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"You talk madness," cries Erec; "for me these are idle threats; for little enough do I fear you." "Then I defy thee here and now. The battle is inevitable." Erec replies: "God help me now; for never did I wish for aught so much." YOU TALK MADNESS CRIES EREC FOR ME THESE ARE IDLE THREATS FOR LITTLE ENOUGH DO I FEAR YOU THEN I DEFY THEE HERE AND NOW THE BATTLE IS INEVITABLE EREC REPLIES GOD HELP ME NOW FOR NEVER DID I WISH FOR AUGHT SO MUCH
more courteous." The other knight is very wroth; but Erec does not mind him, and bids his own maiden step forward. "Fair one." he cries, "come forth. Lift the bird from the perch, for it is right that you should have it. Damsel, come forth! For I will make boast to defend it if any one is so bold as to intervene. For no woman excels you in beauty or worth, in grace or honour any more than the moon outshines the sun." The other could suffer it no longer, when he hears him so manfully offer himself to do battle. "Vassal," he cries, "who art thou who dost thus dispute with me the hawk?" Erec boldly answers him: "A knight I am from another land. This hawk I have come to obtain; for it is right, I say it in spite of all, that this damsel of mine should have it." "Away!" cries the other, "it shall never be. Madness has brought thee here. If thou dost wish to have the hawk, thou shalt pay fight dearly for it." "Pay, vassal; and how?" "Thou must fight with me, if thou dost not resign it to me. A BETTER ONE THAN YOU CLAIMS IT AY MUCH MORE FAIR AND MORE COURTEOUS THE OTHER KNIGHT IS VERY WROTH BUT EREC DOES NOT MIND HIM AND BIDS HIS OWN MAIDEN STEP FORWARD FAIR ONE HE CRIES COME FORTH LIFT THE BIRD FROM THE PERCH FOR IT IS RIGHT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IT DAMSEL COME FORTH FOR I WILL MAKE BOAST TO DEFEND IT IF ANY ONE IS SO BOLD AS TO INTERVENE FOR NO WOMAN EXCELS YOU IN BEAUTY OR WORTH IN GRACE OR HONOUR ANY MORE THAN THE MOON OUTSHINES THE SUN THE OTHER COULD SUFFER IT NO LONGER WHEN HE HEARS AND SO MANFULLY OFFER HIMSELF TO DO BATTLE VASSAL HE CRIES WHO ART THOU WHO DOST THUS DISPUTE WITH ME THE HAWK EREC BOLDLY ANSWERS HIM A KNIGHT I AM FROM ANOTHER LAND THIS HAWK I HAVE COME TO OBTAIN FOR IT IS RIGHT I SAY IT IN SPITE OF ALL THAT THIS DAMSEL OF MINE SHOULD HAVE IT AWAY CRIES THE OTHER IT SHALL NEVER BE MADNESS HAS BROUGHT THEE HERE IF THOU DOST WISH TO HAVE THE HAWK THOU SHALT PAY FIGHT DEARLY FOR IT PAY VASSAL AND HOW THOU MUST FIGHT WITH ME IF THOU DOST NOT RESIGN IT TO ME
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