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To morrow at dawn I wish to take your daughter to court, dressed and arrayed as she is at present. I wish my lady, the Queen, to dress her in her best dress of satin and scarlet cloth." (Vv. 1353 1478.) TO MORROW AT DAWN I WISH TO TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO COURT DRESSED IN ARRAYED AS SHE IS AT PRESENT I WISH MY LADY THE QUEEN TO DRESS HER IN HER BEST DRESS OF SATIN AND SCARLET CLOTH
ut the house there was great rejoicing for the happiness of the maid they loved. (Vv. 1320-1352.) Erec thus addressed the vavasor: "Fair host, fair friend, fair sire! You have done me great honour, and richly shall it be repaid you. To-morrow I shall take away your daughter with me to the King's court, where I wish to take her as my wife; and if you will tarry here a little, I shall send betimes to fetch you. I shall have you escorted into the country which is my father's now, but which later will be mine. It is far from here--by no means near. There I shall give you two towns, very splendid, rich, and fine. You shall be lord of Roadan, which was built in the time of Adam, and of another town close by, which is no less valuable. The people call it Montrevel, and my father owns no better town. [115] And before the third day has passed, I shall send you plenty of gold and silver, of dappled and grey furs, and precious silken stuffs wherewith to adorn yourself and your wife my dear lady.  ER JOY ALL COULD SEE HOW GAY SHE WAS AND THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING FOR THE HAPPINESS OF THE MAID THEY LOVED ERIC THUS ADDRESSED THE VAVASOR FAIR HOST FAIR FRIEND FAIR SIRE YOU HAVE DONE ME GREAT HONOUR AND RICHLY SHALL IT BE REPAID YOU TO MORROW I SHALL TAKE AWAY YOUR DAUGHTER WITH ME TO THE KING'S COURT WHERE I WISH TO TAKE HER AS MY WIFE AND IF YOU WILL TARRY HERE A LITTLE I SHALL SEND ME TIMES TO FETCH YOU I SHALL HAVE YOU ESCORTED INTO THE COUNTRY WHICH IS MY FATHER'S NOW BUT WHICH LATER SHALL BE MINE IT IS FAR FROM HERE BY NO MEANS NEAR THERE I SHALL GIVE YOU TWO TOWNS VERY SPLENDID RICH AND FINE YOU SHALL BE LORD OF ROADAN WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE TIME OF ADAM AND OF ANOTHER TOWN CLOSE BY WHICH IS NO LESS VALUABLE THE PEOPLE CALL IT MONTRAVILLE AND MY FATHER OWNS NO BETTER TOWN AND BEFORE THE THIRD DAY HAS PASSED I SHALL SEND YOU PLENTY OF GOLD AND SILVER OF DAPPLED AND GREY FURS AND PRECIOUS SILKEN STUFFS WHEREWITH TO ADORN YOURSELF AND YOUR WIFE MY DEAR LADY 
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