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large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_01_troyes_64kb
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The grooms in front of the stables are rubbing down and currying the horses. The ladies are bedecking themselves in their boudoirs. THE GROOMS IN FRONT OF THE STABLES ARE RUBBING DOWN AND CURRYING THE HORSES THE LADIES ARE BEDECKING THEMSELVES IN THEIR FOOTWARFS
and who struck Erec, too, in the same way an ugly blow on the face; but that Erec followed the knight to obtain vengeance, or increase his shame, and how he said that if possible he would be back by the third day. "Sire," says the Queen to the King, "listen to me a moment. If these knights approve what I say, postpone this kiss until the third day, when Erec will be back." There is none who does not agree with her, and the King himself approves her words. (Vv. 342-392.) Erec steadily follows the knight who was armed and the dwarf who had struck him until they come to a well placed town, strong and fine [15]. They enter straight through the gate. Within the town there was great joy of knights and ladies, of whom there were many and fair. Some were feeding in the streets their sparrow-hawks and moulting falcons; others were giving an airing to their tercels, [16] their mewed birds, and young yellow hawks; others play at dice or other game of chance, some at chess, and some at backgammon. HO HAD STRUCK HER DAMSEL ON THE BARE HAND WITH HIS WHIP AND WHO HAD STRUCK EREC TOO IN THE SAME WAY AN UGLY BLOW ON THE FACE BUT THAT EREC FOLLOWED THE KNIGHT TO OBTAIN VENGEANCE OR INCREASE HIS SHAME AND HOW HE SAID THAT IF POSSIBLE HE WOULD BE BACK BY THE THIRD DAY SIRE SAYS THE QUEEN TO THE KING LISTEN TO ME A MOMENT IF THESE KNIGHTS APPROVE WHAT I SAY POSTPONE THIS KISS UNTIL THE THIRD DAY WHEN EREC WILL BE BACK THERE IS NONE WHO DOES NOT AGREE WITH HER AND THE KING HIMSELF APPROVES HER WORDS EREC STEADILY FOLLOWS THE KNIGHT WHO WAS ARMED AND THE DWARF WHO HAD STRUCK HIM UNTIL THEY CAME TO A WELL PLACED TOWN STRONG AND FINE THEY ENTERED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GATE WITHIN THE TOWN THERE WAS GREAT JOY OF KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF WHOM THERE WERE MANY AND FAIR SOME WERE FEEDING IN THE STREETS THEIR SPARROW HAWKS AND MOULTING FALCONS OTHERS WERE GIVING AN AIRING TO THEIR TURSELS THEIR MEWED BIRDS AND YOUNG YELLOW HAWKS OTHERS PLAY A DICE OR OTHER GAME OF CHANCE SOME A CHESS SOME A BACKGAMMON
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