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Erec answers: "May it not displease you, but I shall not desert my host to night, who has done me much honour in giving me his daughter. EREC ANSWERS MAY IT NOT DISPLEASE YOU BUT I SHALL NOT DESERT MY HOST TO KNIGHT WHO HAS DONE ME MUCH HONOUR IN GIVING ME HIS DAUGHTER
did not have to be urged before he gave his consent to stay. Now he was of the court and household to which he had not before belonged. Then valets were at hand to run and relieve him of his arms. (Vv. 1244-1319.) Now we must revert to Erec, whom we left in the field where the battle had taken place. Even Tristan, when he slew fierce Morhot on Saint Samson's isle [113], awakened no such jubilee as they celebrated here over Erec. Great and small, thin and stout--all make much of him and praise his knighthood. There is not a knight but cries: "Lord what a vassal! Under Heaven there is not his like!" They follow him to his lodgings, praising him and talking much. Even the Count himself embraces him, who above the rest was glad, and said: "Sire, if you please, you ought by right to lodge in my house, since you are the son of King Lac. If you would accept of my hospitality you would do me a great honour, for I regard you as my liege. Fair sire, may it please you, I beg you to lodge with me. TION THAT HE SHOULD REMAIN IN THE FUTURE AT THE COURT HE DID NOT HAVE TO BE URGED BEFORE HE GAVE HIS CONSENT TO STAY NOW HE WAS OF THE COURT AND HOUSEHOLD TO WHICH HE HAD NOT BEFORE BELONGED THEN BALLADS WERE AT HAND TO RUN AND RELIEVE HIM OF HIS ARMS NOW WE MUST REVERT TO EIREK WHOM HE LEFT IN THE FIELD WHERE THE BATTLE HAD TAKEN PLACE EVEN TRISTAN WHEN HE SLEW FIERCE MORHOT ON SAINT SAMSON'S ISLE AWAKENED NO SUCH JUBILEE AS A CELEBRATED HERE OVER EREC GREAT AND SMALL THIN AND STOUT ALL MAKE MUCH OF HIM AND PRAISE HIS KNIGHTHOOD THERE IS NOT A KNIGHT BUT CRIES LORD WHAT A VASSAL UNDER HEAVEN THERE IS NOT HIS LIKE THEY FOLLOW HIM TO HIS LODGINGS PRAISING HIM AND TALKING MUCH EVEN THE COUNT HIMSELF EMBRACES HIM WHO ABOVE THE REST WAS GLAD AND SAID SIRE IF YOU PLEASE YOU OUGHT BY RIGHT TO LODGE IN MY HOUSE SINCE YOU ARE THE SON OF KING LUCK IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT MY HOSPITALITY YOU WOULD DO ME A GREAT HONOUR FOR I REGARD YOU AS MY LIEGE FAIR SIRE MAY IT PLEASE YOU I BEG YOU TO LODGE WITH ME
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