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Whatever it be, tell us about it; for very gladly would I know." "Sire," says he, "I should fear that you might suffer some harm there. WHATEVER IT BE TELL US ABOUT IT FOR VERY GLADLY WOULD I KNOW SIRE SAYS HE I SHOULD FEAR THAT YOU MIGHT SUFFER SOME HARM THERE
er take it in their lives; for the isle on which the town stands stretches away four leagues or more, and within the enclosure grows all that a rich town needs: fruit and wheat and wine are found; and of wood and water there is no lack. It fears no assault on any side, nor could anything reduce it to starvation. King Evrain had it fortified, and he has possessed it all his days unmolested, and will possess it all his life. But not because he feared any one did he thus fortify it; but the town is more pleasing so. For if it had no wall or tower, but only the stream that encircles it, it would still be so secure and strong that it would have no fear of the whole world." "God!" said Erec, "what great wealth! Let us go and see the fortress, and we shall take lodging in the town, for I wish to stop here." "Sire," said the other in great distress, "were it not to disappoint you, we should not stop here. In the town there is a dangerous passage." "Dangerous?" says Erec; "do you know about it? E RANGED ABOUT TO LAY A SIEGE THEY WOULD NEVER TAKE IT IN THEIR LIVES FOR THE ISLE ON WHICH THE TOWN STANDS STRETCHES AWAY FOUR LEAGUES OR MORE AND WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE GROWS ALL THAT A RICH TOWN NEEDS FRUIT AND WHEAT AND WINE ARE FOUND AND OF WOOD OR WATER THERE IS NO LACK IT FEARS NO ASSAULT ON ANY SIDE NOR COULD ANYTHING REDUCE IT TO STARVATION KING OF RAIN HAD IT FORTIFIED AND HE HAS POSSESSED IT ALL HIS DAYS UNMOLESTED AND WILL POSSESS IT ALL HIS LIFE BUT NOT BECAUSE HE FEARED ANY ONE DID HE THUS FORTIFY IT BUT THE TOWN IS MORE PLEASING SO FOR IT HAD NO WALL OR TOWER BUT ONLY THE STREAM THAT ENCIRCLES IT IT WOULD STILL BE SO SECURE AND STRONG THAT IT WOULD HAVE NO FEAR OF THE WHOLE WORLD GOD SAID ERIC WHAT GREAT WEALTH LET US GO AND SEE THE FORTRESS AND WE SHALL TAKE LODGING IN THE TOWN FOR I WISH TO STOP HERE SIRE SAID THE OTHER IN GREAT DISTRESS WERE IT NOT TO DISAPPOINT YOU WE SHOULD NOT STOP HERE IN THE TOWN THERE IS A DANGEROUS PASSAGE DANGEROUS SAYS ERIC DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT
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