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King Evrain hears the news that men were arriving at his court who brought with them a numerous train, and by his harness it appeared that their leader was a count or king. KING EVRAIN HEARS THE NEWS THAT THE MEN WERE ARRIVING AT HIS COURT WHO BROUGHT WITH THEM A NUMEROUS TRAIN AND BY HIS HARNESS IT APPEARED THAT THEIR LEADER WAS A COUNT OR KING
of the Court.' He will be sorry before he returns; no one ever came from another land to claim the 'Joy of the Court' who did not receive shame and harm, and leave his head there as a forfeit." Then, that he may hear their words, they cry-aloud: "God defend thee, knight, from harm; for thou art wondrously handsome, and thy beauty is greatly to be pitied, for to-morrow we shall see it quenched. Tomorrow thy death is come; to-morrow thou shalt surely die if God does not guard and defend thee." Erec hears and understands that they are speaking of him through the lower town: more than two thousand pitied him; but nothing causes him dismay. He passes on without delay, bowing gaily to men and women alike. And they all salute him too; and most of them swear with anxiety, fearing more than he does himself, for his shame and for his hurt. The mere sight of his countenance, his great beauty and his bearing, has so won to him the hearts of all, that knights, ladies, and maids alike fear his harm. IS PASSING IS ON HIS WAY TO THE JOY OF THE COURT HE WILL BE SORRY BEFORE HE RETURNS NO ONE EVER CAME FROM ANOTHER LAND TO CLAIM THE JOY OF THE COURT WHO DID NOT RECEIVE SHAME AND HARM AND LEAVE HIS HEAD THERE AS A FOURTH THEN THAT HE MAY HEAR THEIR WORDS THEY CRY ALOUD GOD DEFEND THEE KNIGHT FROM HARM FOR THOU ART WONDROUSLY HANDSOME AND THY BEAUTY IS GREATLY TO BE PITIED FOR TO MORROW WE SHALL SEE IT QUENCHED TO MORROW THY DEATH IS COME TO MORROW THOU SHALT SURELY DIE IF GOD DOES NOT GUARD AND DEFEND THEE EREC HEARS AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING OF HIM THROUGH THE LOWER TOWN MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND PITIED HIM BUT NOTHING CAUSES HIM DISMAY HE PASSES ON WITHOUT DELAY BOWING GAILY TO MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE AND THEY ALL SALUTE HIM TOO AND MOST OF THEM SWEAR WITH ANXIETY FEARING MORE THAN HE DOES HIMSELF FOR HIS SHAME AND FOR HIS HURT THE MERE SIGHT OF HIS COUNTENANCE HIS GREAT BEAUTY AND HIS BEARING HAS SO WON TO HIM THE HEARTS OF ALL THAT KNIGHTS LADIES AND MAIDS ALIKE FEAR HIS HARM
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