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"Your pardon, sire. I want to tell you that five knights have emerged from yonder thicket, of whom I am in mortal fear. YOUR PARDON SIRE I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT FIVE KNIGHTS HAVE EMERGED FROM YONDER THICKET OF WHO I AM IN MORTAL FEAR
ht himself. He wished to win them by himself, and would fain attack him first, if they would give him leave: and they willingly gave consent. Then he leaves them and rides ahead on a good and nimble steed. Erec saw him, but made pretence that he did not yet notice him. When Enide saw them, her heart jumped with fear and great dismay. "Alas!" said she, "I know not what to say or do; for my lord severely threatens me, and says that he will punish me, if I speak a word to him. But if my lord were dead now, there would be no comfort for me. I should be killed and roughly treated. God! my lord does not see them! Why, then, do I hesitate, crazed as I am? I am indeed too chary of my words, when I have not already spoken to him. I know well enough that those who are coming yonder are intent upon some wicked deed. And God! how shall I speak to him? He will kill me. Well, let him kill me! Yet I will not fail to speak to him." Then she softly calls him: "Sire!" "What?" says he, "what do you want?  HAVE THE HORSE AND ARMS OF THE KNIGHT HIMSELF HE WISHED TO WIN THEM BY HIMSELF AND WOULD FAIN ATTACK HIM FIRST IF THEY WOULD GIVE HIM LEAVE AND THEY WILLINGLY GAVE CONSENT THEN HE LEAVES THEM AND RIDES AHEAD ON A GOOD AND NIMBLE STEED ERIC SAW HIM BUT MADE PRETENSE THAT HE DID NOT YET NOTICE HIM WHEN A NEED SAW THEM HER HEART JUMPED WITH FEAR AND GREAT DISMAY ALAS SAID SHE I KNOW NOT WHAT TO SAY OR DO FOR MY LORD SEVERELY THREATENS ME AND SAYS THAT HE WILL PUNISH ME IF I SPEAK A WORD TO HIM BUT IF MY LORD WERE DEAD NOW THERE WOULD BE NO COMFORT FOR ME I SHOULD BE KILLED AND ROUGHLY TREATED CAUGHT MY LORD DOES NOT SEE THEM WHY THEN DO I HESITATE CRAZED AS I AM I AM INDEED TOO CHARY OF MY WORDS WHEN I HAVE NOT ALREADY SPOKEN TO HIM I KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT THOSE WHO ARE COMING YONDER ARE INTENT UPON SOME WICKED DEED OH THANK GOD HOW SHALL I SPEAK TO HIM HE WILL KILL ME WELL LET HIM KILL ME YET I WILL NOT FAIL TO SPEAK TO HIM THEN SHE SOFTLY CALLS TO HIM SIRE WHAT SAYS HE WHAT DO YOU WANT
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