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Gentle lady, as yet you know not what this is to be; no more do I. You are troubled without cause. But know this truly: if there were in me only so much courage as your love inspires, truly I should not fear to face any man alive. GENTLE LADY AS YET YOU KNOW NOT WHAT THIS IS TO BE NO MORE DO I YOU ARE TROUBLED WITHOUT CAUSE BUT KNOW THIS TRULY IF THERE WERE IN ME ONLY SO MUCH COURAGE AS YOUR LOVE INSPIRES TRULY I SHOULD NOT FEAR TO FACE ANY MAN ALIVE
o him honour, and will hold him to be the best of them all. Now there is no more of this matter. Have your men withdraw; for 'the Joy' will soon arrive, and will make you sorry, I suspect." (Vv. 5827-6410.) Meanwhile King Evrain leaves his side, and Erec stoops over before Enide, whose heart was in great distress, although she held her peace; for grief on lips is of no account unless it also touch the heart. And he who well knew her heart, said to her: "Fair sister dear, gentle, loyal, and prudent lady, I am acquainted with your thoughts. You are in fear, I see that well, and yet you do not know for what; but there is no reason for your dismay until you shall see that my shield is shattered and that my body is wounded, and until you see the meshes of my bright hauberk covered with blood, and my helmet broken and smashed, and me defeated and weary, so that I can no longer defend myself, but must beg and sue for mercy against my will; then you may lament, but now you have begun too soon. D HE SHALL FIND SUCH RENOWN THAT ALL WILL COME TO DO HIM HONOUR AND WILL HOLD HIM TO BE THE BEST OF THEM ALL NOW THERE IS NO MORE OF THIS MATTER HAVE YOUR MEN WITHDRAW FOR THE JOY WILL SOON ARRIVE AND WILL MAKE YOU SORRY I SUSPECT MEANWHILE KING YVRAIN LEAVES HIS SIDE AND EREC STOOPS OVER BEFORE ANIDE WHOSE HEART WAS IN GREAT DISTRESS ALTHOUGH SHE HELD HER PEACE FOR GRIEF ON LIPS IS OF NO ACCOUNT UNLESS IT ALSO TOUCH THE HEART AND HE WHO WELL KNEW HER HEART SAID TO HER FAIR SISTER DEAR GENTLE LOYAL AND PRUDENT LADY I AM ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR THOUGHTS YOU ARE IN FEAR I SEE THAT WELL AND YET YOU DO NOT KNOW FOR WHAT BUT THERE IS NO REASON FOR YOUR DISMAY UNTIL YOU SHALL SEE THAT MY SHIELD IS SHATTERED AND THAT MY BODY IS WOUNDED AND UNTIL YOU SEE THE MESHES OF MY BRIGHT HAUBERK COVERED WITH BLOOD AND MY HELMET BROKEN AND SMASHED AND ME DEFEATED AND WEARY SO THAT I CAN NO LONGER DEFEND MYSELF BUT MUST BEG AND SUE FOR MERCY AGAINST MY WILL THEN YOU MAY LAMENT BUT NOW YOU HAVE BEGUN TOO SOON
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