAGGED THEY ALL WENT TO BED IN HAPPY FRAME ERIC SLEPT LITTLE THAT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING AT THE CRACK OF DAWN HE AND HIS HOST ROSE EARLY THEY BOTH GO TO PRAY AT CHURCH AND HERE A HERMIT CHANT THE MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT NOT FORGETTING TO MAKE AN OFFERING WHEN THEY HAD HEARD MASS BOTH KNEEL BEFORE THE ALTAR AND THEN RETURN TO THE HOUSE EREC WAS EAGER FOR THE BATTLE SO HE ASKS FOR ARMS AND THEY ARE GIVEN TO HIM
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