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Tomorrow thy death is come; to morrow thou shalt surely die if God does not guard and defend thee." TO MORROW THY DEATH IS COME TO MORROW THOU SHALT SURELY DIE IF GOD DOES NOT GUARD AND DEFEND THEE
wbridge; and when they passed the listing-place, the people who were gathered in the streets in crowds see Erec in all his beauty, and apparently they think and believe that all the others are in his train. Marvelling much, they stare at him; the whole town was stirred and moved, as they take counsel and discuss about him. Even the maidens at their song leave off their singing and desist, as all together they look at him; and because of his great beauty they cross themselves, and marvellously they pity him. One to another whispers low: "Alas! This knight, who is passing, is on his way to the 'Joy of the Court.' He will be sorry before he returns; no one ever came from another land to claim the 'Joy of the Court' who did not receive shame and harm, and leave his head there as a forfeit." Then, that he may hear their words, they cry-aloud: "God defend thee, knight, from harm; for thou art wondrously handsome, and thy beauty is greatly to be pitied, for to-morrow we shall see it quenched. THE CASTLE PASSING THE LIST AND THE DRAWBRIDGE AND WHEN THEY PASSED THE LISTING PLACE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE GATHERED IN THE STREETS IN CROWDS SEE EREC IN ALL HIS BEAUTY AND APPARENTLY THEY THINK AND BELIEVE THAT ALL THE OTHERS ARE IN HIS TRAIN MARVELLING MUCH THEY STARE AT HIM THE WHOLE TOWN WAS STIRRED AND MOVED AS THEY TAKE COUNSEL AND DISCUSS ABOUT HIM EVEN THE MAIDENS AT THEIR SONG LEAVE OFF THEIR SINGING AND DESIST AS ALTOGETHER THEY LOOK AT HIM AND BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT BEAUTY THEY CROSS THEMSELVES AND MARVELLOUSLY THEY PITY HIM ONE TO ANOTHER WHISPERS LOW ALAS THIS KNIGHT WHO IS PASSING IS ON HIS WAY TO THE JOY OF THE COURT HE WILL BE SORRY BEFORE HE RETURNS NO ONE EVER CAME FROM ANOTHER LAND TO CLAIM THE JOY OF THE COURT WHO DID NOT RECEIVE SHAME AND HARM AND LEAVE HIS HEAD THERE AS A FOURTH THEN THAT HE MAY HEAR THEIR WORDS THEY CRY ALOUD GOD DEFEND THEE KNIGHT FROM HARM FOR THOU ART WONDROUSLY HANDSOME AND THY BEAUTY IS GREATLY TO BE PITIED FOR TO MORROW WE SHALL SEE IT QUENCHED
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