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"What?" says Erec, "what's that you say? You have surely been very bold to disdain my command and prohibition. This time you shall be pardoned; but if it should happen another time, you would not be forgiven." WHAT SAYS EREC WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY YOU HAVE SURELY BEEN VERY BOLD TO DISDAIN MY COMMAND AND PROHIBITION THIS TIME YOU SHALL BE PARDONED BUT IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN ANOTHER TIME YOU WOULD NOT BE FORGIVEN
im first, and so it is my right to go the first and offer battle." They give him leave and he rides off, crouching well beneath his shield, while the other two remain aloof. In those days it was the custom and practice that in an attack two knights should not join against one; thus if they too had assailed him, it would seem that they had acted treacherously. Enide saw the robbers, and was seized with great fear. "God," says she, "what can I say? Now my lord will be either killed or made a prisoner; for there are three of them and he is alone. The contest is not fair between one knight and three. That fellow will strike him now at a disadvantage; for my lord is off his guard. God, shall I be then such a craven as not to dare to raise my voice? Such a coward I will not be: I will not fail to speak to him." On the spot she turns about and calls to him: "Fair sire, of what are you thinking? There come riding after you three knights who press you hard. I greatly fear they will do you harm. WILL DEARLY PAY I IT WAS WHO SAW HIM FIRST AND SO IT IS MY RIGHT TO GO THE FIRST AND OFFER BATTLE THEY GIVE HIM LEAVE AND HE RIDES OFF CROUCHING WELL BENEATH HIS SHIELD WHILE THE OTHER TWO REMAIN ALOOF IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THE CUSTOM IN PRACTICE THAT IN AN ATTACK TWO KNIGHTS SHOULD NOT JOIN AGAINST ONE THUS IF THEY TOO HAD ASSAILED HIM IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEY HAD ACTED TREACHEROUSLY ANINE SAW THE ROBBERS AND WAS SEIZED WITH GREAT FEAR GOD SAYS SHE WHAT CAN I SAY NOW MY LORD WILL BE EITHER KILLED OR MADE A PRISONER FOR THERE ARE THREE OF THEM AND HE IS ALONE THE CONTEST IS NOT FAIR BETWEEN ONE KNIGHT AND THREE THAT FELLOW WILL STRIKE HIM NOW AT A DISADVANTAGE FOR MY LORD IS OFF HIS GUARD GOD SHALL I BE THEN SUCH A CRAVEN AS NOT TO DARE TO RAISE MY VOICE SUCH A COWARD I WILL NOT BE I WILL NOT FAIL TO SPEAK TO HIM ON THE SPOT SHE TURNS ABOUT AND CALLS TO HIM FAIR SIRE OF WHAT ARE YOU THINKING THERE COME RIDING AFTER YOU THREE KNIGHTS WHO PRESS YOU HARD I GREATLY FEAR THEY WILL DO YOU HARM
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