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There was no part of wood, but all of gold and fine ivory. THERE WAS NO PART OF WOOD BUT ALL OF GOLD AND FINE IVORY
in. There all helped themselves, each one carrying away that night all that he wanted to his lodging-place. At nine o'clock on Christmas day, all came together again at court. The great joy that is drawing near for him had completely filched Erec's heart away. The tongue and the mouth of no man, however skilful, could describe the third, or the fourth, or the fifth part of the display which marked his coronation. So it is a mad enterprise I undertake in wishing to attempt to describe it. But since I must make the effort, come what may, I shall not fail to relate a part of it, as best I may. (Vv. 6713-6809.) The King had two thrones of white ivory, well constructed and new, of one pattern and style. He who made them beyond a doubt was a very skilled and cunning craftsman. For so precisely did he make the two alike in height, in breadth, and in ornamentation, that you could nor look at them from every side to distinguish one from the other and find in one aught that was not in the other.  STERLINGSS HAD CURRENCY THROUGHOUT BRITAIN THERE ALL HELPED THEMSELVES EACH ONE CARRYING AWAY THAT NIGHT ALL THAT HE WANTED TO HIS LODGING PLACE AT NINE O'CLOCK ON CHRISTMAS DAY ALL CAME TOGETHER AGAIN AT COURT THE GREAT JOY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR FOR HIM HAD COMPLETELY FILCHED ERIC'S HEART AWAY THE TONGUE AND THE MOUTH OF NO MAN HOWEVER SKILFUL COULD DESCRIBE THE THIRD OR THE FOURTH OR THE FIFTH PART OF THE DISPLAY WHICH MARKED HIS CORONATION SO IT IS A MAD ENTERPRISE I UNDERTAKE IN WISHING TO ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE IT BUT SINCE I MUST MAKE THE EFFORT COME WHAT MAY I SHALL NOT FAIL TO RELATE A PART OF IT AS BEST I MAY THE KING HAD TWO THRONES OF WHITE IVORY WELL CONSTRUCTED AND NEW OF ONE PATTERN AND STYLE HE WHO MADE THEM BEYOND A DOUBT WAS A VERY SKILLED AND CUNNING CRAFTSMAN FOR SO PRECISELY DID HE MAKE THE TWO ALIKE IN HEIGHT IN BREADTH AND IN ORNAMENTATION THAT YOU COULD NOR LOOK AT THEM FROM EVERY SIDE TO DISTINGUISH ONE FROM THE OTHER AND FIND IN ONE AUGHT THAT WAS NOT IN THE OTHER
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