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He passes on without delay, bowing gaily to men and women alike. And they all salute him too; and most of them swear with anxiety, fearing more than he does himself, for his shame and for his hurt. HE PASSES ON WITHOUT DELAY BOWING GAILY TO MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE AND THEY ALL SALUTE HIM TOO AND MOST OF THEM SWEAR WITH ANXIETY FEARING MORE THAN HE DOES HIMSELF FOR HIS SHAME AND FOR HIS HURT
whole town was stirred and moved, as they take counsel and discuss about him. Even the maidens at their song leave off their singing and desist, as all together they look at him; and because of his great beauty they cross themselves, and marvellously they pity him. One to another whispers low: "Alas! This knight, who is passing, is on his way to the 'Joy of the Court.' He will be sorry before he returns; no one ever came from another land to claim the 'Joy of the Court' who did not receive shame and harm, and leave his head there as a forfeit." Then, that he may hear their words, they cry-aloud: "God defend thee, knight, from harm; for thou art wondrously handsome, and thy beauty is greatly to be pitied, for to-morrow we shall see it quenched. Tomorrow thy death is come; to-morrow thou shalt surely die if God does not guard and defend thee." Erec hears and understands that they are speaking of him through the lower town: more than two thousand pitied him; but nothing causes him dismay. MARVELLING MUCH THEY STARE AT HIM THE WHOLE TOWN WAS STIRRED AND MOVED AS THEY TAKE COUNSEL AND DISCUSS ABOUT HIM EVEN THE MAIDENS AT THEIR SONG LEAVE OFF THEIR SINGING AND DESIST AS ALTOGETHER THEY LOOK AT HIM AND BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT BEAUTY THEY CROSS THEMSELVES AND MARVELLOUSLY THEY PITY HIM ONE TO ANOTHER WHISPERS LOW ALAS THIS KNIGHT WHO IS PASSING IS ON HIS WAY TO THE JOY OF THE COURT HE WILL BE SORRY BEFORE HE RETURNS NO ONE EVER CAME FROM ANOTHER LAND TO CLAIM THE JOY OF THE COURT WHO DID NOT RECEIVE SHAME AND HARM AND LEAVE HIS HEAD THERE AS A FOURTH THEN THAT HE MAY HEAR THEIR WORDS THEY CRY ALOUD GOD DEFEND THEE KNIGHT FROM HARM FOR THOU ART WONDROUSLY HANDSOME AND THY BEAUTY IS GREATLY TO BE PITIED FOR TO MORROW WE SHALL SEE IT QUENCHED TO MORROW THY DEATH IS COME TO MORROW THOU SHALT SURELY DIE IF GOD DOES NOT GUARD AND DEFEND THEE EREC HEARS AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING OF HIM THROUGH THE LOWER TOWN MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND PITIED HIM BUT NOTHING CAUSES HIM DISMAY
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