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Erec went first and took his seat; then all the others in order sit down upon the couches, the cushions, and benches. At Erec's side the Count sat down, and the damsel with her radiant face, who was feeding the much disputed hawk upon her wrist with a plover's wing. ERIC WENT FIRST AND TOOK HIS SEAT THEN ALL THE OTHERS IN ORDER SIT DOWN UPON THE COUCHES THE CUSHIONS AND BENCHES AT ERIC'S SIDE THE COUNT SAT DOWN AND THE DAMSEL WITH HER RADIANT FACE WAS FEEDING THE MUCH DISPUTED HAWK UPON HER WRIST WITH A PLOVER'S WING
 honour in giving me his daughter. What say you, sir? Is it not a fair and precious gift?" "Yes, sire," the Count replies; "the gift, in truth, is fine and good. The maid herself is fair and clever, and besides is of very noble birth. You must know that her mother is my sister. Surely, I am glad at heart that you should deign to take my niece. Once more I beg you to lodge with me this night." Erec replies: "Ask me no more. I will not do it." Then the Count saw that further insistence was useless, and said: "Sire, as it please you! We may as well say no more about it; but I and my knights will all be with you to-night to cheer you and bear you company." When Erec heard that, he thanked him, and returned to his host's dwelling, with the Count attending him. Ladies and knights were gathered there, and the vavasor was glad at heart. As soon as Erec arrived, more than a score of squires ran quickly to remove his arms. Any one who was present in that house could have witnessed a happy scene. AND CLEVER AND BESIDES IS A VERY NOBLE BIRTH YOU MUST KNOW THAT HER MOTHER IS MY SISTER SURELY I AM GLAD AT HEART THAT YOU SHOULD DEIGN TO TAKE MY NIECE ONCE MORE I BEG YOU TO LODGE WITH ME THIS NIGHT EREC REPLIES ASK ME NO MORE I WILL NOT DO IT THEN THE COUNT SAW THAT FURTHER INSISTENCE WAS USELESS AND SAID SIRE AS IT PLEASE YOU WE MAY WELL SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT BUT I AND MY KNIGHTS WILL ALL BE HERE WITH YOU TO NIGHT TO CHEER YOU AND TO BEAR YOU COMPANY THEN THE COUNT SAW THAT FURTHER INSISTENCE WAS USELESS AND SAID SIRE AS IT PLEASE YOU WE MAY AS WELL SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT BUT I AND MY KNIGHTS WILL ALL BE HERE WITH YOU TO NIGHT TO CHEER YOU AND BEAR YOU COMPANY WHEN ERIC HEARD THAT HE THANKED HIM AND RETURNED TO HIS HOST'S DWELLING WITH THE COUNT ATTENDING HIM LADIES AND KNIGHTS WERE GATHERED THERE AND THE VAVASOR WAS GLAD AT HEART AS SOON AS ERIC ARRIVED MORE THAN A SCORE OF SQUIRES RAN QUICKLY TO REMOVE HIS ARMS ANY ONE WHO WAS PRESENT IN THAT HOUSE COULD HAVE WITNESSED A HAPPY SCENE
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