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When she heard how Erec intended to take her cousin in such very poor array to the Queen's court, she spoke about it to the Count. "Sire," she says, "it would be a shame to you more than to any one else if this knight should take your niece away with him in such sad array." WHEN SHE HEARD HOW ERIC INTENDED TO TAKE HER COUSIN IN SUCH VERY POOR ARRAY TO THE QUEEN'S COURT SHE SPOKE ABOUT IT TO THE COUNT SIRE SHE SAYS IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO YOU MORE THAN TO ANY ONE ELSE IF THIS KNIGHT SHOULD TAKE YOUR NIECE AWAY WITH HIM IN SUCH SAD ARRAY
imes to fetch you. I shall have you escorted into the country which is my father's now, but which later will be mine. It is far from here--by no means near. There I shall give you two towns, very splendid, rich, and fine. You shall be lord of Roadan, which was built in the time of Adam, and of another town close by, which is no less valuable. The people call it Montrevel, and my father owns no better town. [115] And before the third day has passed, I shall send you plenty of gold and silver, of dappled and grey furs, and precious silken stuffs wherewith to adorn yourself and your wife my dear lady. To-morrow at dawn I wish to take your daughter to court, dressed and arrayed as she is at present. I wish my lady, the Queen, to dress her in her best dress of satin and scarlet cloth." (Vv. 1353-1478.) There was a maiden near at hand, very honourable, prudent, and virtuous. She was seated on a bench beside the maid with the white shift, and was her own cousin the niece of my lord the Count. ND IF YOU WILL TARRY HERE A LITTLE I SHALL SEND ME TIMES TO FETCH YOU I SHALL HAVE YOU ESCORTED INTO THE COUNTRY WHICH IS MY FATHER'S NOW BUT WHICH LATER SHALL BE MINE IT IS FAR FROM HERE BY NO MEANS NEAR THERE I SHALL GIVE YOU TWO TOWNS VERY SPLENDID RICH AND FINE YOU SHALL BE LORD OF ROADAN WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE TIME OF ADAM AND OF ANOTHER TOWN CLOSE BY WHICH IS NO LESS VALUABLE THE PEOPLE CALL IT MONTRAVILLE AND MY FATHER OWNS NO BETTER TOWN AND BEFORE THE THIRD DAY HAS PASSED I SHALL SEND YOU PLENTY OF GOLD AND SILVER OF DAPPLED AND GREY FURS AND PRECIOUS SILKEN STUFFS WHEREWITH TO ADORN YOURSELF AND YOUR WIFE MY DEAR LADY TO MORROW AT DAWN I WISH TO TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO COURT DRESSED IN ARRAYED AS SHE IS AT PRESENT I WISH MY LADY THE QUEEN TO DRESS HER IN HER BEST DRESS OF SATIN AND SCARLET CLOTH THERE WAS A MAIDEN NEAR AT HAND VERY HONOURABLE PRUDENT AND VIRTUOUS SHE WAS SEATED ON A BENCH BESIDE THE MAID WITH THE WHITE SHIFT AND WAS HER OWN COUSIN THE NIECE OF MY LORD THE COUNT
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