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And the fellow goes and finds her all ready, weeping and making moan: and he straightway addressed her thus: "Lady, why do you so delay? My lord is awaiting you outside yonder, already fully armed. He would have mounted some time ago, had you been ready." AND THE FELLOW GOES AND FINDS HER ALL READY WEEPING AND MAKING MOAN AND HE STRAIGHTWAY ADDRESSES HER THUS LADY WHY DO YOU SO DELAY MY LORD IS AWAITING YOU OUTSIDE YONDER ALREADY FULLY ARMED HE WOULD HAVE MOUNTED SOME TIME AGO HAD YOU BEEN READY
was rich, indeed, for neither inside nor outside of it was there enough iron to make a needle, nor could it gather any rust; for it was all made of worked silver in tiny meshes triple-wove; and it was made with such skill that I can assure you that no one who had put it on would have been more uncomfortable or sore because of it, than if he had put on a silk jacket over his undershirt. The knights and squires all began to wonder why he was being armed; but no one dared to ask him why. When they had put on his hauberk, a valet laces about his head a helmet fluted with a band of gold, shining brighter than a mirror. Then he takes the sword and girds it on, and orders them to bring him saddled his bay steed of Gascony. Then he calls a valet to him, and says: "Valet, go quickly, run to the chamber beside the tower where my wife is, and tell her that she is keeping me waiting here too long. She has spent too much time on her attire. Tell her to come and mount at once, for I am awaiting her.  FROM IT THIS HAUBERK OF HIS WAS RICH INDEED FOR NEITHER INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE OF IT WAS THERE ENOUGH IRON TO MAKE A NEEDLE NOR COULD IT GATHER ANY RUST FOR IT WAS ALL MADE OF WORKED SILVER IN TINY MESHES TRIPLE WOVE AND IT WAS MADE WITH SUCH SKILL THAT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NO ONE WHO HAD PUT IT ON WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE UNCOMFORTABLE OR SORE BECAUSE OF IT THAN IF HE HAD PUT ON A SILK JACKET OVER HIS UNDER SHIRT THE KNIGHTS AND SQUIRE ALL BEGAN TO WONDER WHY HE WAS BEING ARMED NO ONE DARED TO ASK HIM WHY WHEN THEY HAD PUT ON HIS HAVOK A VALET LACES ABOUT HIS HEAD A HELMET FLUTED WITH A BAND OF GOLD SHINING BRIGHTER THAN A MIRROR THEN HE TAKES HIS SWORD AND GIRDS IT ON AND ORDERS THEM TO BRING HIM SADDLED HIS BAY STEED OF GLASCONY THEN HE CALLS A VALET TO HIM AND SAYS VALET GO QUICKLY RUN TO THE CHAMBER BESIDE THE TOWER WHERE MY WIFE IS AND TELL HER THAT SHE IS KEEPING ME WAITING HERE TOO LONG SHE HAS SPENT TOO MUCH TIME ON HER ATTIRE TELL HER TO COME AND MOUNT AT ONCE FOR I AM AWAITING HER
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