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Whoever may speak, he longs to see and know and understand why they are all in such distress, anxiety, and woe. WHOEVER MAY SPEAK HE LONGS TO SEE AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE ALL IN SUCH DISTRESS ANXIETY AND WOE
one in the castle and in the houses of the town hastened to mount. In all the town there remained neither man nor woman, erect or deformed, great or small, weak or strong, who is able to go and does not do so. When they start, there is a great noise and clamour in all the streets; for those of high and low degree alike cry out: "Alas, alas! oh knight, the Joy that thou wishest to win has betrayed thee, and thou goest to win but grief and death." And there is not one but says: "God curse this joy! which has been the death of so many gentlemen. To-day it will wreak the worst woe that it has ever yet wrought." Erec hears well and notes that up and down they said of him: "Alas, alas, ill-starred wert thou, fair, gentle, skilful knight! Surely it would not be just that thy life should end so soon, or that harm should come to wound and injure thee." He hears clearly the words and what they said; but notwithstanding, he passes on without lowering his head, and without the bearing of a craven. SADDLED AND THE KING WHO HAD MOUNTED EVERYONE IN THE CASTLE AND IN THE HOUSES OF THE TOWN HASTENED TO MOUNT IN ALL THE TOWN THERE REMAINED NEITHER MAN NOR WOMAN ERECT OR DEFORMED GREAT OR SMALL WEAK OR STRONG WHO IS ABLE TO GO AND DOES NOT DO SO WHEN THEY START THERE IS A GREAT NOISE AND CLAMOUR IN ALL THE STREETS FOR THOSE OF HIGH AND LOW DEGREE ALIKE CRY OUT ALAS ALAS O KNIGHT THE JOY THAT THOU WISHEST TO WIN HAS BETRAYED THEE AND THOU GOEST TO WIN BUT GRIEF AND DEATH AND THERE IS NOT ONE BUT SAYS GOD CURSE THIS JOY WHICH HAS BEEN THE DEATH OF SO MANY GENTLEMEN TO DAY IT WILL WRECK THE WORST WOE THAT IT EVER YET WROUGHT EREC HEARS WELL AND NOTES THAT UP AND DOWN THEY SAID OF HIM ALAS ALAS ILL STARRED WERT THOU FAIR GENTLE SKILFUL KNIGHT SURELY IT WOULD NOT BE JUST THAT THY LIFE SHOULD END SO SOON OR THAT HARM SHOULD COME TO WOUND AND INJURE THEE HE HEARS CLEARLY THE WORDS AND WHAT THEY SAID BUT NOTWITHSTANDING HE PASSES ON WITHOUT LOWERING HIS HEAD AND WITHOUT THE BEARING OF A CRAVEN
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