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And if there be a knight so bold as to wish to defend the worth and the name of the fairest in his eyes, he will cause his mistress to step forward and lift the hawk from the perch, if no one dares to interpose. AND IF THERE BE A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO WISH TO DEFEND THE WORTH AND THE NAME OF THE FAIREST IN HIS EYES HE WILL CAUSE HIS MISTRESS TO STEP FORWARD AND LIFT THE HAWK FROM THE PERCH IF NO ONE DARES TO INTERPOSE
 I have my daughter beside me, I don't care a marble about all the rest of the world. She is my delight and my pastime, she is my joy and comfort, my wealth and my treasure, and I love nothing so much as her own precious self." (Vv. 547-690.) When Erec had listened to all that his host told him, he asked him to inform him whence came all the chivalry that was quartered in the town. For there was no street or house so poor and small but it was full of knights and ladies and squires. And the vavasor said to him: "Fair friend, these are the nobles of the country round; all, both young and old, have come to a fete which is to be held in this town tomorrow; therefore the houses are so full. When they shall all have gathered, there will be a great stir to-morrow; for in the presence of all the people there will be set upon a silver perch a sparrow-hawk of five or six moultings--the best you can imagine. Whoever wishes to gain the hawk must have a mistress who is fair, prudent, and courteous.  SO DISCREET AND OF SUCH OPEN HEART WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER BESIDE ME I DON'T CARE A MARVEL ABOUT ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD SHE IS MY DELIGHT AND MY PASTIME SHE IS MY JOY AND COMFORT MY WEALTH AND MY TREASURE AND I LOVE NOTHING SO MUCH AS HER OWN PRECIOUS SELF WHEN EREC HAD LISTENED TO ALL THAT HIS HOST TOLD HIM HE ASKED HIM TO INFORM HIM WHENCE CAME ALL THE CHIVALRY THAT WAS QUARTERED IN THE TOWN FOR THERE WAS NO STREET OR HOUSE SO POOR AND SMALL BUT IT WAS FULL OF KNIGHTS AND LADIES AND SQUIRES AND THE VAVASOR SAID TO HIM FAIR FRIEND THESE ARE THE NOBLES OF THE COUNTRY ROUND ALL BOTH YOUNG AND OLD HAVE COME TO A FETE WHICH IS TO BE HELD IN THIS TOWN TO MORROW THEREFORE THE HOUSES ARE SO FOLK WHEN THEY SHALL ALL HAVE GATHERED THERE WILL BE A GREAT STIR TO MORROW FOR IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THERE WILL BE SET UPON A SILVER PERCH A SPARROW HAWK OF FIVE OR SIX MOLTINGS THE BEST YOU CAN IMAGINE WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN THE HAWK MUST HAVE A MISTRESS WHO IS FAIR PRUDENT AND COURTEOUS
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