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He had not disposed of his arms, but was thoroughly well equipped. Erec reckons up his opponents' strength, and sees there are fully a hundred of them. HE HAD NOT DISPOSED OF HIS ARMS BUT WAS THOROUGHLY WELL EQUIPPED ERIC RECKONS UP HIS OPPONENT'S STRENGTH AND SEES THERE ARE FULLY A HUNDRED OF THEM
e of them halted then, but all rushed on in rivalry. Enide hears the clang and noise of their arms and horses, and sees that the valley is full of them. As soon as she saw them, she could not restrain her tongue. "Ah, sire," she cries, "alas, how this Count has attacked you, when he leads against you such a host! Sire, ride faster now, until we be within this wood. I think we can easily distance them, for they are still a long way behind. If you go on at this pace, you can never escape from death, for you are no match for them." Erec replies: "Little esteem you have for me, and lightly you hold my words. It seems I cannot correct you by fair request. But as the Lord have mercy upon me until I escape from here, I swear that you shall pay dearly for this speech of yours; that is, unless my mind should change." Then he straightway turns about, and sees the seneschal drawing near upon a horse both strong and fleet. Before them all he takes his stand at the distance of four cross-bow shots.  WAS HID BY THE FOREST TREES NOT ONE OF THEM HALTED THEN BUT ALL RUSHED ON IN RIVALRY AND NEED HEARS THE CLANG AND NOISE OF THEIR ARMS AND HORSES AND SEES THAT THE VALLEY IS FULL OF THEM AS SOON AS SHE SAW THEM SHE COULD NOT RESTRAIN HER TONGUE AH SIRE SHE CRIES ALAS HOW THIS COUNT HAS ATTACKED YOU WHEN HE LEADS AGAINST YOU SUCH A HOST SIRE RIDE FASTER NOW UNTIL WE BE WITHIN THIS WOOD I THINK WE CAN EASILY DISTANCE THEM FOR THEY ARE STILL A LONG WAY BEHIND IF YOU GO ON AT THIS PACE YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE FROM DEATH FOR YOU ARE NO MATCH FOR THEM ERIC REPLIES LITTLE ESTEEM YOU HAVE FOR ME AND LIGHTLY YOU HOLD MY WORDS IT SEEMS I CANNOT CORRECT YOU BY FAIR REQUEST BUT AS THE LORD HAVE MERCY UPON ME UNTIL I ESCAPE FROM HERE I SWEAR THAT YOU SHALL PAY DEARLY FOR THIS SPEECH OF YOURS THAT IS UNLESS MY MIND SHOULD CHANGE THEN HE STRAIGHTWAY TURNS ABOUT AND SEES THE SENESCHAL DRAWING NEAR UPON A HORSE BOTH STRONG AND FLEET BEFORE THEM ALL HE TAKES HIS STAND AT THE DISTANCE OF FOUR CROSSBOW SHOTS
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