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"Fair friend," the vavasor replies, "many a man is harmed by poverty, and even so am I. I grieve to see her so poorly clad, and yet I cannot help it, for I have been so long involved in war that I have lost or mortgaged or sold all my land. FAIR FRIEND THE VAVASOR REPLIED MANY A MAN IS HARMED BY POVERTY AND EVEN SO AM I I GRIEVE TO SEE HER SO POORLY CLAD AND YET I CANNOT HELP IT FOR I HAVE BEEN SO LONG INVOLVED IN WAR THAT I HAVE LOST OR MORTGAGED OR SOLD ALL MY LAND
m by the hand upstairs. The lady had gone before and prepared the house. She had laid embroidered cushions and spreads upon the couches, where they all three sat down Erec with his host beside him, and the maiden opposite. Before them, the fire burns brightly. The vavasor had only one man-servant, and no maid for chamber or kitchen work. This one man was busy in the kitchen preparing meat and birds for supper. A skilful cook was he, who knew how to prepare meal in boiling water and birds on the spit. When he had the meal prepared in accordance with the orders which had been given him, he brought them water for washing in two basins. The table was soon set, cloths, bread, and wine set out, and they sat down to supper. They had their fill of all they needed. When they had finished and when the table was cleared, Erec thus addressed his host, the master of the house: "Tell me, fair host." he asked, "why your daughter, who is so passing fair and clever, is so poorly and unsuitably attired. K OF COURTESY AND LED HIM BY THE HAND UP STAIRS THE LADY HAD GONE BEFORE AND PREPARED THE HOUSE SHE HAD LAID EMBROIDERED CUSHIONS AND SPREADS UPON THE COUCHES WHERE THEY ALL THREE SAT DOWN WITH ERIC WITH HIS HOST BESIDE HIM AND THE MAIDEN OPPOSITE BEFORE THEM THE FIRE BURNS BRIGHTLY THE VAVASOR HAD ONLY ONE MAN SERVANT AND NO MAID FOR CHAMBER OR KITCHEN WORK THIS ONE MAN WAS BUSY IN THE KITCHEN PREPARING MEAT AND BIRDS FOR SUPPER A SKILFUL COOK WAS HE WHO KNEW HOW TO PREPARE MEAT AND BOILING WATER AND BIRDS ON THE SPIT WHEN HE HAD THE MEAL PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDERS WHICH HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM HE BROUGHT THEM WATER FOR WASHING AND TWO BASINS THE TABLE WAS SOON SET CLOTHS BREAD AND WINE SET OUT AND THEY SAT DOWN TO SUPPER THEY HAD THEIR FILL OF ALL THEY NEEDED WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED AND WHEN THE TABLE WAS CLEARED ERIC THUS ADDRESSED HIS HOST THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE TELL ME FAIR HOST HE ASKED WHY YOUR DAUGHTER WHO IS SO PASSING FAIR AND CLEVER IS SO POORLY AND UNSUITABLY ATTIRED
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