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Through poverty many an honourable man is brought low: her father, for instance, is gentle and courteous, but he has little means. And her mother is a very gentle lady, the sister of a rich Count. THROUGH PROVERTY MANY AN HONOURABLE MAN IS BROUGHT LOW HER FATHER FOR INSTANCE IS GENTLE AND COURTEOUS AND HE HAS LITTLE MEANS AND HER MOTHER IS A VERY GENTLE LADY THE SISTER OF A RICH COUNT
the son of King Ares; Lucan the cupbearer was there, too, and many another doughty knight. Finally, they espied Erec coming along in company with his lady. They all knew him well enough from as far as they could see him. The Queen is greatly pleased, and indeed the whole court is glad of his coming, because they all love him so. As soon as he was come before the entrance hall, the King and Queen go down to meet him, all greeting him in God's name. They welcome Erec and his maiden, commending and praising her great beauty. And the King himself caught her and lifted her down from her palfrey. The King was decked in fine array and was then in cheery mood. He did signal honour to the damsel by taking her hand and leading her up into the great stone hall. After them Erec and the Queen also went up hand in hand, and he said to her: "I bring you, lady, my damsel and my sweetheart dressed in poor garb. As she was given to me, so have I brought her to you. She is the daughter of a poor vavasor. H THEM MY LORD GAWAIN AND TWAR THE SON OF KING ARRIS LOOKING THE CUPBEAR WAS THERE TOO AND MANY ANOTHER DOUGHTY KNIGHT FINALLY THEY ASPIED EREC COMING ALONG IN COMPANY WITH HIS LADY THEY ALL KNEW HIM WELL ENOUGH FROM AS FAR THEY COULD SEE HIM THE QUEEN IS GREATLY PLEASED AND INDEED THE WHOLE COURT IS GLAD OF HIS COMING BECAUSE THEY ALL LOVE HIM SO AS SOON AS HE WAS COME BEFORE THE ENTRANCE HALL THE KING AND QUEEN GO DOWN TO MEET HIM ALL GREETING HIM IN GOD'S NAME THEY WELCOME EREC AND HIS MAIDEN COMMENDING AND PRAISING HER GREAT BEAUTY AND THE KING HIMSELF CAUGHT HER AND LIFTED HER DOWN FROM HER PALFREY THE KING WAS DECKED IN FINE ARRAY AND WAS THEN IN CHEERY MOOD HE DID SIGNAL HONOUR TO THE DAMSEL BY TAKING HER HAND AND LEADING HER UP TO THE GREAT STONE HALL AFTER THEM EREC AND THE QUEEN ALSO WENT UP HAND IN HAND AND HE SAID TO HER I BRING YOU LADY MY DAMSEL AND MY SWEETHEART DRESSED IN POOR GARB AS SHE WAS GIVEN TO ME SO HAVE I BROUGHT HER TO YOU SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A POOR VAVASOR
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