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And next the Count comes spurring on, who, as the story tells, was a strong and doughty knight. AND NEXT THE COUNT COMES SPURRING ON WHO AS THE STORY TELLS WAS A STRONG AND DOUGHTY KNIGHT
h, for you are no match for them." Erec replies: "Little esteem you have for me, and lightly you hold my words. It seems I cannot correct you by fair request. But as the Lord have mercy upon me until I escape from here, I swear that you shall pay dearly for this speech of yours; that is, unless my mind should change." Then he straightway turns about, and sees the seneschal drawing near upon a horse both strong and fleet. Before them all he takes his stand at the distance of four cross-bow shots. He had not disposed of his arms, but was thoroughly well equipped. Erec reckons up his opponents' strength, and sees there are fully a hundred of them. Then he who thus is pressing him thinks he had better call a hair. Then they ride to meet each other, and strike upon each other's shield great blows with their sharp and trenchant swords. Erec caused his stout steel sword to pierce his body through and through, so that his shield and hauberk protected him no more than a shred of dark-blue silk. YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE FROM DEATH FOR YOU ARE NO MATCH FOR THEM ERIC REPLIES LITTLE ESTEEM YOU HAVE FOR ME AND LIGHTLY YOU HOLD MY WORDS IT SEEMS I CANNOT CORRECT YOU BY FAIR REQUEST BUT AS THE LORD HAVE MERCY UPON ME UNTIL I ESCAPE FROM HERE I SWEAR THAT YOU SHALL PAY DEARLY FOR THIS SPEECH OF YOURS THAT IS UNLESS MY MIND SHOULD CHANGE THEN HE STRAIGHTWAY TURNS ABOUT AND SEES THE SENESCHAL DRAWING NEAR UPON A HORSE BOTH STRONG AND FLEET BEFORE THEM ALL HE TAKES HIS STAND AT THE DISTANCE OF FOUR CROSSBOW SHOTS HE HAD NOT DISPOSED OF HIS ARMS BUT WAS THOROUGHLY WELL EQUIPPED ERIC RECKONS UP HIS OPPONENT'S STRENGTH AND SEES THERE ARE FULLY A HUNDRED OF THEM THEN HE WHO THUS IS PRESSING HIM THINKS HE HAD BETTER CALL A HALT THEN THEY RIDE TO MEET EACH OTHER AND STRIKE UPON EACH OTHER'S SHIELD GREAT BLOWS WITH THEIR SHARP ENTRENCHANT SWORDS EREC CAUSED HIS STOUT STEEL SWORD TO PIERCE HIS BODY THROUGH AND THROUGH SO THAT HIS SHIELD AND HAVOC PROTECTED HIM NO MORE THAN A SHRED OF DARK BLUE SILK
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