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If the blow had not glanced off, it would have cut right through his body. But Erec is in no wise dismayed: he pays him back what is owing him, and. IF THE BLOW HAD NOT GLANCED OFF IT WOULD HAVE CUT RIGHT THROUGH HIS BODY BUT ERIC IS IN NO WISE DISMAYED PAYS HIM BACK WHAT IS OWING HIM AND
Queen, to whom he pledged his word that he would avenge the insult done him, or would make it greater yet. "Ah! wretch," says he, "why do I wait? I have not yet taken vengeance for the injury which this vassal permitted when his dwarf struck me in the wood." His anger is revived within him as he summons the knight: "Vassal," quoth he, "I call you to battle anew. Too long we have rested; let us now renew our strife." And he replies: "That is no hardship to me." Whereupon, they again fall upon each other. They were both expert fencers. At his first lunge the knight would have wounded Erec had he not skilfully parried. Even so, he smote him so hard over the shield beside his temple that he struck a piece from his helmet. Closely shaving his white coif, the sword descends, cleaving the shield through to the buckle, and cutting more than a span from the side of his hauberk. Then he must have been well stunned, as the cold steel penetrated to the flesh on his thigh. May God protect him now!   HIM WITH GREAT BOLDNESS HE REMEMBERED THE QUEEN TO WHOM HE PLEDGED HIS WORD THAT HE WOULD AVENGE THE INSULT DONE HIM OR WOULD MAKE IT GREATER YET AH WRETCH SAYS HE WHY DO I WAIT I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN VENGEANCE FOR THE INJURY WHICH THIS VASSAL PERMITTED WHEN HIS DWARF STRUCK ME IN THE WOOD HIS ANGER IS REVIVED WITHIN HIM AS HE SUMMONS THE KNIGHT VASSAL QUOTH HE I CALL YOU TO BATTLE ANEW TOO LONG WE HAVE RESTED LET US NOW RENEW OUR STRIFE AND HE REPLIES THAT IS NO HARDSHIP TO ME WHEREUPON THEY AGAIN FALL UPON EACH OTHER THEY WERE BOTH EXPERT FENCERS AT HIS FIRST LUNGE THE KNIGHT WOULD HAVE WOUNDED EREC HAD HE NOT SKILFULLY PARRIED EVEN SO HE SMOTE HIM SO HARD OVER THE SHIELD BESIDE HIS TEMPLE THAT HE STRUCK A PIECE FROM HIS HELMET CLOSELY SHAVING HIS WHITE HOIFE THE SWORD DESCENDS CLEAVING THE SHIELD THROUGH TO THE BUCKLE CUTTING MORE THAN A SPAN FROM THE SIDE OF HIS HAUBER THEN HE MUST HAVE BEEN WELL STUNNED AS THE COLD STEEL PENETRATED TO THE FLESH ON HIS THIGH MAY GOD PROTECT HIM NOW 
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