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Nor does she in aught belie them; for she descends and inherits directly from them both in many respects." Then the King ceases and sits down, bidding them be seated too. NOR DOES SHE IN AUGHT BELIE THEM FOR SHE DESCENDS AND INHERITS DIRECTLY FROM THEM BOTH IN MANY RESPECTS THEN THE KING CEASES AND SITS DOWN BIDDING THEM BE SEATED TOO
taking each other by the hand, they all four came before the King, saluting him and likewise the Queen, who was sitting by his side. Taking his host by the hand, Erec said: "Sire, behold my good host, my kind friend, who did me such honour that he made me master in his own house. Before he knew anything about me, he lodged me well and handsomely. All that he had he made over to me, and even his daughter he bestowed upon me, without the advice or counsel of any one." "And this lady with him," the King inquires, "who is she?" Erec does not conceal the truth: "Sire," says he, "of this lady I may say that she is the mother of my wife." "Is she her mother?" "Yes, truly, sire." "Certainly, I may then well say that fair and comely should be the flower born of so fair a stem, and better the fruit one picks; for sweet is the smell of what springs from good. Fair is Enide and fair she should be in all reason and by right; for her mother is a very handsome lady, and her father is a goodly knight. R DELIGHT AS THEY SHOULD WHEN THEY HAD REJOICED TOGETHER TAKING EACH OTHER BY THE HAND THEY ALL FOUR CAME BEFORE THE KING SALUTING HIM AND LIKEWISE THE QUEEN WHO WAS SITTING BY HIS SIDE TAKING HIS HOST BY THE HAND ERIC SAID SIRE BEHOLD MY GOOD HOST MY KIND FRIEND WHO DID ME SUCH HONOR THAT HE MADE ME MASTER IN HIS OWN HOUSE BEFORE HE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT ME HE LODGED ME WELL AND HANDSOMELY ALL THAT HE HAD MADE OVER TO ME AND EVEN HIS DAUGHTER HE BESTOWED UPON ME WITHOUT THE ADVICE OR COUNSEL OF ANY ONE AND THIS LADY WITH HIM THE KING INQUIRES WHO IS SHE ERIC DOES NOT CONCEAL THE TRUTH SIRE SAYS HE OF THIS LADY I MAY SAY SHE IS THE MOTHER OF MY WIFE IS SHE HER MOTHER YES TRULY SIRE CERTAINLY I MAY THEN WELL SAY THAT FAIR AND COMELY SHOULD BE THE FLOWER BORN OF SO FAIR A STEM AND BETTER THE FRUIT ONE PICK FOR SWEET IS THE SMELL OF WHAT SPRINGS FROM GOOD FAIR IS INDEED AND FAIR SHE SHOULD BE IN ALL REASON AND BY RIGHT FOR HER MOTHER IS A VERY HANDSOME LADY AND HER FATHER IS A GOODLY KNIGHT
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