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Erec mounted, and then his lady, and, as the town was hard by, they soon had reached their lodging place. ERIC MOUNTED AND THEN HIS LADY AND AS THE TOWN WAS HARD BY THEY SOON HAD REACHED THEIR LODGING PLACE
th-piece from before his face; then he spreads out the cloth before them on the thick tuff. He passes them the cake and wine, and prepares and cuts a cheese. Hungry as they were, they helped themselves, and gladly drank of the wine. The squire serves them and omits no attention. When they had eaten and drunk their fill, Erec was courteous and generous. "Friend," says he, "as a reward, I wish to present you with one of my horses. Take the one you like the best. And I pray it may be no hardship for you to return to the town and make ready there a goodly lodging." And he replies that he will gladly do whatever is his will. Then he goes up to the horses and, untying them, chooses the dapple, and speaks his thanks; for this one seems to be the best. Up he springs by the left stirrup, and leaving them both there, he rode off to the town at top speed, where he engaged suitable quarters. Now behold! he is back again: "Now mount, sire, quickly," says he, "for you have a good fine lodging ready. ELIEVES ERIC OF HIS HELMET AND LACES THE MOUTHPIECE FROM BEFORE HIS FACE THEN HE SPREADS OUT THE CLOTH BEFORE THEM ON A THICK TUFT HE PASSES THEM THE CAKE AND WINE AND PREPARES AND CUTS A CHEESE HUNGRY AS THEY WERE THEY HELPED THEMSELVES AND GLADLY DRANK OF THE WINE THE SQUIRE SERVES THEM AND OMITS NO ATTENTION WHEN THEY HAD EATEN AND DRUNK THEIR FILL ERIC WAS COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS FRIEND SAYS HE AS A REWARD I WISH TO PRESENT YOU WITH ONE OF MY HORSES TAKE THE ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST AND I PRAY IT MAY BE NO HARDSHIP FOR YOU TO RETURN TO THE TOWN AND MAKE READY THERE A GOODLY LODGING AND HE REPLIES THAT HE WILL GLADLY DO WHATEVER IS IN HIS WILL THEN HE GOES UP TO THE HORSES AND UNTYING THEM CHOOSES THE DAPPLE AND SPEAKS HIS THANKS FOR THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE THE BEST UP HE SPRINGS BY THE LEFT STIRRUP AND LEAVING THEM BOTH THERE HE RODE OFF TO TOWN AT TOP SPEED WHERE HE ENGAGED SUITABLE QUARTERS NOW BEHOLD HE IS BACK AGAIN NOW MOUNT SIRE QUICKLY SAYS HE FOR YOU HAVE A GOOD FINE LODGING READY
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