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Then you might have seen them all weep and show such grief as if they already saw him dead. He puts on his arms, and Enide arises. All the knights are sore distressed, for they think they will never see them more. They follow them out from the tents, and send for their own horses, that they may escort and accompany them. Erec said to them: "Be not angry! but you shall not accompany me a single step. I'll thank you if you'll stay behind!" THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM ALL WEEP AND SHOW SUCH GRIEF AS IF THEY ALREADY SAW HIM DEAD HE PUTS ON HIS ARMS AND IN NEED ARISES ALL THE KNIGHTS ARE SORE DISTRESSED FOR THEY THINK THEY WILL NEVER SEE THEM MORE THEY FOLLOW THEM OUT FROM THE TENTS AND SEND OR THEIR OWN HORSES THAT THEY MAY ESCORT AND ACCOMPANY THEM EREC SAYS TO THEM BE NOT ANGRY BUT YOU SHALL NOT ACCOMPANY ME A SINGLE STEP I'LL THANK YOU IF YOU'LL STAY BEHIND
he would by no means stay for prayer of his; so he says no more about it, and commands the supper to be prepared at once and the tables to be spread. The servants go to make their preparations. It was a Saturday night; so they ate fish and fruit, pike and perch, salmon and trout, and then pears both raw and cooked. [131] Soon after supper they ordered the beds to be made ready. The King, who held Erec dear, had him laid in a bed alone; for he did not wish that any one should lie with him who might touch his wounds. That night he was well lodged. In another bed close by lay Enide with the Queen under a cover of ermine, and they all slept in great repose until the day broke next morning. (Vv. 4281-4307.) Next day, as soon as it is dawn. Erec arises, dresses, commands his horses to be saddled, and orders his arms to be brought to him. The valets run and bring them to him. Again the King and all the knights urge him to remain; but entreaty is of no avail, for he will not stay for anything. T TARRY IN ANY WISE THE KING HEARS THAT HE WOULD BY NO MEANS STAY FOR PRAYER OF HIS SO HE SAYS NO MORE ABOUT IT AND COMMANDS THE SUPPER TO BE PREPARED AT ONCE AND THE TABLES TO BE SPREAD THE SERVANTS GO TO MAKE THEIR PREPARATIONS IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT SO THEY ATE FISH AND FRUIT PIKE AND PERCH SALMON AND TROUT AND THEN PEARS BOTH RAW AND COOKED SOON AFTER SUPPER THEY ORDERED THE BEDS TO BE MADE READY THE KING WHO HELD ERIC DEAR HAD HIM LAID IN A BED ALONE FOR HE DID NOT WISH THAT ANY ONE SHOULD LIE WITH HIM WHO MIGHT TOUCH HIS WOUNDS THAT NIGHT HE WAS WELL LODGED IN ANOTHER BED CLOSE BY LAY IN NEED WITH THE QUEEN UNDER A COVER OF ERMINE AND THEY ALL SLEPT IN GREAT REPOSE UNTIL THE DAY BROKE THE NEXT MORNING NEXT DAY AS SOON AS IT IS DAWN EREC ARISES DRESSES AND COMMANDS HIS HORSES TO BE SADDLED AND ORDERS HIS ARMS TO BE BROUGHT TO HIM THE VALETS RUN AND BRING THEM TO HIM AGAIN THE KING AND ALL THE KNIGHTS URGE HIM TO REMAIN BUT ENTREATY IS OF NO AVAIL FOR HE WILL NOT STAY FOR ANYTHING
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