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Then the Count arrived on the scene, and threatened the populace with a switch which he held in his hand. The crowd drew back, and the knight advanced and said quietly to his lady: "My lady, this bird, which is so perfectly moulted and so fair, should be yours as your just portion; for you are wondrous fair and full of charm. Yours it shall surely be so long as I live. THEN THE COUNT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND THREATENED THE POPULACE WITH A SWITCH WHICH HE HELD IN HIS HAND THE CROWD DREW BACK AND THE KNIGHT ADVANCED AND SAID QUIETLY TO HIS LADY MY LADY THIS BIRD WHICH IS SO PERFECTLY MOULTED AND SO FAIR SHOULD BE YOURS AS YOUR JUST PORTION FOR YOU ARE WONDROUS FAIR AND FULL OF CHARM YOURS IT SHALL SURELY BE SO LONG AS I LIVE
word. He sits well upon his steed and has the bearing of a valiant vassal, well-shapen in arm, in limb and foot." While all thus stand and gaze at them, they for their part made no delay to take their stand by the sparrow-hawk, where to one side they awaited the knight. And now behold! they see him come, attended by his dwarf and his damsel. He had heard the report, that a knight had come who wished to obtain the sparrow-hawk, but he did not believe there could be in the world a knight so bold as to dare to fight with him. He would quickly defeat him and lay him low. All the people knew him well, and all welcome him and escort him in a noisy crowd: knights, squires, ladies, and damsels make haste to run after him. Leading them all the knight rides proudly on, with his damsel and his dwarf at his side, and he makes his way quickly to the sparrow-hawk. But all about there was such a press of the rough and vulgar crowd that it was impossible to touch the hawk or to come near where it was. D SHIELD AND HIS SHARP STEEL SWORD HE SITS WELL UPON HIS STEED AND HAS THE BEARING OF A VALIANT VASSAL WELL SHAPEN IN ARM IN LIMB AND FOOT WHILE ALL THUS STAND AND GAZE AT THEM THEY FOR THEIR PART MADE NO DELAY TO TAKE THEIR STAND BY THE SPARROW HAWK WHERE TO ONE SIDE THEY WAITED THE NIGHT AND NOW BEHOLD THEY SEE HIM COME ATTENDED BY HIS DWARF AND HIS DAMOSEL HE HAD HEARD THE REPORT THAT A KNIGHT HAD COME WHO WISHED TO OBTAIN THE SPARROW HAWK BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE COULD BE IN THE WORLD A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO FIGHT WITH HIM HE WOULD QUICKLY DEFEAT HIM AND LAY HIM LOW ALL THE PEOPLE KNEW HIM WELL AND ALL WELCOME HIM AND ESCORT HIM IN A NOISY CROWD KNIGHTS SQUIRES LADIES AND DAMSELS MAKE HASTE TO RUN AFTER HIM LEAVING THEM ALL THE KNIGHT RIDES PROUDLY ON WITH HIS DAMSEL AND HIS DWARF AT HIS SIDE AND HE MAKES HIS WAY QUICKLY TO THE SPARROW HAWK BUT ALL ABOUT IT IS SUCH A PRESS OF THE ROUGH AND VULGAR CROWD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TOUCH THE HAWK OR TO COME NEAR WHERE IT WAS
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