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Sire, do not treat this as a jest: for you will never learn the secret from me until you shall have promised me, by the love you have sworn to me, that never by you will be undertaken this adventure, from which no one escapes without receiving shame or death." SIRE DO NOT TREAT THIS AS A JEST FOR YOU WILL NEVER LEARN THE SECRET FROM ME UNTIL YOU HAVE PROMISED ME BY THE LOVE YOU HAVE SWORN TO ME THAT NEVER BY YOU WILL BE UNDERTAKEN THIS ADVENTURE FROM WHICH NO ONE ESCAPES WITHOUT RECEIVING SHAME OR DEATH
pleasing so. For if it had no wall or tower, but only the stream that encircles it, it would still be so secure and strong that it would have no fear of the whole world." "God!" said Erec, "what great wealth! Let us go and see the fortress, and we shall take lodging in the town, for I wish to stop here." "Sire," said the other in great distress, "were it not to disappoint you, we should not stop here. In the town there is a dangerous passage." "Dangerous?" says Erec; "do you know about it? Whatever it be, tell us about it; for very gladly would I know." "Sire," says he, "I should fear that you might suffer some harm there. I know there is so much boldness and excellence in your heart that, were I to tell you what I know of the perilous and hard adventure, you would wish to enter in. I have often heard the story, and more than seven years have passed since any one that went in quest of the adventure has come back from the town; yet, proud, bold knights have come hither from many a land. ONE DID HE THUS FORTIFY IT BUT THE TOWN IS MORE PLEASING SO FOR IT HAD NO WALL OR TOWER BUT ONLY THE STREAM THAT ENCIRCLES IT IT WOULD STILL BE SO SECURE AND STRONG THAT IT WOULD HAVE NO FEAR OF THE WHOLE WORLD GOD SAID ERIC WHAT GREAT WEALTH LET US GO AND SEE THE FORTRESS AND WE SHALL TAKE LODGING IN THE TOWN FOR I WISH TO STOP HERE SIRE SAID THE OTHER IN GREAT DISTRESS WERE IT NOT TO DISAPPOINT YOU WE SHOULD NOT STOP HERE IN THE TOWN THERE IS A DANGEROUS PASSAGE DANGEROUS SAYS ERIC DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT WHATEVER IT BE TELL US ABOUT IT FOR VERY GLADLY WOULD I KNOW SIRE SAYS HE I SHOULD FEAR THAT YOU MIGHT SUFFER SOME HARM THERE I KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH BOLDNESS AND EXCELLENCE IN YOUR HEART THAT WERE I TO TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW OF THE PERILOUS AND HARD ADVENTURE YOU WOULD WISH TO ENTER IN I HAVE OFTEN HEARD THE STORY AND MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE ANY ONE THAT WENT IN IN QUEST OF THE ADVENTURE HAS COME BACK FROM THE TOWN YET PROUD BOLD KNIGHTS HAVE COME HITHER FROM MANY A LAND
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