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But those who had pursued the stag were so far from them that, however intently they might listen to catch the sound of horn or baying of hound, they no longer could hear either horse, huntsman, or hound. So all three of them drew rein in a clearing beside the road. BUT THOSE WHO HAD PURSUED THE STAG WERE SO FAR FROM THEM THAT HOWEVER INTENTLY THEY MIGHT LISTEN TO CATCH THE SOUND OF HORN OR BAYING OF HOUND THEY NO LONGER COULD HEAR EITHER HORSE HUNTSMAN OR HOUND SO ALL THREE OF THEM DREW REIN IN A CLEARING BESIDE THE ROAD
 at Constantinople. He had put on hose of brocade, well made and cut, and when his golden spurs were well attached, he sat securely in his stirrups. He carried no arm with him but his sword. As he galloped along, at the corner of a street he came up with the Queen, and said: "My lady, if it please you, I should gladly accompany you along this road, having come for no other purpose than to bear you company." And the Queen thanks him: "Fair friend, I like your company well, in truth; for better I could not have." (Vv. 115-124.) Then they ride along at full speed until they come into the forest, where the party who had gone before them had already started the stag. Some wind the horns and others shout; the hounds plunge ahead after the stag, running, attacking, and baying; the bowmen shoot amain. And before them all rode the King on a Spanish hunter. (Vv. 125-154.) Queen Guinevere was in the wood listening for the dogs; beside her were Erec and the damsel, who was very courteous and fair.  THE ROAD WEARING A COAT OF SPLENDID FLOWERED SILK WHICH WAS MADE AT CONSTANTINOPLE HE HAD PUT ON HOSE OF BROQUET WELL MADE AND CUT AND WHEN HIS GOLDEN SPURS WERE WELL ATTACHED HE SAT SECURELY IN HIS STIRRUPS HE CARRIED NO ARM WITH HIM BUT HIS SWORD AS HE GALLOPED ALONG AT THE CORNER OF A STREET HE CAME UP WITH THE QUEEN AND SAID MY LADY IF IT PLEASE YOU I SHOULD GLADLY ACCOMPANY YOU ALONG THIS ROAD HAVING COME FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO BEAR YOU COMPANY AND THE QUEEN THANKS HIM FAIR FRIEND I LIKE YOUR COMPANY WELL IN TRUTH FOR BETTER I COULD NOT HAVE THEN THEY RIDE ALONG AT FULL SPEED UNTIL THEY COME INTO THE FOREST WHERE THE PARTY HAD GONE BEFORE THEM HAD ALREADY STARTED THE STAG SOME WHINED THE HORNS AND OTHERS SHOUT THE HOUNDS PLUNGE AHEAD AFTER THE STAG RUNNING ATTACKING AND BAYING THE BOWMEN SHOOT AMAIN AND BEFORE THEM ALL RODE THE KING ON THE SPANISH HUNTER QUEEN GUENEVER WAS IN THE WOOD LISTENING FOR THE DOGS BESIDE HER WERE ERIC AND THE DAMSEL WHO WAS VERY COURTEOUS AND FAIR
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