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I offer you some of this white cake, if it please you to partake of it. I say it not in hope of reward: for I ask and demand nothing of you. The cakes are made of good wheat; I have good wine and rich cheeses, too, a white cloth and fine jugs. If you feel like taking lunch, you need not seek any farther. Beneath these white beeches, here on the greensward, you might lay off your arms and rest yourself a while. My advice is that you dismount." I OFFER YOU SOME OF THIS WHITE CAKE IF IT PLEASE YOU TO PARTAKE IN IT I SAY IT NOT IN HOPE OF REWARD FOR I ASK AND DEMAND NOTHING OF YOU THE CAKES ARE MADE OF GOOD WHEAT I HAVE GOOD WINE AND RICH CHEESES TOO A WHITE CLOTH AND FINE JUGS IF YOU FEEL LIKE TAKING LUNCH YOU NEED NOT SEEK ANY FARTHER BENEATH THESE WHITE BEECHES HERE ON THE GREEN SWARD YOU MIGHT LAY OFF YOUR ARMS AND REST YOURSELF FOR A WHILE MY ADVICE IS THAT YOU DISMOUNT
 for having uttered such pride and insult as now compel me to suffer shame!" All night long she thus lamented until the morning dawned. Erec rises early, and again they take the road, she in front and he behind. At noon a squire met them in a little valley, accompanied by two fellows who were carrying cakes and wine and some rich autumn cheeses to those who were mowing the hay in the meadows belonging to Count Galoain. The squire was a clever fellow, and when he saw Erec and Enide, who were coming from the direction of the woods, he perceived that they must have spent the night in the forest and had had nothing to eat or drink; for within a radius of a day's journey there was no town, city or tower, no strong place or abbey, hospice or place of refuge. So he formed an honest purpose and turned his steps toward them, saluting them politely and saving: "Sire, I presume that you have had a hard experience last night. I am sure you have had no sleep and have spent the night in these woods. FOR EVER UPON MY TONGUE FOR HAVING UTTERED SUCH PRIDE AND INSULT AS NOW COMPEL ME TO SUFFER SHAME ALL NIGHT LONG SHE THUS LAMENTED UNTIL THE MORNING DAWNED ERIC RISES EARLY AND AGAIN THEY TAKE THE ROAD SHE IN FRONT AND HE BEHIND AT NOON A SQUIRE MET THEM IN A LITTLE VALLEY ACCOMPANIED BY TWO FELLOWS WHO WERE CARRYING CAKES AND WINE AND SOME RICH AUTUMN CHEESES TO THOSE WHO WERE MOWING THE HAY IN THE MEADOWS BELONGING TO COUNT GALLOWAYNE THE SQUIRE WAS A CLEVER FELLOW AND WHEN HE SAW ERIC AND INDEED WHO WERE COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE WOODS HE PERCEIVED THAT THEY MUST HAVE SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST AND HAD HAD NOTHING TO EAT OR DRINK FOR WITHIN A RADIUS OF A DAY'S JOURNEY THERE WAS NO TOWN CITY OR TOWER NO STRONG PLACE OR ABBEY HOSPICE OR PLACE OF REFUGE SO HE FORMED AN HONEST PURPOSE AND TURNED HIS STEPS TOWARD THEM SALUTING THEM POLITELY AND SAYING SIRE I PRESUME YOU HAVE HAD A HARD EXPERIENCE LAST NIGHT I AM SURE YOU HAVE HAD NO SLEEP AND HAVE SPENT THE NIGHT IN THESE WOODS
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