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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. 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
 for all of which gladness fills his heart. He gazes upon her down to the waist, at her chin and her snowy neck, her bosom and sides, her arms and hands. But no less the damsel looks at the vassal with a clear eye and loyal heart, as if they were in competition. They would not have ceased to survey each other even for promise of a reward! A perfect match they were in courtesy, beauty, and gentleness. And they were so alike in quality, manner, and customs, that no one wishing to tell the truth could choose the better of them, nor the fairer, 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 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.  NOSE HER FACE AND MOUTH FOR ALL OF WHICH GLADNESS FILLS HIS HEART HE GAZES UPON HER DOWN TO THE WAIST AT HER CHIN AND HER SNOWY NECK HER BOSOM AND SIDES HER ARMS AND HANDS BUT NO LESS THE DAMSEL LOOKS AT THE VASSAL WITH A CLEAR EYE AND LOYAL HEART AS IF THEY WERE IN COMPETITION THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CEASED TO SURVEY EACH OTHER EVEN FOR A PROMISE OF A REWARD A PERFECT MATCH THEY WERE IN COURTESY BEAUTY AND GENTLENESS AND THEY WERE SO ALIKE IN QUALITY MANNER AND CUSTOMS THAT NO ONE WISHING TO TELL THE TRUTH COULD CHOOSE THE BETTER OF THEM NOR THE FAIRER 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
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