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"Alas," said she, "in what an evil hour have I witnessed my pride and presumption! ALAS SAID SHE IN WHAT AN EVIL HOUR HAVE I WITNESSED MY PRIDE AND PRESUMPTION
 her to go along smartly, and to keep from addressing him in order that no evil or harm may come to her. So not a word does she reply, but rather keeps silence; and thus they go, leading with them all the eight horses. (Vv. 3086-3208.) They rode till nightfall without coming to any town or shelter. When night came on, they took refuge beneath a tree in an open field. Erec bids his lady sleep, and he will watch. She replies that she will not, for it is not right, and she does not wish to do so. It is for him to sleep who is more weary. Well pleased at this, Erec accedes. Beneath his head he placed his shield, and the lady took her cloak, and stretched it over him from head to foot. Thus, he slept and she kept watch, never dozing the whole night, but holding tight in her hand by the bridle the horses until the morning broke; and much she blamed and reproached herself for the words which she had uttered, and said that she acted badly, and was not half so ill-treated as she deserved to be. FIVE OF THEM TO HER WITH THE OTHER THREE AND COMMANDS HER TO GO ALONG SMARTLY AND TO KEEP FROM ADDRESSING HIM IN ORDER THAT NO EVIL OR HARM MAY COME TO HER SO NOT A WORD DOES SHE REPLY BUT RATHER KEEP SILENCE AND THUS THEY GO LEADING WITH THEM ALL THE EIGHT HORSES THEY RODE TILL NIGHTFALL WITHOUT COMING TO ANY TOWN OR SHELTER WHEN NIGHT CAME ON THEY TOOK REFUGE BENEATH A TREE IN AN OPEN FIELD EREC BIDS HIS LADIES SLEEP AND HE WILL WATCH SHE REPLIES THAT SHE WILL NOT FOR IT IS NOT RIGHT AND SHE DOES NOT WISH TO DO SO IT IS FOR HIM TO SLEEP WHO IS MORE WEARY WELL PLEASED AT THIS EREC EXCEEDS BENEATH HIS HEAD HE PLACED HIS SHIELD AND THE LADY TOOK HER CLOAK AND STRETCHED IT OVER HIM FROM HEAD TO FOOT THUS HE SLEPT AND SHE KEPT WATCH NEVER DOZING THE WHOLE NIGHT BUT HOLDING TIGHT IN HER HAND BY THE BRIDLE THE HORSES UNTIL MORNING BROKE AND MUCH SHE BLAMED AND REPROACHED HERSELF FOR THE WORDS SHE HAD UTTERED AND SAID THAT SHE ACTED BADLY AND WAS NOT HALF SO ILL TREATED AS SHE DESERVED TO BE
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