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Both putting spurs to their horses, they rode until they came to a meadow which had been mown. BOTH PUTTING SPURS TO THEIR HORSES THEY RODE UNTIL THEY CAME TO A MEADOW WHICH HAD BEEN MOWN
ack, and says: "My lords, I bid you all, both strong and weak, high and low, that none of you be so bold as to dare to advance a single step. All of you return now quickly! I have done a villainous deed, and I repent me of my foul design. The lady who outwitted me is very honourable, prudent, and courteous. Her beauty fired me with love for her; because I desired her, I wished to kill her lord and keep her back with me by force. I well deserved this woe, and now it has come upon me. How abominably disloyal and treacherous I was in my madness! Never was there a better knight born of mother than he. Never shall he receive harm through me if I can in any way prevent it. I command you all to retrace your steps." Back they go disconsolate, carrying the lifeless seneschal on the shield reversed. The Count, whose wound was not mortal, lived on for some time after. Thus was Erec delivered. (Vv. 3663-3930.) Erec goes off at full speed down a road between two hedgerows--he and his wife with him.  HE HAD BEGUN TO EXECUTE HE MAKES THE KNIGHT STEP BACK AND SAYS MY LORDS I BID YOU ALL BOTH STRONG AND WEAK HIGH AND LOW THAT NONE OF YOU BE SO BOLD AS TO DARE TO ADVANCE A SINGLE STEP ALL OF YOU RETURN NOW QUICKLY I HAVE DONE A VILLAINOUS DEED AND I REPENT ME OF MY FOUL DESIGN THE LADY WHO OUTWITTED ME IS VERY HONOURABLE PRUDENT AND COURTEOUS HER BEAUTY FIRED ME WITH LOVE FOR HER BECAUSE I DESIRED HER A WISH TO KILL HER LORD AND KEEP HER BACK WITH ME BY FORCE I WELL DESERVED THIS WOE AND NOW IT HAS COME UPON ME HOW ABOMINABLY DISLOYAL AND TREACHEROUS I WAS IN MY MADNESS NEVER WAS THERE A BETTER KNIGHT BORN OF MOTHER THAN HE NEVER SHALL HE RECEIVE HARM THROUGH ME IF I CAN IN ANY WAY PREVENT IT I COMMAND YOU ALL TO RETRACE YOUR STEPS BACK THEY GO DISCONSOLATE CARRYING THE LIFELESS SENESCHAL ON THE SHIELD REVERSED THE COUNT WHOSE WOUND WAS NOT MORTAL LIVED ON FOR SOME TIME AFTER THUS WAS EREC DELIVERED EREC GOES OFF AT FULL SPEED DOWN A ROAD BETWEEN TWO HEDGEROWS HE AND HIS WIFE WITH HIM
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