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Taking his dwarf and his damsel, they traversed the woods and the plain, going on straight until they came to Cardigan. In the bower [112] outside the great hall, Gawain and Kay the seneschal and a great number of other lords were gathered. The seneschal was the first to espy those approaching, and said to my lord Gawain: "Sire, my heart divines that the vassal who yonder comes is he of whom the Queen spoke as having yesterday done her such an insult. TAKING HIS DWARF AND HIS DAMSEL THEY TRAVERSED THE WOODS AND THE PLAIN GOING ON STRAIGHT UNTIL THEY CAME TO CARNEGAN IN THE BOWER OUTSIDE THE GREAT HALL GAWEN AND K THE SENESCHAL AND A GREAT NUMBER OF OTHER LORDS WERE GATHERED THE SENESCHAL WAS THE FIRST TO ESPY THOSE APPROACHING AND SAID TO MY LORD GAWEN SIRE MY HEART DIVINES THAT THE VASSAL WHO YONDER COMES IS HE OF WHOM THE QUEEN SPOKE AS HAVING YESTERDAY DONE HER SUCH AN INSULT
t tell me without reserve what your name may be. Who shall I say it is that sends me? For I am ready to start." And he replies: "My name I will tell thee without disguise: it is Erec. Go, and tell her that it is I who have sent thee to her." "Now I'll go, and I promise you that I will put my dwarf, my damsel, and myself altogether at her disposal (you need have no fear), and I will give her news of you and of your damsel." Then Erec received his plighted word, and the Count and all the people round about the ladies and the gentlemen were present at the agreement. Some were joyous, and some downcast; some were sorry, and others glad. The most rejoiced for the sake of the damsel with the white raiment, the daughter of the poor vavasor she of the gentle and open heart; but his damsel and those who were devoted to him were sorry for Yder. (Vv. 1081-1170.) Yder, compelled to execute his promise, did not wish to tarry longer, but mounted his steed at once. But why should I make a long story? DELAY AND PUT MYSELF IN THE QUEEN'S HANDS BUT TELL ME WITHOUT RESERVE WHAT YOUR NAME MAY BE WHO SHALL I SAY IT IS THAT SENDS ME FOR I AM READY TO START AND HE REPLIES MY NAME I WILL TELL THEE WITHOUT DISGUISE IT IS EREC GO AND TELL HER THAT IT IS I WHO HAVE SENT THEE TO HER NOW I'LL GO AND I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL PUT MY DWARF MY DAMSEL AND MYSELF ALL TOGETHER AT HER DISPOSAL YOU NEED HAVE NO FEAR AND I WILL GIVE HER NEWS OF YOU AND YOUR DAMSEL THEN ERIC RECEIVED HIS PLIGHTED WORD AND THE COUNT AND ALL THE PEOPLE ROUND ABOUT THE LADIES AND THE GENTLEMEN WERE PRESENT AT THE AGREEMENT SOME WERE JOYOUS AND SOME DOWNCAST SOME WERE VERY SORRY AND OTHERS GLAD THE MOST REJOICED FOR THE SAKE OF THE DAMSEL WITH THE WHITE RAIMENT THE DAUGHTER OF THE POOR VAVASOR SHE OF THE GENTLE AND OPEN HEART BUT HIS DAMSEL AND THOSE WHO WERE DEVOTED TO HIM WERE SORRY FOR EITHER EATER COMPELLED TO EXECUTE HIS PROMISE DID NOT WISH TO TARRY LONGER BUT MOUNTED HIS STEED AT ONCE BUT WHY SHOULD I MAKE A LONG STORY
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