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Where didst thou get him?" "A knight whom I esteem highly gave him to me, sire," says he. "I have conducted him within this town, and he is lodged at a burgher's house. He is a very courteous knight and the handsomest man I ever saw. WHERE DIDST THOU GET HIM A KNIGHT WHOM I ESTEEM HIGHLY GAVE HIM TO ME SIRE SAYS HE I HAVE CONDUCTED HIM WITHIN THIS TOWN AND HE IS LODGED AT A BURGER'S HOUSE HE IS A VERY COURTEOUS KNIGHT AND THE HANDSOMEST MAN I EVER SAW
tying them, chooses the dapple, and speaks his thanks; for this one seems to be the best. Up he springs by the left stirrup, and leaving them both there, he rode off to the town at top speed, where he engaged suitable quarters. Now behold! he is back again: "Now mount, sire, quickly," says he, "for you have a good fine lodging ready." Erec mounted, and then his lady, and, as the town was hard by, they soon had reached their lodging-place. There they were received with joy. The host with kindness welcomed them, and with joy and gladness made generous provision for their needs. (Vv. 3209-3458.) When the squire had done for them all the honour that he could do, he came and mounted his horse again, leading it off in front of the Count's bower to the stable. The Count and three of his vassals were leaning out of the bower, when the Count, seeing his squire mounted on the dappled steed, asked him whose it was. And he replied that it was his. The Count, greatly astonished, says: "How is that? Y DO WHATEVER IS IN HIS WILL THEN HE GOES UP TO THE HORSES AND UNTYING THEM CHOOSES THE DAPPLE AND SPEAKS HIS THANKS FOR THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE THE BEST UP HE SPRINGS BY THE LEFT STIRRUP AND LEAVING THEM BOTH THERE HE RODE OFF TO TOWN AT TOP SPEED WHERE HE ENGAGED SUITABLE QUARTERS NOW BEHOLD HE IS BACK AGAIN NOW MOUNT SIRE QUICKLY SAYS HE FOR YOU HAVE A GOOD FINE LODGING READY ERIC MOUNTED AND THEN HIS LADY AND AS THE TOWN WAS HARD BY THEY SOON HAD REACHED THEIR LODGING PLACE THERE THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH JOY THE HOST WITH KINDNESS WELCOMED THEM AND WITH JOY AND GLADNESS MADE GENEROUS PROVISION FOR THEIR NEEDS WHEN THE SQUIRE HAD DONE FOR THEM ALL THE HONOR THAT HE COULD HE CAME AND MOUNTED HIS HORSE AGAIN LEADING IT OFF IN FRONT OF THE COUNT'S BOWER TO THE STABLE THE COUNT AND THREE OF HIS VASSALS WERE LEANING OUT OF THE BOWER WHEN THE COUNT SEEING HIS SQUIRE MOUNTED ON THE DABBLED STEED ASKED HIM WHOSE IT WAS AND HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS HIS THE COUNT GREATLY ASTONISHED SAYS HOW IS THAT
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