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The Count and three of his vassals were leaning out of the bower, when the Count, seeing his squire mounted on the dappled steed, asked him whose it was. And he replied that it was his. The Count, greatly astonished, says: "How is that? THE COUNT AND THREE OF HIS VASSALS WERE LEANING OUT OF THE BOWER WHEN THE COUNT SEEING HIS SQUIRE MOUNTED ON THE DABBLED STEED ASKED HIM WHOSE IT WAS AND HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS HIS THE COUNT GREATLY ASTONISHED SAYS HOW IS THAT
ses. 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." Erec mounted, and then his lady, and, as the town was hard by, they soon had reached their lodging-place. There they were received with joy. The host with kindness welcomed them, and with joy and gladness made generous provision for their needs. (Vv. 3209-3458.) When the squire had done for them all the honour that he could do, he came and mounted his horse again, leading it off in front of the Count's bower to the stable. YS 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 ERIC MOUNTED AND THEN HIS LADY AND AS THE TOWN WAS HARD BY THEY SOON HAD REACHED THEIR LODGING PLACE THERE THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH JOY THE HOST WITH KINDNESS WELCOMED THEM AND WITH JOY AND GLADNESS MADE GENEROUS PROVISION FOR THEIR NEEDS WHEN THE SQUIRE HAD DONE FOR THEM ALL THE HONOR THAT HE COULD HE CAME AND MOUNTED HIS HORSE AGAIN LEADING IT OFF IN FRONT OF THE COUNT'S BOWER TO THE STABLE
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