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for none can say, unless he lie, that this maiden is not the most charming of all the damsels here, or indeed in all the world." The King makes answer: "That is no lie; and upon her, if there is no remonstrance, I shall bestow the honour of the White Stag." FOR NONE CAN SAY UNLESS HE LIE THAT THIS MAIDEN IS NOT THE MOST CHARMING OF ALL THE DAMSELS HERE OR INDEED IN ALL THE WORLD THE KING MAKES ANSWER THAT IS NO LIE AND UPON HER IF THERE IS NO REMONSTRANCE I SHALL BESTOW THE HONOUR OF THE WHITE STAG
s, nor Letron of Prepelesant, whose manners were so excellent, nor Breon the son of Canodan, nor the Count of Honolan who had such a head of fine fair hair; he it was who received the King's horn in an evil day; [118] he never had any care for truth. (Vv. 1751-1844.) When the stranger maiden saw all the knights arrayed looking steadfastly at her, she bowed her head in embarrassment; nor was it strange that her face blushed all crimson. But her confusion was so becoming to her that she looked all the more lovely. When the King saw that she was embarrassed, he did not wish to leave her side. Taking her gently by the hand, he made her sit down on his right hand; and on his left sat the Queen, speaking thus to the King the while. "Sire, in my opinion he who can win such a fair lady by his arms in another land ought by right to come to a royal court. It was well we waited for Erec; for now you can bestow the kiss upon the fairest of the court. I should think none would find fault with you!  NA NOR LABIGODES THE COURTIERS NOR COUNT CADERCANIOS NOR VETRON OF PELDESANS WHOSE MANNERS WERE SO EXCELLENT NOR BRION THE SON OF CANODAN NOR THE COUNT OF HOLLANDLA WHO HAD SUCH A HEAD OF I FAIR HAIR HE IT WAS WHO RECEIVED THE KING'S HORN IN AN EVIL DAY HE HAD NEVER ANY CARE FOR TRUTH WHEN THE STRANGER MAIDEN SAW ALL THE KNIGHTS ARRAYED LOOKING STEADFASTLY AT HER SHE BOWED HER HEAD IN EMBARRASSMENT NOR WAS IT STRANGE THAT HER FACE BLUSHED ALL CRIMSON BUT HER CONFUSION WAS SO BECOME TO HER THAT SHE LOOKED ALL THE MORE LOVELY WHEN THE KING SAW THAT SHE WAS EMBARRASSED HE DID NOT WISH TO LEAVE HER SIDE TAKING HER GENTLY BY THE HAND HE MADE HER SIT DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT SAT THE QUEEN SPEAKING THUS TO THE KING THE WHILE SIRE IN MY OPINION HE WHO CAN WIN SUCH A FAIR LADY BY HIS ARMS IN ANOTHER LAND OUGHT BY RIGHT TO COME TO A ROYAL COURT IT WAS WELL WE WAITED FOR EREC FOR NOW YOU CAN BESTOW THE KISS UPON THE FAIREST OF THE COURT I SHOULD THINK NONE WOULD FIND FAULT WITH YOU 
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