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Stand back!" And Erec stops and looks at him, and the other, too, stood still. STAND BACK AND ERIC STOPS AND LOOKS AT HIM AND THE OTHER TOO STOOD STILL
h with a cover of gold-embroidered cloth, beneath the shade of a sycamore; and on the bed a maiden of comely body and lovely face, completely endowed with all beauty, was seated all alone. I intended to say no more of her; but whoever could consider well all her attire and her beauty might well say that never did Lavinia of Laurentum, who was so fair and comely, possess the quarter of her beauty. Erec draws near to her, wishing to see her more closely, and the onlookers go and sit down under the trees in the orchard. Then behold, there comes a knight armed with vermilion arms, and he was wondrous tall; and if he were not so immeasurably tall, under the heavens there would be none fairer than he; but, as every one averred, he was a foot taller than any knight he knew. Before Erec caught sight of him, he cried out: "Vassal, vassal! You are mad, upon my life, thus to approach my damsel. I should say you are not worthy to draw near her. You will pay dearly for your presumption, by my head! UNTIL HE CAME TO A SILVER COUCH WITH A COVER OF GOLD EMBROIDERED CLOTH BENEATH THE SHADE OF A SYCAMORE AND ON THE BED A MAIDEN OF COMELY BODY AND LOVELY FACE COMPLETELY ENDOWED WITH ALL BEAUTY WAS SEATED ALL ALONE I INTENDED TO SAY NO MORE OF HER BUT WHOEVER COULD CONSIDER WELL ALL HER ATTIRE AND HER BEAUTY MIGHT WELL SAY THAT NEVER DID LAVINIA OF LAURENTUM WHO WAS SO FAIR AND COMELY POSSESSED THE QUARTER OF HER BEAUTY EREC DRAWS NEAR TO HER WISHING TO SEE HER MORE CLOSELY AND THE ONLOOKERS GO AND SIT DOWN UNDER THE TREES IN THE ORCHARD THEN BEHOLD THERE COMES A KNIGHT ARMED WITH VERMILION ARMS AND HE WAS WONDROUS TALL AND IF HE WERE NOT SO IMMEASURABLY TALL UNDER THE HEAVENS THERE WOULD BE NONE FAIRER THAN HE BUT AS EVERY ONE AVERED HE WAS A FOOT TALLER THAN ANY KNIGHT HE KNEW BEFORE EREC CAUGHT SIGHT OF HIM HE CRIED OUT VASSAL VASSAL YOU ARE MAD UPON MY LIFE THUS TO APPROACH MY DAMSEL I SHOULD SAY YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO DRAW NEAR HER YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR YOUR PRESUMPTION BY MY HEAD
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