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But Erec heard the conversation, and said: "By no means, my lord. For be assured that nothing in the world would tempt me to let her have another robe until the Queen shall herself bestow it upon her." BUT EREC HEARD THE CONVERSATION AND SAID BY NO MEANS MY LORD FOR BE ASSURED THAT NOTHING IN THE WORLD WOULD TEMPT ME TO LET HER HAVE ANOTHER ROBE UNTIL THE QUEEN SHALL HERSELF BESTOW IT UPON HER
l it Montrevel, and my father owns no better town. [115] And before the third day has passed, I shall send you plenty of gold and silver, of dappled and grey furs, and precious silken stuffs wherewith to adorn yourself and your wife my dear lady. To-morrow at dawn I wish to take your daughter to court, dressed and arrayed as she is at present. I wish my lady, the Queen, to dress her in her best dress of satin and scarlet cloth." (Vv. 1353-1478.) There was a maiden near at hand, very honourable, prudent, and virtuous. She was seated on a bench beside the maid with the white shift, and was her own cousin the niece of my lord the Count. When she heard how Erec intended to take her cousin in such very poor array to the Queen's court, she spoke about it to the Count. "Sire," she says, "it would be a shame to you more than to any one else if this knight should take your niece away with him in such sad array." And the Count made answer: "Gentle niece, do you give her the best of your dresses. OWN CLOSE BY WHICH IS NO LESS VALUABLE THE PEOPLE CALL IT MONTRAVILLE AND MY FATHER OWNS NO BETTER TOWN AND BEFORE THE THIRD DAY HAS PASSED I SHALL SEND YOU PLENTY OF GOLD AND SILVER OF DAPPLED AND GREY FURS AND PRECIOUS SILKEN STUFFS WHEREWITH TO ADORN YOURSELF AND YOUR WIFE MY DEAR LADY TO MORROW AT DAWN I WISH TO TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO COURT DRESSED IN ARRAYED AS SHE IS AT PRESENT I WISH MY LADY THE QUEEN TO DRESS HER IN HER BEST DRESS OF SATIN AND SCARLET CLOTH THERE WAS A MAIDEN NEAR AT HAND VERY HONOURABLE PRUDENT AND VIRTUOUS SHE WAS SEATED ON A BENCH BESIDE THE MAID WITH THE WHITE SHIFT AND WAS HER OWN COUSIN THE NIECE OF MY LORD THE COUNT WHEN SHE HEARD HOW ERIC INTENDED TO TAKE HER COUSIN IN SUCH VERY POOR ARRAY TO THE QUEEN'S COURT SHE SPOKE ABOUT IT TO THE COUNT SIRE SHE SAYS IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO YOU MORE THAN TO ANY ONE ELSE IF THIS KNIGHT SHOULD TAKE YOUR NIECE AWAY WITH HIM IN SUCH SAD ARRAY AND THE COUNT MADE ANSWER GENTLE NIECE DO YOU GIVE HER THE BEST OF YOUR DRESSES
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