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Marvelling much, they stare at him; the whole town was stirred and moved, as they take counsel and discuss about him. MARVELLING MUCH THEY STARE AT HIM THE WHOLE TOWN WAS STIRRED AND MOVED AS THEY TAKE COUNSEL AND DISCUSS ABOUT HIM
or great good may come to us of this. Nothing could restrain me from going to seek the Joy." "Sire," says he, "God grant your prayer, that you may find joy and return without mishap. I clearly see that we must go in. Since otherwise it may not be, let us go in. Our lodging is secured; for no knight of high degree, as I have heard it said and told, can enter this castle with intent to lodge here but that King Evrain offers to shelter him. So gentle and courteous is the King that he has given notice to all his townsmen, appealing to their love for him, that any gentleman from afar should not find lodging in their houses, so that he himself may do honour to all gentlemen who may wish to tarry here." (Vv. 5493-5668.) [137] Thus they proceed toward the castle, passing the list and the drawbridge; and when they passed the listing-place, the people who were gathered in the streets in crowds see Erec in all his beauty, and apparently they think and believe that all the others are in his train. NTLE FRIEND BUT LET US HAVE OUR LODGINGS TAKEN FOR GREAT GOOD SHALL COME TO US OF THIS NOTHING COULD RESTRAIN ME FROM GOING TO SEEK THE JOY SIRE SAYS HE GOD GRANT YOUR PRAYER THAT YOU MAY FIND JOY IN RETURN WITHOUT MISHAP I CLEARLY SEE THAT WE MUST GO IN SINCE OTHERWISE IT MAY NOT BE LET US GO IN OUR LODGING IS SECURE FOR NO KNIGHT OF HIGH DEGREE AS I HAVE HEARD IT SAID AND TOLD CAN ENTER THIS CASTLE WITH INTENT TO LODGE HERE BUT THAT KING EPHRAYNE OFFERS TO SHELTER HIM SO GENTLE AND COURTEOUS IS THE KING THAT HE HAS GIVEN NOTICE TO ALL HIS TOWNSMEN APPEALING TO THEIR LOVE FOR HIM THAT ANY GENTLEMAN FROM AFAR SHOULD NOT FIND LODGING IN THEIR HOUSES SO THAT HE HIMSELF MAY DO HONOUR TO ALL GENTLEMEN WHO MAY WISH TO TARRY HERE THUS THEY PROCEED TOWARD THE CASTLE PASSING THE LIST AND THE DRAWBRIDGE AND WHEN THEY PASSED THE LISTING PLACE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE GATHERED IN THE STREETS IN CROWDS SEE EREC IN ALL HIS BEAUTY AND APPARENTLY THEY THINK AND BELIEVE THAT ALL THE OTHERS ARE IN HIS TRAIN
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