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(Vv. 2293 2764.) Erec wished to delay no longer. As soon as he had the King's leave, he bid his wife make her preparations, and he retained as his escort sixty knights of merit with horses and with dappled and grey furs. As soon as he was ready for his journey, he tarried little further at court, but took leave of the Queen and commended the knights to God. The Queen grants him leave to depart. At the hour of prime he set out from the royal palace. EREC WISHED TO DELAY NO LONGER AS SOON AS HE HAD THE KING'S LEAVE HE BID HIS WIFE MAKE HER PREPARATIONS AND HE RETAINED AS HIS ESCORT SIXTY KNIGHTS OF MERIT WITH HORSES AND WITH DAPPLED AND GRAY FURS AS SOON AS HE WAS READY FOR HIS JOURNEY HE TARRIED LITTLE FURTHER AT COURT BUT TOOK LEAVE OF THE QUEEN AND COMMENDED THE KNIGHTS TO GOD THE QUEEN GRANTS HIM LEAVE TO DEPART AT THE HOUR OF PRIME HE SET OUT FROM THE ROYAL PALACE
own so high that no one spoke save of him, nor was any one of such goodly favour. In countenance he resembled Absalom, in language he seemed a Solomon, in boldness he equalled Samson, [124] and in generous giving and spending he was the equal of Alexander. On his return from the tourney Erec went to speak with the King. He went to ask him for leave to go and visit his own land; but first he thanked him like a frank, wise, and courteous man for the honour which he had done him; for very deep was his gratitude. Then he asked his permission to leave, for he wished to visit his own country, and he wished to take his wife with him. This request the King could not deny, and yet he would have had him stay. He gives him leave and begs him to return as soon as possible: for in the whole court there was no better or more gallant knight, save only his dear nephew Gawain; [125] with him no one could be compared. But next after him, he prized Erec most, and held him more dear than any other knight. F THE TOURNAMENT NOW WAS EREC'S RENOWN SO HIGH THAT NO ONE SPOKE SAVE OF HIM NOR WAS ANY ONE SUCH GOODLY FAVOR IN COUNTENANCE HE RESEMBLED ABSALOM IN LANGUAGE HE SEEMED TO SOLOMON IN BOLDNESS HE EQUALLED SAMSON AND IN GENEROUS GIVING AND SPENDING HE WAS THE EQUAL OF ALEXANDER ON HIS RETURN FROM THE TOURNEY ERIC WENT TO SPEAK WITH THE KING HE WENT TO ASK HIM FOR LEAVE TO GO AND VISIT HIS OWN LAND BUT FIRST HE THANKED HIM LIKE A FRANK WISE AND COURTEOUS MAN FOR THE HONOR WHICH HE HAD DONE HIM FOR VERY DEEP WAS HIS GRATITUDE THEN HE ASKED HIS PERMISSION TO LEAVE FOR HE WISHED TO VISIT HIS OWN COUNTRY AND HE WISHED TO TAKE HIS WIFE WITH HIM THIS REQUEST THE KING COULD NOT DENY AND YET HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIM STAY HE GIVES HIM LEAVE AND BEGS HIM TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR IN THE WHOLE COURT THERE WAS NO ONE BETTER NOR MORE GALLANT KNIGHT SAVE ONLY HIS DEAR NEPHEW GAWAIN WITH HIM NO ONE COULD BE COMPARED BUT NEXT AFTER HIM HE PRIZED EREC MOST AND HELD HIM MORE DEAR THAN ANY OTHER KNIGHT
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