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I grieve to see her so poorly clad, and yet I cannot help it, for I have been so long involved in war that I have lost or mortgaged or sold all my land. [19] And yet she would be well enough dressed if I allowed her to accept everything that people wish to give her. The lord of this castle himself would have dressed her in becoming fashion and would have done her every manner of favour, for she is his niece and he is a count. I GRIEVE TO SEE HER SO POORLY CLAD AND YET I CANNOT HELP IT FOR I HAVE BEEN SO LONG INVOLVED IN WAR THAT I HAVE LOST OR MORTGAGED OR SOLD ALL MY LAND AND YET SHE WOULD BE WELL ENOUGH DRESSED IF I ALLOWED HER TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE WISHED TO GIVE HER THE LORD OF THIS CASTLE HIMSELF WOULD HAVE DRESSED HER IN BECOMING FASHION AND WOULD HAVE DONE HER EVERY MANNER OF FAVOUR FOR SHE IS HIS NIECE AND HE IS A COUNT
roidered cushions and spreads upon the couches, where they all three sat down Erec with his host beside him, and the maiden opposite. Before them, the fire burns brightly. The vavasor had only one man-servant, and no maid for chamber or kitchen work. This one man was busy in the kitchen preparing meat and birds for supper. A skilful cook was he, who knew how to prepare meal in boiling water and birds on the spit. When he had the meal prepared in accordance with the orders which had been given him, he brought them water for washing in two basins. The table was soon set, cloths, bread, and wine set out, and they sat down to supper. They had their fill of all they needed. When they had finished and when the table was cleared, Erec thus addressed his host, the master of the house: "Tell me, fair host." he asked, "why your daughter, who is so passing fair and clever, is so poorly and unsuitably attired." "Fair friend," the vavasor replies, "many a man is harmed by poverty, and even so am I. ARED THE HOUSE SHE HAD LAID EMBROIDERED CUSHIONS AND SPREADS UPON THE COUCHES WHERE THEY ALL THREE SAT DOWN WITH ERIC WITH HIS HOST BESIDE HIM AND THE MAIDEN OPPOSITE BEFORE THEM THE FIRE BURNS BRIGHTLY THE VAVASOR HAD ONLY ONE MAN SERVANT AND NO MAID FOR CHAMBER OR KITCHEN WORK THIS ONE MAN WAS BUSY IN THE KITCHEN PREPARING MEAT AND BIRDS FOR SUPPER A SKILFUL COOK WAS HE WHO KNEW HOW TO PREPARE MEAT AND BOILING WATER AND BIRDS ON THE SPIT WHEN HE HAD THE MEAL PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDERS WHICH HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM HE BROUGHT THEM WATER FOR WASHING AND TWO BASINS THE TABLE WAS SOON SET CLOTHS BREAD AND WINE SET OUT AND THEY SAT DOWN TO SUPPER THEY HAD THEIR FILL OF ALL THEY NEEDED WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED AND WHEN THE TABLE WAS CLEARED ERIC THUS ADDRESSED HIS HOST THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE TELL ME FAIR HOST HE ASKED WHY YOUR DAUGHTER WHO IS SO PASSING FAIR AND CLEVER IS SO POORLY AND UNSUITABLY ATTIRED FAIR FRIEND THE VAVASOR REPLIED MANY A MAN IS HARMED BY POVERTY AND EVEN SO AM I
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