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The giants had no lances, shields or whetted swords; but they both had clubs and scourges, with which they were beating him so cruelly that already they had cut the skin on his back to the bone. THE GIANTS HAD NO LANCES SHIELDS OR WETTED SWORDS BUT THEY BOTH HAD CLUBS AND SCOURGES WITH WHICH THEY WERE BEATING HIM SO CRUELLY THAT ALREADY THEY HAD CUT THE SKIN ON HIS BACK TO THE BONE
 shall do all within my power: either I shall be taken prisoner along with him, or I shall restore him to you safe and sound. If the giants let him live until I can find him, I intend to measure my strength with theirs." "Noble knight," the maiden said, "I shall always be your servant if you restore to me my lover. Now go in God's name, and make haste, I beseech you." "Which way lies their path?" "This way, my lord. Here is the path with the footprints." Then Erec started at a gallop, and told her to await him there. The maid commends him to the Lord, and prays God very fervently that He should give him force by His command to discomfit those who intend evil toward her lover. (Vv. 4381-4579.) Erec went off along the trail, spurring his horse in pursuit of the giants. He followed in pursuit of them until he caught sight of them before they emerged from the wood; he saw the knight with bare limbs mounted naked on a nag, his hands and feet bound as if he were arrested for highway robbery. THEM SINCE YOU REQUEST IT AND REST ASSURED THAT I SHALL DO ALL WITHIN MY POWER EITHER I SHALL BE TAKEN PRISONER ALONG WITH HIM OR I SHALL RESTORE HIM TO YOU SAFE AND SOUND IF THE GIANTS LET HIM LIVE UNTIL I CAN FIND HIM I INTEND TO MEASURE MY STRENGTH WITH THEIRS NOBLE KNIGHT THE MAIDEN SAID I SHALL ALWAYS BE YOUR SERVANT IF YOU RESTORE TO ME MY LOVER NOW GO IN GOD'S NAME AND MAKE HASTE I BESEECH YOU WHICH WAY LIES THEIR PATH THIS WAY MY LORD HERE IS THE PATH WITH THE FOOTPRINTS THEN EREC STARTED AT A GALLOP AND TOLD HER TO AWAIT HIM THERE THE MAID COMMENDS HIM TO THE LORD AND PRAYS GOD VERY FERVENTLY THAT HE SHOULD GIVE HIM FORCE BY HIS COMMAND TO DISCOMFORT THOSE WHO INTEND EVIL TOWARD HER LOVER EREC WENT OFF ALONG THE TRAIL SPURRING HIS HORSE IN PURSUIT OF THE GIANTS HE FOLLOWED IN PURSUIT OF THEM UNTIL HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THEM BEFORE THEY EMERGED FROM THE WOOD HE SAW THE KNIGHT WITH BARE LIMBS MOUNTED NAKED ON A NAG HIS HANDS AND FEET BOUND AS IF HE WERE ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY
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