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At noon a squire met them in a little valley, accompanied by two fellows who were carrying cakes and wine and some rich autumn cheeses to those who were mowing the hay in the meadows belonging to Count Galoain. AT NOON A SQUIRE MET THEM IN A LITTLE VALLEY ACCOMPANIED BY TWO FELLOWS WHO WERE CARRYING CAKES AND WINE AND SOME RICH AUTUMN CHEESES TO THOSE WHO WERE MOWING THE HAY IN THE MEADOWS BELONGING TO COUNT GALLOWAYN
edes. Beneath his head he placed his shield, and the lady took her cloak, and stretched it over him from head to foot. Thus, he slept and she kept watch, never dozing the whole night, but holding tight in her hand by the bridle the horses until the morning broke; and much she blamed and reproached herself for the words which she had uttered, and said that she acted badly, and was not half so ill-treated as she deserved to be. "Alas," said she, "in what an evil hour have I witnessed my pride and presumption! I might have known without doubt that there was no knight better than, or so good as, my lord. I knew it well enough before, but now I know it better. For I have seen with my own eyes how he has not quailed before three or even five armed men. A plague for ever upon my tongue for having uttered such pride and insult as now compel me to suffer shame!" All night long she thus lamented until the morning dawned. Erec rises early, and again they take the road, she in front and he behind. ORE WEARY WELL PLEASED AT THIS EREC EXCEEDS BENEATH HIS HEAD HE PLACED HIS SHIELD AND THE LADY TOOK HER CLOAK AND STRETCHED IT OVER HIM FROM HEAD TO FOOT THUS HE SLEPT AND SHE KEPT WATCH NEVER DOZING THE WHOLE NIGHT BUT HOLDING TIGHT IN HER HAND BY THE BRIDLE THE HORSES UNTIL MORNING BROKE AND MUCH SHE BLAMED AND REPROACHED HERSELF FOR THE WORDS SHE HAD UTTERED AND SAID THAT SHE ACTED BADLY AND WAS NOT HALF SO ILL TREATED AS SHE DESERVED TO BE ALAS SAID SHE IN WHAT AN EVIL HOUR HAVE I WITNESSED MY PRIDE AND PRESUMPTION I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN WITHOUT DOUBT THAT THERE WAS NO KNIGHT BETTER THAN OR SO GOOD AS MY LORD I KNEW IT WELL ENOUGH BEFORE AND NOW I KNOW IT BETTER FOR I HAVE SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES HOW HE HAS NOT QUAILED BEFORE THREE OR EVEN FIVE ARMED MEN A PLAGUE FOR EVER UPON MY TONGUE FOR HAVING UTTERED SUCH PRIDE AND INSULT AS NOW COMPEL ME TO SUFFER SHAME ALL NIGHT LONG SHE THUS LAMENTED UNTIL THE MORNING DAWNED ERIC RISES EARLY AND AGAIN THEY TAKE THE ROAD SHE IN FRONT AND HE BEHIND
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