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To him the host then made reply: "That is he who will win the hawk without any opposition from the other knights. TO HIM THE HOST THEN MADE REPLY THAT IS HE WHO WILL WIN THE HAWK WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION FROM THE OTHER KNIGHTS
 country round; all, both young and old, have come to a fete which is to be held in this town tomorrow; therefore the houses are so full. When they shall all have gathered, there will be a great stir to-morrow; for in the presence of all the people there will be set upon a silver perch a sparrow-hawk of five or six moultings--the best you can imagine. Whoever wishes to gain the hawk must have a mistress who is fair, prudent, and courteous. And if there be a knight so bold as to wish to defend the worth and the name of the fairest in his eyes, he will cause his mistress to step forward and lift the hawk from the perch, if no one dares to interpose. This is the custom they are observing, and for this each year they gather here." Thereupon Erec speaks and asks him: "Fair host, may it not displease you, but tell me, if you know, who is a certain knight bearing arms of azure and gold, who passed by here not long ago, having close beside him a courtly damsel, preceded by a hump-backed dwarf. THESE ARE THE NOBLES OF THE COUNTRY ROUND ALL BOTH YOUNG AND OLD HAVE COME TO A FETE WHICH IS TO BE HELD IN THIS TOWN TO MORROW THEREFORE THE HOUSES ARE SO FOLK WHEN THEY SHALL ALL HAVE GATHERED THERE WILL BE A GREAT STIR TO MORROW FOR IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THERE WILL BE SET UPON A SILVER PERCH A SPARROW HAWK OF FIVE OR SIX MOLTINGS THE BEST YOU CAN IMAGINE WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN THE HAWK MUST HAVE A MISTRESS WHO IS FAIR PRUDENT AND COURTEOUS AND IF THERE BE A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO WISH TO DEFEND THE WORTH AND THE NAME OF THE FAIREST IN HIS EYES HE WILL CAUSE HIS MISTRESS TO STEP FORWARD AND LIFT THE HAWK FROM THE PERCH IF NO ONE DARES TO INTERPOSE THIS IS THE CUSTOM THEY ARE OBSERVING AND FOR THIS EACH YEAR THEY GATHER HERE THEREUPON EREC SPEAKS AND ASKS HIM FAIR HOST MAY IT NOT DISPLEASE YOU BUT TELL ME IF YOU KNOW WHO IS A CERTAIN KNIGHT BEARING ARMS OF AZURE AND GOLD WHO PASSED BY HERE NOT LONG AGO HAVING CLOSED BESIDE HIM A COURTLY DAMSEL PRECEDED BY A HUMPED BACK WHARF
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