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says he to his two companions. "If we do not now make a haul, we are good for nothing cowards and are playing in bad luck. Here comes a lady wondrous fair, whether married or not I do not know, but she is very richly dressed. SAYS HE TO HIS TWO COMPANIONS IF WE DO NOT NOW MAKE A HAUL WE ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING COWARDS AND ARE PLAIN AND BAD LUCK HERE COMES A LADY WONDROUS FAIR WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT I DO NOT KNOW BUT SHE IS VERY RICHLY DRESSED
ash as to speak to me of anything you may see. Take care never to speak to me, unless I address you first. Ride on now fast and with confidence." "Sire," says she, "it shall be done." She rode ahead and held her peace. Neither one nor the other spoke a word. But Enide's heart is very sad, and within herself she thus laments, soft and low that he may not hear: "Alas," she says, "God had raised and exalted me to such great joy; but now He has suddenly cast me down. Fortune who had beckoned me has quickly now withdrawn her hand. I should not mind that so much, alas, if only I dared to address my lord. But I am mortified and distressed because my lord has turned against me, I see it clearly, since he will not speak to me. And I am not so bold as to dare to look at him." While she thus laments, a knight who lived by robbery issued forth from the woods. He had two companions with him, and all three were armed. They covet the palfrey which Enide rides. "My lords, do you know the news I bring? SAYS AND TAKE GOOD CARE NOT TO BE SO RASH AS TO SPEAK TO ME OF ANYTHING YOU MAY SEE TAKE CARE NEVER TO SPEAK TO ME UNLESS I ADDRESS YOU FIRST RIDE ON NOW FAST AND WITH CONFIDENCE SIRE SAYS SHE IT SHALL BE DONE SHE RODE AHEAD AND HELD HER PEACE NEITHER ONE NOR THE OTHER SPOKE A WORD BUT ANID'S HEART IS VERY SAD AND WITHIN HERSELF SHE THUS LAMENTS SOFT AND LOW THAT HE MAY NOT HEAR ALAS SHE SAYS GOD HAD RAISED AND EXALTED ME TO SUCH GREAT JOY BUT NOW HE HAS SUDDENLY CAST ME DOWN FORTUNE WHO HAD BECKONED ME HAS QUICKLY NOW WITHDRAWN HER HAND I SHOULD NOT MIND THAT SO MUCH ALAS IF ONLY I DARED TO ADDRESS MY LORD BUT I AM MORTIFIED AND DISTRESSED BECAUSE MY LORD HAS TURNED AGAINST ME I SEE IT CLEARLY SINCE HE WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME AND I AM NOT SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO LOOK AT HIM WHILE SHE THUS LAMENTS A KNIGHT WHO LIVED BY ROBBERY ISSUED FORTH FROM THE WOODS HE HAD TWO COMPANIONS WITH HIM AND ALL THREE WERE ARMED THEY COVERED THE PALFREY WHICH IN NEED RIDES MY LORDS DO YOU KNOW THE NEWS I BRING
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