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No one could ever be so watchful as to detect in her any folly, or sign of evil or villainy. NO ONE COULD EVER BE SO WATCHFUL AS TO DETECT IN HER ANY FOLLY OR SIGN OF EVIL OR VILLAINY
many presents from the knights and burghers: from one a palfrey of northern stock, and from another a golden cup. One presents him with a golden pigeon-hawk, another with a setter-dog, this one a greyhound, this other a sparrowhawk, and another a swift Arab steed, this one a shield, this one an ensign, this one a sword, and this a helmet. Never was a king more gladly seen in his kingdom, nor received with greater joy, as all strove to serve him well. Yet greater joy they made of Enide than of him, for the great beauty which they saw in her, and still more for her open charm. She was seated in a chamber upon a cushion of brocade which had been brought from Thessaly. Round about her was many a fair lady; yet as the lustrous gem outshines the brown flint, and as the rose excels the poppy, so was Enide fairer than any other lady or damsel to be found in the world, wherever one might search. She was so gentle and honourable, of wise speech and affable, of pleasing character and kindly mien. VITY BEGAN THAT DAY EREC RECEIVED MANY PRESENTS FROM THE KNIGHTS AND BURGHERS FROM ONE A PALFREY OF NORTHERN STOCK AND FROM ANOTHER A GOLDEN CUP ONE PRESENTS HIM WITH A GOLDEN PIGEON HAWK ANOTHER WITH A SETTER DOG THIS ONE A GREYHOUND THIS OTHER A SPARROW HAWK ANOTHER A SWIFT ARAB STEED THIS ONE A SHIELD THIS ONE AN ENSIGN THIS ONE A SWORD AND THIS A HELMET NEVER WAS A KING MORE GLADLY SEEN IN HIS KINGDOM NOR RECEIVED WITHER JOY AS ALL STROVE TO SERVE HIM WELL YET GREATER JOY THEY MADE OF IN NEED THAN OF HIM FOR THE GREAT BEAUTY WHICH THEY SAW IN HER AND STILL MORE FOR HER OPEN CHARM SHE WAS SEATED IN THE CHAMBER UPON A CUSHION OF BROCADE WHICH HAD BEEN BROUGHT FROM THESSALY ROUND ABOUT HER WAS MANY A FAIR LADY YET AS A LUSTROUS GEM OUTSHINES THE BROWN FLINT AND AS THE ROSE EXCELS THE POPPY SO IS A NEED FAIRER THAN ANY OTHER LADY OR DAMSEL TO BE FOUND IN THE WORLD WHEREVER ONE MIGHT SEARCH SHE WAS SO GENTLE AND HONOURABLE OF WISE SPEECH AND AFFABLE OF PLEASING CHARACTER AND KINDLY MIEN
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