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Guivret gets up, and Erec tells him how he has killed the Count while he sat at meat, and how he had gained possession again of his steed in front of the stable, and how the sergeants and the squires had fled across the yard, crying: "Flee, flee, the corpse is chasing us;" then, how he came near being caught, and how he escaped through the town and down the hill, carrying his wife on his horse's neck: all this adventure of his he told him. GUVRET GETS UP AND ERIC TELLS HIM HOW HE HAS KILLED THE COUNT WHILE HE SAT AT MEAT AND HOW HE HAD GAINED POSSESSION AGAIN OF HIS STEED IN FRONT OF THE STABLE AND HOW THE SERGEANTS AND THE SQUIRES HAD FLED ACROSS THE YARD CRYING FLEE FLEE THE CORPSE IS CHASING US AND THEN HOW HE CAME NEAR TO BEING CAUGHT AND HOW HE ESCAPED THROUGH THE TOWN AND DOWN THE HILL CARRYING HIS WIFE ON HIS HORSE'S NECK ALL THIS ADVENTURE OF HIS HE TOLD HIM
and goes to fall at Erec's feet, where he was lying on the ground. "My lord," he says, "I was going to seek for you, and was on my way to Limors, where I expected to find you dead. It was told and recounted to me as true that Count Oringle had carried off to Limors a knight who was mortally wounded, and that he wickedly intended to marry a lady whom he had found in his company; but that she would have nothing to do with him. And I was coming urgently to aid and deliver her. If he refused to hand over to me both the lady and you without resistance, I should esteem myself of little worth if I left him a foot of earth to stand upon. Be sure that had I not loved you dearly I should never have taken this upon myself. I am Guivret, your friend; but if I have done you any hurt through my failure to recognise you, you surely ought to pardon me." At this Erec sat up, for he could do no more, and said: "Rise up, my friend. Be absolved of the harm you have done me, since you did not recognise me. T IN HIS DELIGHT DISMOUNTS AND GOES TO FALL AT EREC'S FEET WHERE HE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND MY LORD HE SAYS I WAS GOING TO SEEK FOR YOU AND WAS ON MY WAY TO THE MOORS WHERE I EXPECTED TO FIND YOU DEAD IT WAS TOLD AND RECOUNTED TO ME AS TRUE THAT COUNT ORINGLE HAD CARRIED OFF TO LA MOORS A KNIGHT WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AND THAT HE WICKEDLY INTENDED TO MARRY A LADY WHOM HE HAD FOUND IN HIS COMPANY BUT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM AND I WAS COMING URGENTLY TO AID AND DELIVER HER IF HE REFUSED TO HAND OVER TO ME BOTH A LADY AND YOU WITHOUT RESISTANCE I SHOULD ESTEEM MYSELF OF LITTLE WORTH IF I LEFT HIM A FOOT OF EARTH TO STAND UPON BE SURE THAT HAD I NOT LOVED YOU DEARLY I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN THIS UPON MYSELF I AM GUIVRET YOUR FRIEND BUT IF I HAVE DONE YOU ANY HURT THROUGH MY FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU YOU SURELY OUGHT TO PARDON ME AT THIS ERIC SAT UP FOR HE COULD DO NO MORE AND SAID RISE UP MY FRIEND BE ABSOLVED OF THE HARM YOU HAVE DONE ME SINCE YOU DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME
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