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She was seated in a chamber upon a cushion of brocade which had been brought from Thessaly. SHE WAS SEATED IN THE CHAMBER UPON A CUSHION OF BROCADE WHICH HAD BEEN BROUGHT FROM THESSALY
to the church, where very devoutly they were received in a procession. Erec kneeled before the altar of the Crucifix, and two knights led his wife to the image of Our Lady. When she had finished her prayer, she stepped back a little and crossed herself with her right hand, as a well-bred dame should do. Then they came out from the church and entered the royal palace, when the festivity began. That day Erec received many presents from the knights and burghers: from one a palfrey of northern stock, and from another a golden cup. One presents him with a golden pigeon-hawk, another with a setter-dog, this one a greyhound, this other a sparrowhawk, and another a swift Arab steed, this one a shield, this one an ensign, this one a sword, and this a helmet. Never was a king more gladly seen in his kingdom, nor received with greater joy, as all strove to serve him well. Yet greater joy they made of Enide than of him, for the great beauty which they saw in her, and still more for her open charm. E BY YOUNG AND OLD FIRST THEY CAME TO THE CHURCH WHERE VERY DEVOTEDLY THEY WERE RECEIVED IN A PROCESSION ERIC KNEELED BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE CRUCIFIX AND TWO KNIGHTS LED HIS WIFE TO THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY WHEN SHE HAD FINISHED HER PRAYER SHE STEPPED BACK A LITTLE AND CROSSED HERSELF WITH HER RIGHT HAND AS A WELL BRED DAME SHOULD DO THEN THEY CAME OUT FROM THE CHURCH AND ENTERED A ROYAL PALACE WHEN THE FESTIVITY BEGAN THAT DAY EREC RECEIVED MANY PRESENTS FROM THE KNIGHTS AND BURGHERS FROM ONE A PALFREY OF NORTHERN STOCK AND FROM ANOTHER A GOLDEN CUP ONE PRESENTS HIM WITH A GOLDEN PIGEON HAWK ANOTHER WITH A SETTER DOG THIS ONE A GREYHOUND THIS OTHER A SPARROW HAWK ANOTHER A SWIFT ARAB STEED THIS ONE A SHIELD THIS ONE AN ENSIGN THIS ONE A SWORD AND THIS A HELMET NEVER WAS A KING MORE GLADLY SEEN IN HIS KINGDOM NOR RECEIVED WITHER JOY AS ALL STROVE TO SERVE HIM WELL YET GREATER JOY THEY MADE OF IN NEED THAN OF HIM FOR THE GREAT BEAUTY WHICH THEY SAW IN HER AND STILL MORE FOR HER OPEN CHARM
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