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And you may know, upon my word, that then the reins were not held in. The lances they had were not light, but were big and square; nor were they planed smooth, but were rough and strong. AND YOU MAY KNOW UPON MY WORD THAT THEN THE REINS WERE NOT HELD IN THE LANCES THEY HAD WERE NOT LIGHT BUT WERE BIG AND SQUARE NOR WERE THEY PLAIN SMOOTH BUT WERE ROUGH AND STRONG
e mad, upon my life, thus to approach my damsel. I should say you are not worthy to draw near her. You will pay dearly for your presumption, by my head! Stand back!" And Erec stops and looks at him, and the other, too, stood still. Neither made advance until Erec had replied all that he wished to say to him. "Friend," he says, "one can speak folly as well as good sense. Threaten as much as you please, and I will keep silence; for in threatening there is no sense. Do you know why? A man sometimes thinks he has won the game who afterward loses it. So he is manifestly a fool who is too presumptuous and who threatens too much. If there are some who flee there are plenty who chase, but I do not fear you so much that I am going to run away yet. I am ready to make such defence, if there is any who wishes to offer me battle, that he will have to do his uttermost, or otherwise he cannot escape." "Nay," quoth he, "so help me God! know that you shall have the battle, for I defy and challenge you. OF HIM HE CRIED OUT VASSAL VASSAL YOU ARE MAD UPON MY LIFE THUS TO APPROACH MY DAMSEL I SHOULD SAY YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO DRAW NEAR HER YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR YOUR PRESUMPTION BY MY HEAD STAND BACK AND ERIC STOPS AND LOOKS AT HIM AND THE OTHER TOO STOOD STILL NEITHER MADE ADVANCE UNTIL ERIC HAD REPLIED ALL THAT HE WISHED TO SAY TO HIM FRIEND HE SAYS ONE CAN SPEAK FOLLY AS WELL AS GOOD SENSE THREATEN AS MUCH AS YOU PLEASE AND I WILL KEEP SILENCE FOR IN THREATENING THERE IS NO SENSE DO YOU KNOW WHY A MAN SOMETIMES THINKS HE HAS WON THE GAME WHO AFTERWARD LOSES IT SO HE IS MANIFESTLY A FOOL WHO IS TOO PRESUMPTUOUS AND WHO THREATENS TOO MUCH IF THERE ARE SOME WHO FLEE THERE ARE PLENTY WHO CHASE BUT I DO NOT FEAR YOU SO MUCH THAT I AM GOING TO RUN AWAY YET I AM READY TO MAKE SUCH DEFENCE IF THERE IS ANY WHO WISHES TO OFFER ME BATTLE THAT HE WILL HAVE TO DO HIS UTTERMOST OR OTHERWISE HE CANNOT ESCAPE NAY QUOTH HE SO HELP ME GOD KNOW THAT YOU SHALL HAVE THE BATTLE FOR I DEFY AND CHALLENGE YOU
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