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They welcome Erec and his maiden, commending and praising her great beauty. And the King himself caught her and lifted her down from her palfrey. The King was decked in fine array and was then in cheery mood. THEY WELCOME EREC AND HIS MAIDEN COMMENDING AND PRAISING HER GREAT BEAUTY AND THE KING HIMSELF CAUGHT HER AND LIFTED HER DOWN FROM HER PALFREY THE KING WAS DECKED IN FINE ARRAY AND WAS THEN IN CHEERY MOOD
 Their sentiments, too, were much alike; so that they were well suited to each other. Thus each steals the other's heart away. Law or marriage never brought together two such sweet creatures. And so they rode along until just on the stroke of noon they approached the castle of Cardigan, where they were both expected. Some of the first nobles of the court had gone up to look from the upper windows and see if they could see them. Queen Guinevere ran up, and even the King came with Kay and Perceval of Wales, and with them my lord Gawain and Tor, the son of King Ares; Lucan the cupbearer was there, too, and many another doughty knight. Finally, they espied Erec coming along in company with his lady. They all knew him well enough from as far as they could see him. The Queen is greatly pleased, and indeed the whole court is glad of his coming, because they all love him so. As soon as he was come before the entrance hall, the King and Queen go down to meet him, all greeting him in God's name. IRER NOR THE MORE DISCREET THEIR SENTIMENTS TOO WERE MUCH ALIKE SO THAT THEY WERE WELL SUITED TO EACH OTHER THUS EACH STEALS THE OTHER'S HEART AWAY LAW OR MARRIAGE NEVER BROUGHT TOGETHER TWO SUCH SWEET CREATURES AND SO THEY RODE ALONG UNTIL JUST IN THE STROKE OF NOON THEY APPROACHED THE CASTLE OF CARDIGAN WHERE THEY WERE BOTH EXPECTED SOME OF THE FIRST NOBLES OF THE COURT HAD GONE UP TO LOOK FROM THE UPPER WINDOWS AND SEE IF THEY COULD SEE THEM QUEEN GUENEVERE RAN UP AND EVEN THE KING CAME WITH KAI AND PERCEVAL OF WALES AND WITH THEM MY LORD GAWAIN AND TWAR THE SON OF KING ARRIS LOOKING THE CUPBEAR WAS THERE TOO AND MANY ANOTHER DOUGHTY KNIGHT FINALLY THEY ASPIED EREC COMING ALONG IN COMPANY WITH HIS LADY THEY ALL KNEW HIM WELL ENOUGH FROM AS FAR THEY COULD SEE HIM THE QUEEN IS GREATLY PLEASED AND INDEED THE WHOLE COURT IS GLAD OF HIS COMING BECAUSE THEY ALL LOVE HIM SO AS SOON AS HE WAS COME BEFORE THE ENTRANCE HALL THE KING AND QUEEN GO DOWN TO MEET HIM ALL GREETING HIM IN GOD'S NAME
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