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All the people, great and small, gaze at them with wondering eyes as they pass through the streets. And thus they question each other: "Who is yonder knight? ALL THE PEOPLE GREAT AND SMALL GAZE AT THEM WITH WONDERING EYES AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE STREETS AND THUS THEY QUESTION EACH OTHER WHO IS YONDER KNIGHT
ens his sword, and then orders his horse to be brought, which is done. Up he jumped clear of the ground. The damsel then brings the shield and the strong lance: she hands him the shield, and he takes it and hangs it about his neck by the strap. She places the lance in his hand, and when he had grasped it by the butt-end, he thus addressed the gentle vavasor: "Fair sire," quoth he, "if you please, make your daughter ready now; for I wish to escort her to the sparrow-hawk in accordance with our agreement." The vavasor then without delay had saddled a bay palfrey. There can nothing be said of the harness because of the dire poverty with which the vavasor was afflicted. Saddle and bridle were put on, and up the maiden mounted all free and in light attire, without waiting to be urged. Erec wished to delay no longer; so off he starts with the host's daughter by his side, followed by the gentleman and his lady. (Vv. 747-862.) Erec rides with lance erect and with the comely damsel by his side. M WELL FROM TIP TO TOE AT HIS SIDE SHE FASTENS HIS SWORD AND THEN ORDERS HIS HORSE TO BE BROUGHT WHICH IS DONE UP HE JUMPED CLEAR OF THE GROUND THE DAMSEL THEN BRINGS THE SHIELD AND THE STRONG LANCE SHE HANDS HIM THE SHIELD AND HE TAKES IT AND HANGS IT ABOUT HIS NECK BY THE STRAP SHE PLACES THE LANCE IN HIS HAND AND WHEN HE HAD GRASPED IT BY THE BUTT END HE THUS ADDRESSED THE GENTLE VAVASOR FAIR SIRE QUOTH HE IF YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR DAUGHTER READY NOW FOR I WISH TO ESCORT HER TO THE SPARROW HAWK IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AGREEMENT THE VAVASOR THEN WITHOUT DELAY HAD SADDLED A BAY PALFREY THERE CAN NOTHING BE SAID OF THE HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE DIRE POVERTY WITH WHICH THE VAVASOR WAS AFFLICTED SADDLE AND BRIDLE WERE PUT ON AND UP THE MAIDEN MOUNTED ALL FREE AND IN LIGHT ATTIRE WITHOUT WAITING TO BE URGED EREC WISHED TO DELAY NO LONGER SO OFF HE STARTS WITH THE HOST'S DAUGHTER BY HIS SIDE FOLLOWED BY THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS LADY EREC RIDES WITH LANDS ERECT AND WITH THE COMELY DAMSEL BY HIS SIDE
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