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Enide heard the noise and commotion, and almost fell from her palfrey, helpless and in a faint. There was no vein in her body in which the blood did not turn, and her face became all pale and white as if she were a corpse. ANID HEARD THE NOISE AND COMMOTION AND ALMOST FELL FROM HER PALFREY HELPLESS AND IN A FAINT THERE WAS NO VEIN IN HER BODY IN WHICH THE BLOOD DID NOT TURN AND HER FACE BECAME ALL PALE AND WHITE AS IF SHE WERE A CORPSE
d, which showed portrayed a golden lion. Then he orders to be brought his shield, his stiff, straight lance, a sharp polished sword, his bright shining helmet, his gleaming hauberk, and triple-woven greaves; for he has seen an armed knight pass before his list against whom he wishes to strive in arms, or else this stranger will strive against him until he shall confess defeat. His command was quickly done: behold the horse now led forth; a squire brought him around already bridled and with saddle on. Another fellow brings the arms. The knight passed out through the gate, as quickly as possible, all alone, without companion. Erec is riding along a hill-side, when behold the knight comes tearing down over the top of the hill, mounted upon a powerful steed which tore along at such a pace that he crushed the stones beneath his hoofs finer than a millstone grinds the corn; and bright gleaming sparks flew off in all directions, so that it seemed as if his four feet were all ablaze with fire. E CAUSES A SADDLE TO BE PLACED WHICH SHOWED PORTRAYED A GOLDEN LION THEN HE ORDERS TO BE BROUGHT HIS SHIELD HIS STIFF STRAIGHT LANCE A SHARP POLISHED SWORD HIS BRIGHT SHINING HELMET HIS GLEAMING HABERK AND TRIPLE WOVEN GREAVES FOR HE HAS SEEN AN ARMED KNIGHT PASS BEFORE HIS LIST AGAINST WHOM HE WISHES TO STRIVE IN ARMS OR ELSE THIS STRANGER WILL STRIVE AGAINST HIM UNTIL HE SHALL CONFESS DEFEAT HIS COMMAND WAS QUICKLY DONE BEHOLD THE HORSE NOW LED FORTH A SQUIRE BROUGHT HIM ROUND ALREADY BRIDLED AND WITH SADDLE ON ANOTHER FELLOW BRINGS THE ARMS THE KNIGHT PASSED OUT THROUGH THE GATE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ALL ALONE WITHOUT COMPANION ERIC IS RIDING ALONG A HILLSIDE WHEN BEHOLD THE KNIGHT COMES TEARING DOWN OVER THE TOP OF A HILL MOUNTED UPON A POWERFUL STEED WHICH TORE ALONG AT SUCH A PACE THAT HE CRUSHED THE STONES BENEATH HIS HOOFS FINER THAN A MILLSTONE GRINDS THE CORN AND BRIGHT GLEAMING SPARKS FLEW OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS SO THAT IT SEEMED AS IF HIS FOUR FEET WERE ALL ABLAZE WITH FIRE
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