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When he had delivered his message, the Queen, who was kind and sensible, said to him courteously: "Friend, since thou hast thrown thyself upon my mercy, thy confinement shall be less harsh; for I have no desire to seek thy harm. WHEN HE HAD DELIVERED HIS MESSAGE THE QUEEN WHO WAS KIND AND SENSIBLE SAID TO HIM COURTEOUSLY FRIEND SINCE THOU HAST THROWN THYSELF UPON MY MERCY THY CONFINEMENT SHALL BE LESS HARSH FOR I HAVE NO DESIRE TO SEEK THY HARM
ame up to the royal terrace and there dismounted from his horse. And Gawain took the damsel and helped her down from her palfrey; the dwarf, for his part, dismounted too. There were more than one hundred knights standing there, and when the three newcomers had all dismounted they were led into the King's presence. As soon as Yder saw the Queen, he bowed low and first saluted her, then the King and his knights, and said: "Lady, I am sent here as your prisoner by a gentleman, a valiant and noble knight, whose face yesterday my dwarf made smart with his knotted scourge. He has overcome me at arms and defeated me. Lady, the dwarf I bring you here: he has come to surrender to you at discretion. I bring you myself, my damsel, and my dwarf to do with us as you please." The Queen keeps her peace no longer, but asks him for news of Erec: "Tell me," she says, "if you please, do you know when Erec will arrive?" "To-morrow, lady, and with him a damsel he will bring, the fairest of all I ever knew. E BOWER AND WENT TO MEET HIM PETER CAME UP TO THE ROYAL TERRACE AND THERE DISMOUNTED FROM HIS HORSE AND GAWAIN TOOK THE DAMSEL AND HELPED HER DOWN FROM HER PALFREY THE DWARF FOR HIS PART DISMOUNTED TOO THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED KNIGHTS STANDING THERE AND WHEN THE THREE NEW COMERS HAD ALL DISMOUNTED THEY WERE LED INTO THE KING'S PRESENCE AS SOON AS EATERS SAW THE QUEEN HE BOWED LOW AND FIRST SALUTED HER THEN THE KING AND HIS KNIGHTS AND SAID LADY I AM SENT HERE AS YOUR PRISONER BY A GENTLEMAN A VALIANT AND NOBLE KNIGHT WHOSE FACE YESTERDAY MY DWARF MADE SMART WITH HIS KNOTTED SCOURGE HE HAS OVERCOME ME AT ARMS AND DEFEATED ME LADY THIS DWARF I BRING YOU HERE HE HAS COME TO SURRENDER TO YOU AT DISCRETION I BRING YOU MYSELF MY DAMSEL AND MY DWARF TO DO WITH US AS YOU PLEASE THE QUEEN KEEPS HER PEACE NO LONGER BUT ASKS FOR NEWS OF EREC TELL ME SHE SAYS IF YOU PLEASE DO YOU KNOW WHEN EREC WILL ARRIVE TO MORROW MY LADY AND WITH HIM A DAMSEL HE WILL BRING THE FAIREST OF ALL I EVER KNEW
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