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Fortune who had beckoned me has quickly now withdrawn her hand. FORTUNE WHO HAD BECKONED ME HAS QUICKLY NOW WITHDRAWN HER HAND
My lords, why do you weep so sore? I am neither in prison nor wounded. You gain nothing by this display of grief. If I go away, I shall come again when it please God and when I can. To God I commend you one and all; so now let me go; too long you keep me here. I am sorry and grieved to see you weep." To God he commends them and they him. (Vv. 2765-2924.) So they departed, leaving sorrow behind them. Erec starts, and leads his wife he knows not whither, as chance dictates. "Ride fast," he says, "and take good care not to be so rash as to speak to me of anything you may see. Take care never to speak to me, unless I address you first. Ride on now fast and with confidence." "Sire," says she, "it shall be done." She rode ahead and held her peace. Neither one nor the other spoke a word. But Enide's heart is very sad, and within herself she thus laments, soft and low that he may not hear: "Alas," she says, "God had raised and exalted me to such great joy; but now He has suddenly cast me down. IF THEY HAD SEEN HIM DEAD OR WOUNDED THEN ERIC SAID TO COMFORT THEM MY LORDS WHY DO YOU WEEP SO SORE I AM NEITHER IN PRISON NOR WOUNDED GAIN NOTHING BY THIS DISPLAY OF GRIEF IF I GO AWAY I SHALL COME AGAIN WHEN IT PLEASE GOD AND WHEN I CAN TO GOD I COMMAND YOU ONE AND ALL SO NOW LET ME GO TOO LONG YOU KEEP ME HERE I AM SORRY AND GRIEVED TO SEE YOU WEEP TO GOD HE COMMENDS THEM AND THEY HIM SO THEY DEPARTED LEAVING SORROW BEHIND THEM ERIC STARTS AND LEADS HIS WIFE HE KNOWS NOT WHITHER AS CHANCE DICTATES RIDE FAST HE SAYS AND TAKE GOOD CARE NOT TO BE SO RASH AS TO SPEAK TO ME OF ANYTHING YOU MAY SEE TAKE CARE NEVER TO SPEAK TO ME UNLESS I ADDRESS YOU FIRST RIDE ON NOW FAST AND WITH CONFIDENCE SIRE SAYS SHE IT SHALL BE DONE SHE RODE AHEAD AND HELD HER PEACE NEITHER ONE NOR THE OTHER SPOKE A WORD BUT ANID'S HEART IS VERY SAD AND WITHIN HERSELF SHE THUS LAMENTS SOFT AND LOW THAT HE MAY NOT HEAR ALAS SHE SAYS GOD HAD RAISED AND EXALTED ME TO SUCH GREAT JOY BUT NOW HE HAS SUDDENLY CAST ME DOWN
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