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You shall not get off so easily as that. Tell me your station and your name, and I in turn will tell you mine." "Sire," says he, "you are right. I am king of this country. My liegemen are Irishmen, and there is none who does not have to pay me rent. [129] My name is Guivret the Little. YOU SHALL NOT GET OFF SO EASILY AS THAT TELL ME YOUR STATION AND YOUR NAME AND I IN TURN WILL IF TELL YOU MINE SIRE SAYS HE YOU ARE RIGHT I AM KING OF THIS COUNTRY MY LIEGEMEN ARE IRISHMEN AND THERE IS NONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY ME RENT MY NAME IS GUIVRET THE LITTLE
 threw as far away as he could the part that remained in his hand. Now he was afraid and must needs draw back; for any knight that lacks his sword cannot do much execution in battle or assault. Erec pursues him until he begs him, for God's sake, not to kill him. "Mercy, noble knight," he cries, "be not so cruel and harsh toward me. Now that I am left without my sword, you have the strength and the power to take my life or make me your prisoner, for I have no means of defence." Erec replies: "When thou thus dost petition me I fain would hear thee admit outright whether thou art defeated and overcome. Thou shalt not again be touched by me if thou dost surrender at my discretion." The knight was slow to make reply. So, when Erec saw him hesitate, in order to further dismay him, he again attacked him, rushing at him with drawn sword; whereupon, thoroughly terrified, he cried: "Mercy, sire! Regard me as your captive, since it cannot be otherwise." Erec answers: "More than that is necessary.  HE SAW THAT HIS SWORD WAS BROKEN IN HIS SIGHT HE THREW AS FAR AWAY AS HE COULD THE PART THAT REMAINED IN HIS HAND NOW HE WAS AFRAID AND MUST NEEDS DRAW BACK FOR ANY KNIGHT THAT LACKS HIS SWORD CANNOT DO MUCH EXECUTION IN BATTLE OR SALT EREC PURSUES HIM UNTIL HE BEGS HIM FOR GOD'S SAKE NOT TO KILL HIM MERCY NOBLE KNIGHT HE CRIES BE NOT SO CRUEL AND HARSH TOWARD ME NOW THAT I AM LEFT WITHOUT MY SWORD YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER TO TAKE MY LIFE OR MAKE ME YOUR PRISONER FOR I HAVE NO MEANS OF DEFENCE EREC REPLIES WHEN THOU DOST PETITION ME I FAIN WOULD HEAR THEE ADMIT OUTRIGHT WHETHER THOU ART DEFEATED OR OVERCOME THOU SHALT NOT AGAIN BE TOUCHED BY ME IF THOU DOST SURRENDER AT MY DISCRETION THE KNIGHT WAS SLOW TO MAKE REPLY SO WHEN EREC SAW HIM HESITATE IN ORDER TO FURTHER DISMAY HIM HE AGAIN ATTACKED HIM RUSHING AT HIM WITH DRAWN SWORD WHEREUPON THOROUGHLY TERRIFIED HE CRIED MERCY SIRE REGARD ME AS YOUR CAPTIVE SINCE IT CANNOT BE OTHERWISE ERIC ANSWERS MORE THAN THAT IS NECESSARY
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