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Never shall he receive harm through me if I can in any way prevent it. I command you all to retrace your steps." Back they go disconsolate, carrying the lifeless seneschal on the shield reversed. The Count, whose wound was not mortal, lived on for some time after. Thus was Erec delivered. (Vv. 3663 3930.) Erec goes off at full speed down a road between two hedgerows  he and his wife with him. NEVER SHALL HE RECEIVE HARM THROUGH ME IF I CAN IN ANY WAY PREVENT IT I COMMAND YOU ALL TO RETRACE YOUR STEPS BACK THEY GO DISCONSOLATE CARRYING THE LIFELESS SENESCHAL ON THE SHIELD REVERSED THE COUNT WHOSE WOUND WAS NOT MORTAL LIVED ON FOR SOME TIME AFTER THUS WAS EREC DELIVERED EREC GOES OFF AT FULL SPEED DOWN A ROAD BETWEEN TWO HEDGEROWS HE AND HIS WIFE WITH HIM
 over those who lay in the middle of the field. Loudly they swear and vow that they will rather follow after him for two or three days than fail to capture and slaughter him. The Count, though grievously wounded in the abdomen, hears what they say. He draws himself up a little and opens his eyes a tiny bit. Now he realises what an evil deed he had begun to execute. He makes the knights step back, and says: "My lords, I bid you all, both strong and weak, high and low, that none of you be so bold as to dare to advance a single step. All of you return now quickly! I have done a villainous deed, and I repent me of my foul design. The lady who outwitted me is very honourable, prudent, and courteous. Her beauty fired me with love for her; because I desired her, I wished to kill her lord and keep her back with me by force. I well deserved this woe, and now it has come upon me. How abominably disloyal and treacherous I was in my madness! Never was there a better knight born of mother than he.  DS AND THE OTHERS PAUSED AWHILE OVER THOSE WHO LAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD LOUDLY THEY SWEAR AND VOW THAT THEY WILL RATHER FOLLOW AFTER HIM FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS THAN FAIL TO CAPTURE AND SLAUGHTER HIM THE COUNT THOUGH GRIEVOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE ABDOMEN HEARS WHAT THEY SAY HE DRAWS HIMSELF UP A LITTLE AND OPENS HIS EYES A TINY BIT NOW HE REALISES WHAT AN EVIL DEED HE HAD BEGUN TO EXECUTE HE MAKES THE KNIGHT STEP BACK AND SAYS MY LORDS I BID YOU ALL BOTH STRONG AND WEAK HIGH AND LOW THAT NONE OF YOU BE SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO ADVANCE A SINGLE STEP ALL OF YOU RETURN NOW QUICKLY I HAVE DONE A VILLAINOUS DEED AND I REPENT ME OF MY FOUL DESIGN THE LADY WHO OUTWITTED ME IS VERY HONOURABLE PRUDENT AND COURTEOUS HER BEAUTY FIRED ME WITH LOVE FOR HER BECAUSE I DESIRED HER A WISH TO KILL HER LORD AND KEEP HER BACK WITH ME BY FORCE I WELL DESERVED THIS WOE AND NOW IT HAS COME UPON ME HOW ABOMINABLY DISLOYAL AND TREACHEROUS I WAS IN MY MADNESS NEVER WAS THERE A BETTER KNIGHT BORN OF MOTHER THAN HE 
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