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"Ah, fair sir! Is it true that you are Erec, the son of Lac?" "That is who I am, indeed" quoth he. Then the host was greatly delighted and said: "We have indeed heard of you in this country. Now I think all the more of you, for you are very valiant and brave. Nothing now shall you be refused by me. At your request I give you my fair daughter." Then taking her by the hand, he says: "Here, I give her to you." AH FAIR SIR IS IT TRUE THAT YOU ARE EREC THE SON OF LOCKE THAT IS WHO I AM INDEED QUOTH HE THEN THE HOST WAS GREATLY DELIGHTED AND SAID WE HAVE INDEED HEARD OF YOU IN THIS COUNTRY NOW I THINK ALL THE MORE OF YOU FOR YOU ARE VERY VALIANT AND GREAT NOTHING NOW SHALL YOU BE REFUSED BY ME AT YOUR REQUEST I GIVE YOU MY FAIR DAUGHTER THEN TAKING HER BY THE HAND HE SAYS HERE I GIVE HER TO YOU
nfidently for what you want, whatever it be, for nothing of mine shall lack you." Then Erec said that he wished to defend the hawk on behalf of his daughter; for surely there will be no damsel who is one hundredth part as beautiful as she. And if he takes her with him, he will have good and just reason to maintain and to prove that she is entitled to carry away the hawk. Then he added: "Sire, you know not what guest you have sheltered here, nor do you know my estate and kin. I am the son of a rich and puissant king: my father's name is King Lac, and the Bretons call me Erec. I belong to King Arthur's court, and have been with him now three years. I know not if any report of my father or of me has ever reached this land. But I promise you and vow that if you will fit me out with arms, and will give me your daughter to-morrow when I strive for the hawk, I will take her to my country, if God grant me the victory, and I will give her a crown to wear, and she shall be queen of three cities. AND FRANKLY HE REPLIES TO HIM ASK CONFIDENTLY FOR WHAT YOU WANT WHATEVER IT BE FOR NOTHING OF MINE SHALL LACK YOU THEN ERIC SAID THAT HE WISHED TO DEFEND THE HAWK ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER FOR SURELY THERE WILL BE NO DAMSEL WHO IS ONE HUNDREDTH PART AS BEAUTIFUL AS SHE AND IF HE TAKES HER WITH HIM HE WILL HAVE GOOD AND JUST REASON TO MAINTAIN AND TO PROVE THAT SHE IS ENTITLED TO CARRY AWAY THE HAWK THEN HE ADDED SIRE YOU KNOW NOT WHAT GUESTS YOU HAVE SHELTERED HERE NOR DO YOU KNOW MY ESTATE AND KIN I AM THE SON OF A RICH AND PIERCING MY FATHER'S NAME IS KING LAC AND THE BRITONS CALL ME EIREK I BELONG TO KING ARTHUR'S COURT AND HAVE BEEN WITH HIM NOW THREE YEARS I KNOW NOT IF ANY REPORT OF MY FATHER OR OF ME HAS EVER REACHED THIS LAND BUT I PROMISE YOU AND BOW YOU WILL FIT ME OUT WITH ARMS AND WILL GIVE ME YOUR DAUGHTER TO MORROW WHEN I STRIKE FOR THE HAWK I WILL TAKE HER TO MY COUNTRY IF GOD GRANT ME THE VICTORY AND I WILL GIVE HER A CROWN TO WEAR AND SHE SHALL BE QUEEN OF THREE CITIES
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