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If a better man has defeated me, I shall be glad, I promise you; but if it has so fallen out that a baser man than I has worsted me, then I must feel great grief indeed." IF A BETTER MAN HAS DEFEATED ME I SHALL BE GLAD I PROMISE YOU BUT IF IT HAS SO FALLEN OUT THAT A BASER MAN THAN I HAS WORSTED ME THEN I MUST FEEL GREAT GRIEF INDEED
ds upon each other. They can scarcely harm each other now; yet, they do not desist at all from exercising all their strength. Because their eyes are so blinded that they completely lose their sight, they let their shields fall to the ground, and seize each other angrily. Each pulls and drags the other, so that they fall upon their knees. Thus, long they fight until the hour of noon is past, and the big knight is so exhausted that his breath quite fails him. Erec has him at his mercy, and pulls and drags so that he breaks all the lacing of his helmet, and forces him over at his feet. He falls over upon his face against Erec's breast, and has not strength to rise again. Though it distresses him, he has to say and own: "I cannot deny it, you have beaten me; but much it goes against my will. And yet you may be of such degree and fame that only credit will redound to me; and insistently I would request, if it may be in any way, that I might know your name, and he thereby somewhat comforted.  SEE TO WIELD THEIR SWORDS UPON EACH OTHER THEY CAN SCARCELY HARM EACH OTHER NOW YET THEY DO NOT DESIST AT ALL FROM EXERCISING ALL THEIR STRENGTH BECAUSE THEIR EYES ARE SO BLINDED THAT THEY COMPLETELY LOSE THEIR SIGHT THEY LET THEIR SHIELDS FALL TO THE GROUND AND SEIZE EACH OTHER ANGRILY EACH PULLS AND DRAGS THE OTHER SO THAT THEY FALL UPON THEIR KNEES THUS LONG THEY FIGHT UNTIL THE HOUR OF NOON IS PAST AND THE BIG KNIGHT IS SO EXHAUSTED THAT HIS BREATH QUITE FAILS HIM EREC HAS HIM AT HIS MERCY AND PULLS AND DRAGS SO THAT HE BREAKS ALL THE LACING OF HIS HELMET AND FORCES HIM OVER AT HIS FEET HE FALLS OVER UPON HIS FACE AGAINST EREC'S BREAST AND HAS NOT THE STRENGTH TO RISE AGAIN THOUGH IT DISTRESSES HIM HE HAS TO SAY AND OWN I CANNOT DENY IT YOU HAVE BEATEN ME BUT MUCH IT GOES AGAINST MY WILL AND YET YOU MAY BE OF SUCH DEGREE AND FAME THAT ONLY CREDIT WILL REDOUND TO ME AND INSISTENTLY I WOULD REQUEST IF IT MAY BE IN ANY WAY THAT I MIGHT KNOW YOUR NAME AND BE THEREBY SOMEWHAT COMFORTED
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