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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 he to his two companions. 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 SAYS HE TO HIS TWO COMPANIONS
 he commends them and they him. (Vv. 2765-2924.) So they departed, leaving sorrow behind them. Erec starts, and leads his wife he knows not whither, as chance dictates. "Ride fast," he 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 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 Fortune who had beckoned me has quickly now withdrawn her hand.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. OU KEEP ME HERE I AM SORRY AND GRIEVED TO SEE YOU WEEP TO GOD HE COMMENDS THEM AND THEY HIM SO THEY DEPARTED LEAVING SORROW BEHIND THEM ERIC STARTS AND LEADS HIS WIFE HE KNOWS NOT WHITHER AS CHANCE DICTATES RIDE FAST HE 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AND EXALTED ME TO SUCH GREAT JOY BUT NOW HE HAS SUDDENLY CAST ME DOWN FORTUNE WHO HAD BECKONED ME HAS QUICKLY NOW WITHDRAWN HER HAND I SHOULD NOT MIND THAT SO MUCH ALAS IF ONLY I DARED TO ADDRESS MY LORD BUT I AM MORTIFIED AND DISTRESSED BECAUSE MY LORD HAS TURNED AGAINST ME I SEE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
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