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Their conversation bodes no good, and when my lord Gawain heard it, you must know that it was not to his liking. THEIR CONVERSATION BODES NO GOOD AND WHEN MY LORD GAWAIN HEARD IT YOU MUST KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT TO HIS LIKING
 sad, I know not which. Lady, I cannot delay longer, for I must follow after the knight. I go. To God I commend you." And the Queen in like manner more than five hundred rimes commends him to God, that he may defend him from harm. (Vv. 275-310.) Erec leaves the Queen and ceases not to pursue the knight. The Queen remains in the wood, where now the King had come up with the Stag. The King himself outstripped the others at the death. Thus they killed and took the White Stag, and all returned, carrying the Stag, till they came again to Cardigan. After supper, when the knights were all in high spirits throughout the hall, the King, as the custom was, because he had taken the Stag, said that he would bestow the kiss and thus observe the custom of the Stag. Throughout the court a great murmur is heard: each one vows and swears to his neighbour that it shall not be done without the protest of sword or ashen lance. Each one gallantly desires to contend that his lady is the fairest in the hall. OU WILL SEE ME HOME AGAIN EITHER JOYOUS OR SAD I KNOW NOT WHICH LADY I CANNOT DELAY LONGER FOR I MUST FOLLOW AFTER THE NIGHT I GO TO GOD I COMMEND YOU AND THE QUEEN IN LIKE MANNER MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED TIMES COMMENDS HIM TO GOD THAT HE MAY DEFEND HIM FROM HARM EREC LEAVES THE QUEEN AND CEASES NOT TO PURSUE THE KNIGHT THE QUEEN REMAINS IN THE WOOD WHERE NOW THE KING HAD COME UP WITH THE STAG THE KING HIMSELF OUTSTRIPPED THE OTHERS AT THE DEATH THUS THEY KILLED AND TOOK THE WHITE STAG AND ALL RETURNED CARRYING THIS STAG TILL THEY CAME AGAIN TO CARTIGAN AFTER SUPPER WHEN THE KNIGHTS WERE ALL IN HIGH SPIRITS THROUGHOUT THE HALL THE KING AS THE CUSTOM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD TAKEN THE STAG SAID THAT HE WOULD BESTOW THE KISS AND THUS OBSERVE THE CUSTOM OF THE STAG THROUGHOUT THE COURT A GREAT MURMUR IS HEARD EACH ONE BOWS AND SWEARS TO HIS NEIGHBOUR THAT IT SHALL NOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE PROTEST OF SWORD OR ASHEN LANCE EACH ONE GALLANTLY DESIRES TO CONTEND THAT HIS LADY IS THE FAIREST IN THE HALL
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