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Saddle and bridle were put on, and up the maiden mounted all free and in light attire, without waiting to be urged. SADDLE AND BRIDLE WERE PUT ON AND UP THE MAIDEN MOUNTED ALL FREE AND IN LIGHT ATTIRE WITHOUT WAITING TO BE URGED
maiden herself puts on his arms (though she casts no spell or charm), [111] laces on his iron greaves, and makes them fast with thong of deer-hide. She puts on his hauberk with its strong meshes, and laces on his ventail. The gleaming helmet she sets upon his head, and thus arms him 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. OR ARMS AND THEY ARE GIVEN TO HIM THE MAIDEN HERSELF PUTS ON HIS ARMS THOUGH SHE CASTS NO SPELL OR CHARM LAYS ON HIS IRON GREEDS AND MAKES THEM FAST WITH A THONG OF DEER HIDE SHE PUTS ON HIS HABITS WITH ITS STRONG MESHES AND LACES ON HIS VENTAU THE GLEAMING HELMET SHE SETS UPON HIS HEAD AND THUS ARMS HIM 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
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