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And yet, had it been my desire, she might have had dresses rich enough. For another damsel, a cousin of hers, wished to give her a robe of ermine and of spotted or grey silk. But I would not have her dressed in any other robe until you should have seen her. AND YET HAD IT BEEN MY DESIRE SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD DRESSES RICH ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER DAMSEL A COUSIN OF HERS WISHED TO GIVE HER A ROBE OF ERMINE AND OF SPOTTED OR GRAY SILK BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE HER DRESSED IN ANY OTHER ROBE UNTIL YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER
, the King and Queen go down to meet him, all greeting him in God's name. They welcome Erec and his maiden, commending and praising her great beauty. And the King himself caught her and lifted her down from her palfrey. The King was decked in fine array and was then in cheery mood. He did signal honour to the damsel by taking her hand and leading her up into the great stone hall. After them Erec and the Queen also went up hand in hand, and he said to her: "I bring you, lady, my damsel and my sweetheart dressed in poor garb. As she was given to me, so have I brought her to you. She is the daughter of a poor vavasor. Through poverty many an honourable man is brought low: her father, for instance, is gentle and courteous, but he has little means. And her mother is a very gentle lady, the sister of a rich Count. She has no lack of beauty or of lineage, that I should not marry her. It is poverty that has compelled her to wear this white linen garment until both sleeves are torn at the side. OME BEFORE THE ENTRANCE HALL THE KING AND QUEEN GO DOWN TO MEET HIM ALL GREETING HIM IN GOD'S NAME THEY WELCOME EREC AND HIS MAIDEN COMMENDING AND PRAISING HER GREAT BEAUTY AND THE KING HIMSELF CAUGHT HER AND LIFTED HER DOWN FROM HER PALFREY THE KING WAS DECKED IN FINE ARRAY AND WAS THEN IN CHEERY MOOD HE DID SIGNAL HONOUR TO THE DAMSEL BY TAKING HER HAND AND LEADING HER UP TO THE GREAT STONE HALL AFTER THEM EREC AND THE QUEEN ALSO WENT UP HAND IN HAND AND HE SAID TO HER I BRING YOU LADY MY DAMSEL AND MY SWEETHEART DRESSED IN POOR GARB AS SHE WAS GIVEN TO ME SO HAVE I BROUGHT HER TO YOU SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A POOR VAVASOR THROUGH PROVERTY MANY AN HONOURABLE MAN IS BROUGHT LOW HER FATHER FOR INSTANCE IS GENTLE AND COURTEOUS AND HE HAS LITTLE MEANS AND HER MOTHER IS A VERY GENTLE LADY THE SISTER OF A RICH COUNT SHE HAS NO LACK OF BEAUTY OR OF LINEAGE THAT I SHOULD NOT MARRY HER IT IS POVERTY THAT HAS COMPELLED HER TO WEAR THIS WHITE LINEN GARMENT UNTIL BOTH SLEEVES ARE TORN AT THE SIDE
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