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I agreed to her desire; but when I had agreed, she would have it, too, that I should swear. I would have done more than that for her, but she took me at my word. I made her a promise, without knowing what. I AGREED TO HER DESIRE BUT WHEN I HAD AGREED SHE WOULD HAVE IT TOO THAT I SHOULD SWEAR I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE THAN THAT FOR HER BUT SHE TOOK ME AT MY WORD I MADE HER A PROMISE WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT
ruth from beginning to end of it." "Sire," says he, "fearlessly I will tell you all you wish to know." Erec no more withholds his name, but says: "Didst thou ever hear of King Lac and of his son Erec?" "Yea, sire, I knew him well; for I was at his father's court for many a day before I was knighted, and, if he had had his will, I should never have left him for anything." "Then thou oughtest to know me well, if thou weft ever with me at the court of my father, the King." "Then, upon my faith, it has turned out well. Now hear who has detained me so long in this garden. I will tell the truth in accordance with your injunction, whatever it may cost me. That damsel who yonder sits, loved me from childhood and I loved her. It pleased us both, and our love grew and increased, until she asked a boon of me, but did not tell me what it was. Who would deny his mistress aught? There is no lover but would surely do all his sweet-heart's pleasure without default or guile, whenever he can in any way. WHAT THE JOY FOR I AM VERY ANXIOUS TO HEAR THE TRUTH FROM BEGINNING TO END OF IT SIRE SAYS HE FEARLESSLY I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU WISH TO KNOW EREC NO MORE WITHHOLDS HIS NAME BUT SAYS DIDST THOU EVER HEAR OF KING LAC AND OF HIS SON EREC YEA SIRE I KNEW HIM WELL FOR I WAS AT HIS FATHER'S COURT FOR MANY A DAY BEFORE I WAS KNIGHTED AND IF HE HAD HAD HIS WILL I SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT HIM FOR ANY THING THEN YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ME WELL IF THOU WEPT EVER WITH ME AT THE COURT OF MY FATHER THE KING THEN UPON MY FAITH IT HAS TURNED OUT WELL NOW HERE WHO HAS DETAINED ME SO LONG IN THIS GARDEN I WILL TELL THE TRUTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR INJUNCTION WHATEVER IT MAY COST ME THAT DAMSEL WHO YONDER SITS LOVED ME FROM CHILDHOOD AND I LOVED HER IT PLEASED US BOTH AND OUR LOVE GREW AND INCREASED UNTIL SHE ASKED A BOON OF ME BUT DID NOT TELL ME WHAT IT WAS WHO WOULD DENY HIS MISTRESS AUGHT THERE IS NO LOVER BUT WOULD SURELY DO ALL HIS SWEETHEART'S PLEASURE WITHOUT DEFAULT OR GUILE WHENEVER HE CAN IN ANY WAY
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