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Erec starts off thither, giving spurs to his steed, and rides straight toward the knight. The ignoble dwarf sees him coming and goes to meet him. EREC STARTS OFF THITHER GIVING SPURS TO HIS STEED AND RIDES STRAIGHT TOWARD THE KNIGHT THE IGNOBLE DWARF SEES HIM COMING AND GOES TO MEET HIM
amsel advanced and tried to pass him by force, holding the dwarf in slight esteem when she saw that he was so small. Then the dwarf raised his whip, when he saw her coming toward him and tried to strike her in the face. She raised her arm to protect herself, but he lifted his hand again and struck her all unprotected on her bare hand: and so hard did he strike her on the back of her hand that it turned all black and blue. When the maiden could do nothing else, in spite of herself she must needs return. So weeping she turned back. The tears came to her eyes and ran down her cheeks. When the Queen sees her damsel wounded, she is sorely grieved and angered and knows not what to do. "Ah, Erec, fair friend," she says, "I am in great sorrow for my damsel whom that dwarf has wounded. The knight must be discourteous indeed, to allow such a monster to strike so beautiful a creature. Erec, fair friend, do you go to the knight and bid him come to me without delay. I wish to know him and his lady. SO EXCELLENT A KNIGHT THE DAMSEL ADVANCED AND TRIED TO PASS HIM BY FORCE HOLDING THE DWARF IN SLIGHT ESTEEM WHEN SHE SAW THAT HE WAS SO SMALL THEN THE DWARF RAISED HIS WHIP WHEN HE SAW HER COMING TOWARD HIM AND TRIED TO STRIKE HER IN THE FACE SHE RAISED HER ARM TO PROTECT HERSELF BUT HE LIFTED HIS HAND AGAIN AND STRUCK HER ALL UNPROTECTED ON HER BARE HAND AND SO HARD DID HE STRIKE HER ON THE BACK OF HER HAND THAT IT TURNED ALL BLACK AND BLUE WHEN THE MAIDEN COULD DO NOTHING ELSE IN SPITE OF HERSELF SHE MUST NEEDS RETURN SO WEEPING SHE TURNED BACK THE TEARS CAME TO HER EYES AND RAN DOWN HER CHEEKS WHEN THE QUEEN SEES HER DAMSEL WOUNDED SHE IS SORELY GRIEVED AND ANGERED AND KNOWS NOT WHAT TO DO AH EREC FAIR FRIEND SHE SAYS I AM IN GREAT SORROW FOR MY DAMSEL WHOM THAT DWARF HAS WOUNDED THE KNIGHT MUST BE DISCOURTEOUS INDEED TO ALLOW SUCH A MONSTER TO STRIKE SO BEAUTIFUL A CREATURE EREC FAIR FRIEND DO YOU GO TO THE KNIGHT AND BID HIM COME TO ME WITHOUT DELAY I WISH TO KNOW HIM AND HIS LADY
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