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If thou hadst been alone and helpless, thou wouldst have rued this attack, provided my lord had been in health. Now be generous and courteous, and kindly let cease this battle which thou hast begun. IF THOU HADST BEEN ALONE AND HELPLESS THOU WOULDST HAVE RUED THIS ATTACK PROVIDED MY LORD HAD BEEN IN HEALTH NOW BE GENEROUS AND COURTEOUS AND KINDLY LET CEASE THIS BATTLE WHICH THOU HAST BEGUN
red from his wounds and blows. Now Erec will be far from wise if he does not promptly make himself known. He steps out from the hedge. And Guivret spurs toward him without speaking to him at all, nor does Erec utter a word to him: he thought he could do more than he could. Whoever tries to run farther than he is able must perforce give up or take a rest. They clash against each other; but the fight was unequal, for one was weak and the other strong. Guivret strikes him with such force that he carries him down to earth from his horse's back. Enide, who was in hiding, when she sees her lord on the ground, expects to be killed and badly used. Springing forth from the hedge, she runs to help her lord. If she grieved before, now her anguish is greater. Coming up to Guivret, she seized his horse's rein, and then said: "Cursed be thou, knight! For thou hast attacked a weak and exhausted man, who is in pain and mortally wounded, with such injustice that thou canst not find reason for thy deed. IS ANTAGONIST WAS QUITE RECOVERED FROM HIS WOUNDS AND BLOWS NOW ERIC WILL BE FAR FROM WISE IF HE DOES NOT PROMPTLY MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN HE STEPS OUT FROM THE HEDGE AND GUIVRET SPURS TOWARD HIM WITHOUT SPEAKING TO HIM AT ALL NOR DOES ERIC UTTER A WORD TO HIM HE THOUGHT HE COULD DO MORE THAN HE COULD WHOEVER TRIES TO RUN FARTHER THAN HE IS ABLE MUST PERFORCE GIVE UP OR TAKE A REST THEY CLASH AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT THE FIGHT WAS UNEQUAL FOR ONE WAS WEAK AND THE OTHER STRONG GUIVRET STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH FORCE THAT HE CARRIES HIM DOWN TO EARTH FROM HIS HORSE'S BACK ANEIDE WHO IS IN HIDING WHEN SHE SEES HER LORD ON THE GROUND EXPECTS TO BE KILLED AND BADLY USED SPRINGING FORTH FROM THE HEDGE SHE RUNS TO HELP HER LORD IF SHE GRIEVED BEFORE NOW HER ANGUISH IS GREATER COMING UP TO GUIVRET SHE SEES THE HORSE'S REIN AND THEN SAID CURSED BE THOU KNIGHT FOR THOU HAST ATTACKED A WEAK AND EXHAUSTED MAN WHO IS IN PAIN AND MORTALLY WOUNDED WITH SUCH INJUSTICE THAT THOU CANST NOT FIND REASON FOR THY DEED
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