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Enide saw the robbers, and was seized with great fear. "God," says she, "what can I say? Now my lord will be either killed or made a prisoner; for there are three of them and he is alone. The contest is not fair between one knight and three. ANINE SAW THE ROBBERS AND WAS SEIZED WITH GREAT FEAR GOD SAYS SHE WHAT CAN I SAY NOW MY LORD WILL BE EITHER KILLED OR MADE A PRISONER FOR THERE ARE THREE OF THEM AND HE IS ALONE THE CONTEST IS NOT FAIR BETWEEN ONE KNIGHT AND THREE
alfrey which Enide rides. "My lords, do you know the news I bring?" says he to his two companions. "If we do not now make a haul, we are good-for-nothing cowards and are playing in bad luck. Here comes a lady wondrous fair, whether married or not I do not know, but she is very richly dressed. The palfrey and saddle, with the breast-strap and reins, are worth a thousand livres of Chartres. I will take the palfrey for mine, and the rest of the booty you may have. I don't want any more for my share. The knight shall not lead away the lady, so help me God. For I intend to give him such a thrust as he will dearly pay. I it was who saw him first, and so it is my right to go the first and offer battle." They give him leave and he rides off, crouching well beneath his shield, while the other two remain aloof. In those days it was the custom and practice that in an attack two knights should not join against one; thus if they too had assailed him, it would seem that they had acted treacherously. REE WERE ARMED THEY COVERED THE PALFREY WHICH IN NEED RIDES MY LORDS DO YOU KNOW THE NEWS I BRING SAYS HE TO HIS TWO COMPANIONS IF WE DO NOT NOW MAKE A HAUL WE ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING COWARDS AND ARE PLAIN AND BAD LUCK HERE COMES A LADY WONDROUS FAIR WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT I DO NOT KNOW BUT SHE IS VERY RICHLY DRESSED THE PALFREY AND SADDLE WITH THE BREAST STRAP AND REINS ARE WORTH A THOUSAND LIVREUVRE SHARP I WILL TAKE THE PALFREY FOR MINE AND THE REST OF THE BOOTY YOU MAY HAVE I DON'T WANT ANY MORE FOR MY SHARE THE KNIGHT SHALL NOT LEAD AWAY THE LADY SO HELP ME GOD FOR I INTEND TO GIVE HIM SUCH A THRUST AS HE WILL DEARLY PAY I IT WAS WHO SAW HIM FIRST AND SO IT IS MY RIGHT TO GO THE FIRST AND OFFER BATTLE THEY GIVE HIM LEAVE AND HE RIDES OFF CROUCHING WELL BENEATH HIS SHIELD WHILE THE OTHER TWO REMAIN ALOOF IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THE CUSTOM IN PRACTICE THAT IN AN ATTACK TWO KNIGHTS SHOULD NOT JOIN AGAINST ONE THUS IF THEY TOO HAD ASSAILED HIM IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEY HAD ACTED TREACHEROUSLY
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