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(Vv. 4853 4938.) In the midst of these words and disputes Erec recovered from his swoon, like a man who awakes from sleep. No wonder that he was amazed at the crowd of people he saw around. But great was his grief and great his woe when he heard the voice of his wife. IN THE MIDST OF THESE WORDS AND DISPUTES ERIC RECOVERED FROM HIS SWOON LIKE A MAN WHO AWAKES FROM SLEEP NO WONDER THAT HE WAS AMAZED AT THE CROWD OF PEOPLE HE SAW AROUND BUT GREAT WAS HIS GRIEF AND GREAT HIS WOE WHEN HE HEARD THE VOICE OF HIS WIFE
 reproof." To this she vouchsafed no reply, holding his threats in slight esteem, and the Count strikes her upon the face. At this she shrieks, and the barons present blame the Count. "Hold, sire!" they cry to the Count; "you ought to be ashamed of having struck this lady because she will not eat. You have done a very ugly deed. If this lady is distressed because of her lord whom she now sees dead, no one should say that she is wrong." "Keep silence, all." the Count replies; "the dame is mine and I am hers, and I will do with her as I please." At this she could not hold her peace, but swears she will never be his. And the Count springs up and strikes her again, and she cries out aloud. "Ha! wretch," she says, "I care not what thou say to me, or what thou do! I fear not thy blows, nor yet thy threats. Beat me and strike me, as thou wilt. I shall never heed thy power so much as to do thy bidding more or less, even were thou with thy hands fight now to snatch out my eyes or flay me alive. ARD IF YOU GIVE OCCASION TO DAY FOR FURTHER REPROOF TO THIS SHE VOUCHSAFED NO REPLY HOLDING HIS THREATS IN SLIGHT ESTEEM AND THE COUNT STRIKES HER UPON THE FACE AT THIS SHE SHRIEKS AND THE BARONS PRESENT BLAME THE COUNT HOLD SIRE THEY CRIED TO THE COUNT YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF HAVING STRUCK THIS LADY BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT EAT YOU HAVE DONE A VERY UGLY DEED IF THIS LADY IS DISTRESSED BECAUSE OF HER LORD WHOM SHE NOW SEES DEAD NO ONE SHOULD SAY THAT SHE IS WRONG KEEP SILENCE ALL THE COUNT REPLIES THE DAME IS MINE AND I AM HERS AND I WILL DO WITH HER AS I PLEASE AT THIS SHE COULD NOT HOLD HER PEACE BUT SWEARS SHE WILL NEVER BE HIS AND THE COUNT SPRINGS UP AND STRIKES HER AGAIN AND SHE CRIES OUT ALOUD HA WRETCH SHE SAYS I CARE NOT WHAT THOU SAY TO ME OR WHAT THOU DO I FEAR NOT THY BLOWS NOR YET THY THREATS BEAT ME AND STRIKE ME AS THOU WILT I SHALL NEVER HEED THY POWER SO MUCH AS TO DO THY BIDDING MORE OR LESS EVEN WERE THOU WITH THY HANDS RIGHT NOW TO SNATCH OUT MY EYES OR FLAY ME ALIVE
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