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When my lord Gawain heard this, he was sore displeased, and said: "Sire, you will derive neither thanks nor goodwill from this hunt. WHEN MY LORD GAWAIN HEARD THIS HE WAS SORE DISPLEASED AND SAID SIRE YOU WILL DERIVE NEITHER THANKS NOR GOOD WILL FROM THIS HUNT
 Chretien de Troyes maintains that one ought always to study and strive to speak well and teach the right; and he derives from a story of adventure a pleasing argument whereby it may be proved and known that he is not wise who does not make liberal use of his knowledge so long as God may give him grace. The story is about Erec the son of Lac--a story which those who earn a living by telling stories are accustomed to mutilate and spoil in the presence of kings and counts. And now I shall begin the tale which will be remembered so long as Christendom endures. This is Chretien's boast. (Vv. 27-66.) One Easter Day in the Springtime, King Arthur held court in his town of Cardigan. Never was there seen so rich a court; for many a good knight was there, hardy, bold, and brave, and rich ladies and damsels, gentle and fair daughters of kings. But before the court was disbanded, the King told his knights that he wished to hunt the White Stag, [12] in order to observe worthily the ancient custom. D SUBSEQUENTLY GIVE GREAT PLEASURE SO CRETINE DETOIS MAINTAINS THAT ONE OUGHT ALWAYS TO STUDY AND STRIVE TO SPEAK WELL AND TEACH THE RIGHT AND HE DERIVES FROM A STORY OF ADVENTURE A PLEASING ARGUMENT WHEREBY IT MAY BE PROVED AND KNOWN THAT HE IS NOT WISE WHO DOES NOT MAKE LIBERAL USE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE SO LONG AS GOD MAY GIVE HIM GRACE THE STORY IS ABOUT ERIC THE SON OF LUCK A STORY WHICH THOSE WHO EARN A LIVING BY TELLING STORIES ARE ACCUSTOMED TO MUTILATE AND SPOIL IN THE PRESENCE OF KINGS AND COUNTS AND NOW I SHALL BEGIN THE TALE WHICH WILL BE REMEMBERED SO LONG AS CHRISTENDOM ENDURES THIS IS COURTIENNE'S HOST ONE EASTER DAY IN THE SPRING TIME KING ARTHUR HELD COURT IN HIS TOWN OF CARDIGAN NEVER WAS THERE SEEN SO RICH A COURT FOR MANY A GOOD KNIGHT WAS THERE HARDY BOLD AND BRAVE AND RICH LADIES AND DAMSELS GENTLE AND FAIR DAUGHTERS OF KINGS BUT BEFORE THE COURT WAS DISBANDED THE KING TOLD HIS KNIGHTS THAT HE WISHED TO HUNT THE WHITE STAG IN ORDER TO OBSERVE WORTHILY THE ANCIENT CUSTOM
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