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After four long days' journey over hills and slopes, through forests, plains, and streams, they came on the fifth day to Camant, where King Lac was residing in a very charming town. AFTER FOUR LONG DAYS JOURNEY OVER HILLS AND SLOPES THROUGH FORESTS PLAINS AND STREAMS THEY CAME ON THE FIFTH DAY TO CONNAUGHT WHERE KING LOCK WAS RESIDING IN A VERY CHARMING TOWN
ld have had him stay. He gives him leave and begs him to return as soon as possible: for in the whole court there was no better or more gallant knight, save only his dear nephew Gawain; [125] with him no one could be compared. But next after him, he prized Erec most, and held him more dear than any other knight. (Vv. 2293-2764.) Erec wished to delay no longer. As soon as he had the King's leave, he bid his wife make her preparations, and he retained as his escort sixty knights of merit with horses and with dappled and grey furs. As soon as he was ready for his journey, he tarried little further at court, but took leave of the Queen and commended the knights to God. The Queen grants him leave to depart. At the hour of prime he set out from the royal palace. In the presence of them all he mounted his steed, and his wife mounted the dappled horse which she had brought from her own country; then all his escort mounted. Counting knights and squires, there were full seven score in the train. UEST THE KING COULD NOT DENY AND YET HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIM STAY HE GIVES HIM LEAVE AND BEGS HIM TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR IN THE WHOLE COURT THERE WAS NO ONE BETTER NOR MORE GALLANT KNIGHT SAVE ONLY HIS DEAR NEPHEW GAWAIN WITH HIM NO ONE COULD BE COMPARED BUT NEXT AFTER HIM HE PRIZED EREC MOST AND HELD HIM MORE DEAR THAN ANY OTHER KNIGHT EREC WISHED TO DELAY NO LONGER AS SOON AS HE HAD THE KING'S LEAVE HE BID HIS WIFE MAKE HER PREPARATIONS AND HE RETAINED AS HIS ESCORT SIXTY KNIGHTS OF MERIT WITH HORSES AND WITH DAPPLED AND GRAY FURS AS SOON AS HE WAS READY FOR HIS JOURNEY HE TARRIED LITTLE FURTHER AT COURT BUT TOOK LEAVE OF THE QUEEN AND COMMENDED THE KNIGHTS TO GOD THE QUEEN GRANTS HIM LEAVE TO DEPART AT THE HOUR OF PRIME HE SET OUT FROM THE ROYAL PALACE IN THE PRESENCE OF THEM ALL HE MOUNTED HIS STEED AND HIS WIFE MOUNTED THE DAPPLED HORSE WHICH SHE HAD BROUGHT FROM HER OWN COUNTRY THEN ALL HIS ESCORT MOUNTED COUNTY KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES THEY WERE FULL SEVEN SCORE IN THE TRAIN
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