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Cadoc of Tabriol with his damsel rides off in another direction; and soon he told the news to King Arthur and the Queen. (Vv. 4580 4778.) Erec continues to ride at great speed to the place where Enide was awaiting him in great concern, thinking that surely he had completely deserted her. CADOC OF TABRIOL WITH HIS DAMSEL RIDES OFF IN ANOTHER DIRECTION AND SOON HE TOLD THE NEWS TO KING ARTHUR AND THE QUEEN ERIC CONTINUES TO RIDE AT GREAT SPEED TO THE PLACE WHERE A NEED WAS AWAITING HIM IN GREAT CONCERN THINKING THAT SURELY HE HAD COMPLETELY DESERTED HER
d honour. There you shall ask who I am; but you cannot know it otherwise." "Sire," says Cadoc, "I will follow your bidding in all respects. You need never have any fear that I do not go with a glad heart. I shall tell the King the full truth regarding the battle which you have fought on my behalf." Thus speaking, they continued their way until they came to the maiden where Erec had left her. The damsel's joy knew no bounds when she saw coming her lover whom she never thought to see again. Taking him by the hand, Erec presents him to her with the words: "Grieve no longer, demoiselle! Behold your lover glad and joyous." And she with prudence makes reply: "Sire, by right you have won us both. Yours we should be, to serve and honour. But who could ever repay half the debt we owe you?" Erec makes answer: "My gentle lady, no recompense do I ask of you. To God I now commend you both, for too long, methinks, I have tarried here." Then he turns his horse about, and rides away as fast as he can. OURSELF IN MY NAME YOU WILL DO ME A SERVICE AND HONOUR THERE YOU SHALL ASK WHO I AM BUT YOU CANNOT KNOW IT OTHERWISE SIRE SAYS CADOCK I WILL FOLLOW YOUR BIDDING IN ALL RESPECTS YOU NEED NEVER HAVE ANY FEAR THAT I DO NOT GO WITH A GLAD HEART I SHALL TELL THE KING THE FULL TRUTH REGARDING THE BATTLE WHICH YOU HAVE FOUGHT ON MY BEHALF THUS SPEAKING THEY CONTINUED THEIR WAY UNTIL THEY CAME TO THE MAIDEN WHERE EREC HAD LEFT HER THE DAMSEL'S JOY KNEW NO BOUNDS WHEN SHE SAW COMING HER LOVER WHOM SHE NEVER THOUGHT TO SEE AGAIN TAKING HIM BY THE HAND EREC PRESENTS HIM TO HER WITH THE WORDS GAVE NO LONGER DEMOISEL BEHOLD YOUR LOVER GLAD AND JOYOUS AND SHE WITH PRUDENCE MAKES REPLY SIRE BY RIGHT YOU HAVE WON US BOTH YOURS WE SHOULD BE TO SERVE AND HONOR BUT WHO COULD EVER REPAY HALF THE DEBT WE OWE YOU ERIC MAKES ANSWER MY GENTLE LADY NO RECOMPENSE DO I ASK OF YOU TO GOD I NOW COMMEND YOU BOTH FOR TOO LONG METHINKS I HAVE TARRIED HERE THEN HE TURNS HIS HORSE ABOUT AND RIDES AWAY AS FAST AS HE CAN
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