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They have awaited it so long that now it will be granted them by you who have won it by your fight. You have defeated and bewitched my prowess and my chivalry. THEY HAVE AWAITED IT SO LONG THAT NOW IT WILL BE GRANTED THEM BY YOU WHO HAVE WON IT BY YOUR FIGHT YOU HAVE DEFEATED AND BEWITCHED MY PROWESS AND MY CHIVALRY
o could conquer me. In this way she intended to keep me absolutely shut up with her all the days of my life. And I should have committed an offence if I had had resort to guile and not defeated all those against whom I could prevail; such escape would have been a shame. And I dare to assure you that I have no friend so dear that I would have feigned at all in fighting with him. Never did I weary of arms, nor did I ever refuse to fight. You have surely seen the helmets of those whom I have defeated and put to death; but the guilt of it is not mine, when one considers it aright. I could not help myself, unless I were willing to be false and recreant and disloyal. Now I have told you the truth, and be assured that it is no small honour which you have gained. You have given great joy to the court of my uncle and my friends; for now I shall be released from here; and because all those who are at the court will have joy of it, therefore those who awaited the joy called it 'Joy of the Court'.  GARDEN ANY VASSAL WHO COULD CONQUER ME IN THIS WAY SHE INTENDED TO KEEP ME ABSOLUTELY SHUT UP WITH HER ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE AND I SHOULD HAVE COMMITTED AN OFFENCE IF I HAD HAD TO RESORT TO GUILE AND NOT DEFEATED ALL THOSE AGAINST WHOM I COULD PREVAIL SUCH ESCAPE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHAME AND I DARE TO ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE NO FRIEND SO DEAR THAT I WOULD HAVE FEIGNED AT ALL IN FIGHTING WITH HIM NEVER DID I WEARY OF ARMS AND DID I EVER REFUSE TO FIGHT YOU HAVE SURELY SEEN THE HELMETS OF THOSE WHOM I HAVE DEFEATED AND PUT TO DEATH BUT THE GUILT OF IT IS NOT MINE WHEN ONE CONSIDERS IT ARIGHT I COULD NOT HELP MYSELF UNLESS I WERE WILLING TO BE FALSE AND RECREANT AND DISLOYAL NOW I HAVE TOLD YOU THE TRUTH AND BE ASSURED THAT IT IS NO SMALL HONOUR WHICH YOU HAVE GAINED YOU HAVE GIVEN GREAT JOY TO THE COURT OF MY UNCLE AND MY FRIENDS FOR NOW I SHALL BE RELEASED FROM HERE AND BECAUSE ALL THOSE WHO ARE AT COURT WILL HAVE JOY OF IT THEREFORE THOSE WHO AWAITED THE JOY CALLED IT JOY OF THE COURT
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