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The Queen says: "I am of the same opinion." And all the others say: "It may well be so." (Vv. 1171 1243.) Meanwhile Yder enters the castle gate, bringing them news. They all came down from the bower, and went to meet him. THE QUEEN SAYS I AM OF THE SAME OPINION AND ALL OTHERS SAY IT MAY WELL BE SO MEANWHILE PETER ENTERS THE CASTLE GATE BRINGING THEM NEWS THEY ALL CAME DOWN FROM THE BOWER AND WENT TO MEET HIM
r, for here we have too long delayed." Then the Queen bestirred herself, and coming to the windows she took her stand by my lord Gawain, and straightway recognised the knight. "Ha! my lords," she cries, "it is he. He has been through great danger. He has been in a battle. I do not know whether Erec has avenged his grief, or whether this knight has defeated Erec. But there is many a dent upon his shield, and his hauberk is covered with blood, so that it is rather red than white." "In sooth, my lady," quoth my lord Gawain, "I am very sure that you are quite right. His hauberk is covered with blood, and pounded and beaten, showing plainly that he has been in a fight. We can easily see that the battle has been hot. Now we shall soon hear from him news that will give us joy or gloom: whether Erec sends him to you here as a prisoner at your discretion, or whether he comes in pride of heart to boast before us arrogantly that he has defeated or killed Erec. No other news can he bring, I think. AITS YOU THERE MY LADY LET US HASTEN THITHER FOR HERE WE HAVE TOO LONG DELAYED THEN THE QUEEN BESTIRRED HERSELF AND COMING TO THE WINDOW SHE TOOK HER STAND BY MY LORD GAWAIN AND STRAIGHTWAY RECOGNISED THE KNIGHT HA MY LORDS SHE CRIES IT IS HE HE HAS BEEN THROUGH GREAT DANGER HE HAS BEEN IN A BATTLE I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER EREC HAS AVENGED HIS GRIEF OR WHETHER THIS KNIGHT HAS DEFEATED EREC BUT THERE IS MANY A DENT UPON HIS SHIELD AND HIS HAUBERK IS COVERED WITH BLOOD SO THAT IT IS RATHER RED THAN WHITE IN SOOTH MY LADY QUOTH THE LORD BOWEN I AM VERY SURE YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT HIS HAUBERK IS COVERED WITH BLOOD AND POUNDED AND BEATEN SHOWING PLAINLY THAT HE HAS BEEN IN A FIGHT WE CAN EASILY SEE THAT THE BATTLE HAS BEEN HOT NOW WE SHALL SOON HEAR FROM HIM NEWS THAT WILL GIVE US JOY OR GLOOM WHETHER ERIC SENDS HIM TO YOU HERE IS A PRISONER AT YOUR DISCRETION OR WHETHER HE COMES IN PRIDE OF HEART TO BOAST BEFORE US ARROGANTLY THAT HE HAS DEFEATED OR KILLED ERIC NO OTHER NEWS CAN HE BRING I THINK
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