large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_03_troyes_64kb_188
large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_03_troyes_64kb
English
2361
Then he went to catch the horse and hands him over by the bridle to Enide. He was about to lead it away, when the wounded man with his wonted flattery begs him to restore it courteously to him. With fair words he flatters and wheedles him. THEN HE WENT TO CATCH THE HORSE AND HANDS HIM OVER BY THE BRIDLE TO A NEED HE WAS ABOUT TO LEAD IT AWAY WHEN THE WOUNDED MAN WITH ALL HIS WONTED FLATTERY BEGS HIM TO RESTORE IT COURTEOUSLY TO HIM WITH FAIR WORDS HE FLATTERS AND WHEEDLES HIM
ckly, for I will take you." At this word Erec's ire was roused. "Vassal," says he, "you are mad to drag me thus after you by force. You have taken me quite off my guard. I tell you you have committed an offence. For I thought to be quite safe, and was not on my guard against you." Then he lays his hand upon his sword and cries: "Hands off my bridle, vassal! Step aside. I consider you proud and impudent. I shall strike you, be sure of that, if you drag me longer after you. Leave me alone now." Then he lets him go, and draws off across the field more than an acre's width; then turns about and, as a man with evil intent, issues his challenge. Each rushed at the other. But, because Kay was without armour, Erec acted courteously and turned the point of his lance about and presented the butt-end instead. Even so, he gave him such a blow high up on the broad expanse of his shield that he caused it to wound him on the temple, pinning his arm to his breast: all prone he throws him to the earth.  GO THERE AS STRANGERS COME NOW QUICKLY FOR I WILL TAKE YOU AT THIS WORD ERIC'S IRE WAS ROUSED VASSAL SAYS HE YOU ARE MAD TO DRAG ME THUS AFTER YOU BY FORCE YOU HAVE TAKEN ME QUITE OFF MY GUARD I TELL YOU YOU HAVE COMMITTED AN OFFENSE FOR I THOUGHT TO BE QUITE SAFE AND WAS NOT ON MY GUARD AGAINST YOU THEN HE LAYS HIS HAND UPON HIS SWORD AND CRIES HANDS OFF MY BRID OLD VASSAL STEP ASIDE I CONSIDER YOU PROUD AND IMPRUDENT I SHALL STRIKE YOU BE SURE OF THAT IF YOU DRAG ME LONGER AFTER YOU LEAVE ME ALONE NOW THEN HE LETS HIM GO AND DRAGS OFF ACROSS THE FIELD MORE THAN AN ACRE'S WIDTH THEN TURNS ABOUT AND AS A MAN WITH EVIL INTENT ISSUES HIS CHALLENGE EACH RUSHES AT THE OTHER BUT BECAUSE KAY WAS WITHOUT ARMOUR ERIC ADDED COURTEOUSLY AND TURNED THE POINT OF HIS LANCE ABOUT AND PRESENTED THE BLUNT END INSTEAD EVEN SO HE GAVE HIM SUCH A BLOW HIGH UP ON THE BROAD EXPANSE OF HIS SHIELD THAT HE CAUSED IT TO WOUND HIM ON THE TEMPLE PINNING HIS ARM TO HIS BREAST ALL PRONE HE THROWS HIM TO THE EARTH
large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_03_troyes_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_03_troyes_64kb.flac