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But there is one more boon I wish to ask of you, for which I shall make just return if God grant that I come off from the battle with honour." And frankly he replies to him: "Ask confidently for what you want, whatever it be, for nothing of mine shall lack you." BUT THERE IS ONE MORE BOON I WISH TO ASK OF YOU FOR WHICH I SHALL MAKE JUST RETURN IF GOD GRANT THAT I COME OFF FROM THE BATTLE WITH HONOUR AND FRANKLY HE REPLIES TO HIM ASK CONFIDENTLY FOR WHAT YOU WANT WHATEVER IT BE FOR NOTHING OF MINE SHALL LACK YOU
 without contest or challenge." Quickly Erec makes reply: "I do not like that knight. Upon my word, had I some arms I should challenge him for the hawk. Fair host, I beg you as a boon to advise me how I may be equipped with arms whether old or new, poor or rich, it matters not." And he replies to him generously: "It were a pity for you to feel concern on that score! I have good fine arms which I shall be glad to lend you. In the house I have a triple-woven hauberk, [110] which was selected from among five hundred. And I have some fine valuable greaves, polished, handsome, and light in weight. The helmet is bright and handsome, and the shield fresh and new. Horse, sword, and lance all I will lend you, of course; so let no more be said." "Thank you kindly, fair gentle host! But I wish for no better sword that this one which I have brought with me, nor for any other horse than my own, for I can get along well enough with him. If you will lend me the rest, I shall esteem it a great favour.  EVERY SUCCEEDING YEAR HE MAY KEEP IT WITHOUT CONTEST OR CHALLENGE QUICKLY ERIC MAKES REPLY I DO NOT LIKE THAT KNIGHT UPON MY WORD HAD I SOME ARMS I SHOULD CHALLENGE HIM FOR THE HAWK FAIR HOST I BEG YOU AS A BOON TO ADVISE ME HOW I MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH ARMS WHETHER OLD OR NEW POOR OR RICH IT MATTERS NOT AND HE REPLIES TO HIM GENEROUSLY IT WERE A PITY FOR YOU TO FEEL CONCERNED ON THAT SCORE I HAVE GOOD FINE ARMS WHICH I SHOULD BE GLAD TO LEND YOU IN THE HOUSE I HAVE A TRIPLE WOLVEN HAUBERK WHICH WAS SELECTED FROM AMONG FIVE HUNDRED AND I HAVE SOME FINE VALUABLE GREEDS POLISHED HANDSOME AND LIGHT IN WEIGHT THE HELMET IS BRIGHT AND HANDSOME AND THE SHIELD FRESH AND NEW HORSE SWORD AND LANCE ALL I WILL LEND YOU OF COURSE SO LET NO MORE BE SAID THANK YOU KINDLY FAIR GENTLE HOST BUT I WISH FOR NO BETTER SWORD THAN THIS ONE WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME NOR FOR ANY OTHER HORSE THAN MY OWN FOR I CAN GET ALONG WELL ENOUGH WITH HIM BUT IF YOU WILL LEND ME THE REST I SHALL ESTEEM IT A GREAT FAVOUR
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