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Last evening he would have killed you had I not assured him that I would be his mistress and his wife. You will see him return here soon: he wants to seize me and keep me here and kill you if he can find you." Now Erec learns how loyal his wife is to him. LAST EVENING HE WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU HAD I NOT ASSURED HIM THAT I WOULD BE HIS MISTRESS AND HIS WIFE YOU WILL SEE HIM RETURN HERE SOON HE WANTS TO SEIZE ME AND KEEP ME HERE AND KILL YOU IF HE CAN FIND YOU NOW ERIC LEARNS HOW LOYAL HIS WIFE IS TO HIM
f he once gets possession of her lord, he will not fail to do him harm. He may be sure of being killed: so for his sake she is in distress. All night she must needs keep her vigil; but before the dawn, if she can bring it about, and if her lord will take her word, they will be ready to depart. (Vv. 3459-3662.) Erec slept all night long securely until daylight. Then Enide realised and suspected that she might hesitate too long. Her heart was tender toward her lord, like a good and loyal lady. Her heart was neither deceitful nor false. So she rises and makes ready, and drew near to her lord to wake him up. "Ah, sire," says she, "I crave your pardon. Rise quickly now, for you are betrayed beyond all doubt, though guiltless and free from any crime. The Count is a proven traitor, and if he can but catch you here, you will never get away without his having cut you in pieces. He hates you because he desires me. But if it please God, who knows all things, you shall be neither slain nor caught.  BE FULL OF WICKEDNESS SHE KNOWS FULL WELL THAT IF HE ONCE GETS POSSESSION OF HER LORD HE WILL NOT FAIL TO DO HIM HARM HE MAY BE SURE OF BEING KILLED SO FOR HIS SAKE SHE IS IN DISTRESS ALL NIGHT SHE MUST NEEDS KEEP HER VIGIL BUT BEFORE THE DAWN IF SHE CAN BRING IT ABOUT AND IF HER LORD WILL TAKE HER WORD THEY WILL BE READY TO DEPART EREC SLEPT ALL NIGHT LONG SECURELY UNTIL DAYLIGHT THEN ANIDE REALIZED AND SUSPECTED THAT SHE MIGHT HESITATE TOO LONG HER HEART WAS TENDER TOWARD HER LORD LIKE A GOOD AND LOYAL LADY HER HEART WAS NEITHER DECEITFUL NOR FALSE SO SHE RISES AND MAKES READY AND DREW NEAR TO HER LORD TO WAKE HIM UP AH SIRE SAYS SHE I CRAVE YOUR PARDON RISE QUICKLY NOW FOR YOU ARE BETRAYED BEYOND ALL DOUBT THOUGH GUILTLESS AND FREE FROM ANY CRIME THE COUNT IS A PROVEN TRAITOR AND IF HE CAN BUT CATCH YOU HERE YOU WILL NEVER GET AWAY WITHOUT HIS HAVING CUT YOU IN PIECES HE HATES YOU BECAUSE HE DESIRES ME BUT IF IT PLEASES GOD WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS YOU SHALL BE NEITHER SLAIN NOR CAUGHT
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