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They were both expert fencers. At his first lunge the knight would have wounded Erec had he not skilfully parried. THEY WERE BOTH EXPERT FENCERS AT HIS FIRST LUNGE THE KNIGHT WOULD HAVE WOUNDED EREC HAD HE NOT SKILFULLY PARRIED
 so long. See yonder that gentle maid who weeps for thee and calls on God. Full sweetly she prays for thee, as does also mine for me. Surely we should do our best with our blades of steel for the sake of our lady-loves." Erec replies: "You have spoken well." Then they take a little rest, Erec looking toward his lady as she softly prays for him. While he sat and looked on her, great strength was recruited within him. Her love and beauty inspired him with great boldness. He remembered the Queen, to whom he pledged his word that he would avenge the insult done him, or would make it greater yet. "Ah! wretch," says he, "why do I wait? I have not yet taken vengeance for the injury which this vassal permitted when his dwarf struck me in the wood." His anger is revived within him as he summons the knight: "Vassal," quoth he, "I call you to battle anew. Too long we have rested; let us now renew our strife." And he replies: "That is no hardship to me." Whereupon, they again fall upon each other. LY DISCREDIBLE THAT THIS BATTLE SHOULD LAST SO LONG SEE YONDER THAT GENTLE MAID WHO WEEPS FOR THEE AND CALLS ON GOD FULL SWEETLY SHE PRAYS FOR THEE AS DOES ALSO MINE FOR ME SURELY WE SHOULD DO OUR BEST WITH OUR BLADES OF STEEL FOR THE SAKE OF OUR LADY LOVES ERIC REPLIES YOU HAVE SPOKEN WELL THEN THEY TAKE A LITTLE REST EREC LOOKING TOWARD HIS LADY AS SHE SOFTLY PRAYS FOR HIM WHILE HE SAT AND LOOKED ON HER GREAT STRENGTH WAS RECRUITED WITHIN HIM HER LOVE AND BEAUTY INSPIRED HIM WITH GREAT BOLDNESS HE REMEMBERED THE QUEEN TO WHOM HE PLEDGED HIS WORD THAT HE WOULD AVENGE THE INSULT DONE HIM OR WOULD MAKE IT GREATER YET AH WRETCH SAYS HE WHY DO I WAIT I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN VENGEANCE FOR THE INJURY WHICH THIS VASSAL PERMITTED WHEN HIS DWARF STRUCK ME IN THE WOOD HIS ANGER IS REVIVED WITHIN HIM AS HE SUMMONS THE KNIGHT VASSAL QUOTH HE I CALL YOU TO BATTLE ANEW TOO LONG WE HAVE RESTED LET US NOW RENEW OUR STRIFE AND HE REPLIES THAT IS NO HARDSHIP TO ME WHEREUPON THEY AGAIN FALL UPON EACH OTHER
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