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As they gaily enter the castle, the bells all ring their peals to honour Erec's arrival. The streets are all strewn with reeds, mint, and iris, and are hung overhead with curtains and tapestries of fancy silk and satin stuffs. AS THEY GAILY ENTER THE CASTLE THE BELLS ALL RING THEIR PEALS TO HONOR EIRIK'S ARRIVAL THE STREETS ARE ALL STREWN WITH REEDS MINT AND IRIS AND ARE HUNG OVERHEAD WITH CURTAINS AND TAPESTRIES OF FANCY SILK AND SATIN STUFFS
arrival to the King. When he heard the news, the King had clerks, knights, and damsels quickly mount, and ordered the bells to be rung, and the streets to be hung with tapestries and silken stuffs, that his son might be received with joy; then he himself got on his horse. Of clerks there were present fourscore, gentle and honourable men, clad in grey cloaks bordered with sable. Of knights there were full five hundred, mounted on bay, sorrel, or white-spotted steeds. There were so many burghers and dames that no one could tell the number of them. The King and his son galloped and rode on till they saw and recognised each other. They both jump down from their horses and embrace and greet each other for a long time, without stirring from the place where they first met. Each party wished the other joy: the King makes much of Erec, but all at once breaks off to turn to Enide. On all sides he is in clover: he embraces and kisses them both, and knows not which of the two pleases him the more.  KNIGHTS AHEAD TO ANNOUNCE HIS ARRIVAL TO THE KING WHEN HE HEARD THE NEWS THE KING HAD CLERKS KNIGHTS AND DAMSELS QUICKLY MOUNT AND ORDERED THE BELLS TO BE RUNG AND THE STREETS HUNG WITH TAPESTRIES AND SILKEN STUFFS THAT HIS SON MIGHT BE RECEIVED WITH JOY THEN HE HIMSELF DRAWN HIS HORSE OF CLERKS THEY WERE PRESENT FOURSCORE GENTLE AND HONOURABLE MEN CLAD IN GRAY CLOAKS BORDERED WITH SABLE OF KNIGHTS THERE WERE FULL FIVE HUNDRED MOUNTED ON BAY SORREL OR WHITE SPOTTED STEEDS THERE WERE SO MANY BURGHERS AND DAMES THAT NO ONE COULD TELL THE NUMBER OF THEM THE KING AND HIS SON GALLOPED AND RODE ON TILL THEY SAW AND RECOGNISED EACH OTHER THEY BOTH JUMPED DOWN FROM THEIR HORSES AND EMBRACE AND GREET EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME WITHOUT STIRRING FROM THE PLACE WHERE THEY FIRST MET EACH PARTY WISHED THE OTHER JOY THE KING MAKES MUCH OF ERIC BUT ALL AT ONCE BREAKS OFF TO TURN TO A NEED ON ALL SIDES HE IS IN CLOVER HE EMBRACES AND KISSES THEM BOTH AND KNOWS NOT WHICH OF THE TWO PLEASES HIM THE MORE
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