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He draws back and whispers in the ear of one of the squires, bidding him go quickly and tell the King to take measures at once to take down and lower his tents and come and set them up in the middle of the road three or four leagues in advance of where they now are. There the King must lodge to night, if he wishes to meet and extend hospitality to the best knight in truth whom he can ever hope to see; but who will not go out of his way for a lodging at the bidding of any one. HE DRAWS BACK AND WHISPERS IN THE EAR OF ONE OF HIS SQUIRES BIDDING HIM GO QUICKLY AND TELL THE KING TO TAKE MEASURES AT ONCE TO TAKE DOWN AND LOWER HIS TENTS AND COME AND SET THEM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THREE OR FOUR LEAGUES IN ADVANCE OF WHERE THEY NOW ARE THERE THE KING MUST LODGE TO NIGHT IF HE WISHES TO MEET AND EXTEND HOSPITALITY TO THE BEST KNIGHT IN TRUTH WHOM HE CAN EVER HOPE TO SEE BUT WHO WILL NOT GO OUT OF HIS WAY FOR A LODGING AT THE BIDDING OF ANY ONE
go quickly after him and ask him in winsome wise who he is and what his business. And if you can influence him and bring him along with you to us, take care not to fail to do so." Then Gawain mounts his steed, two squires following after him. They soon made Erec out, but did not recognise him. Gawain salutes him, and he Gawain: their greetings were mutual. Then said my lord Gawain with his wonted openness: "Sire," says he, "King Arthur sends me along this way to encounter you. The Queen and King send you their greeting, and beg you urgently to come and spend some time with them (it may benefit you and cannot harm), as they are close by." Erec replies: "I am greatly obliged to the King and Queen and to you who are, it seems, both kind of heart and of gentle mien. I am not in a vigorous state; rather do I bear wounds within my body: yet will I not turn aside from my way to seek a lodging-place. So you need not longer wait: I thank you, but you may be gone." Now Gawain was a man of sense. AWEN IF EVER YOU WERE TRUE AND COURTEOUS GO QUICKLY AFTER HIM AND ASK HIM IN WINSOME WISE WHO HE IS AND WHAT HIS BUSINESS AND IF YOU CAN INFLUENCE HIM AND BRING HIM ALONG WITH YOU TO US TAKE CARE NOT TO FAIL TO DO SO THEN GAWIN MOUNTS HIS STEED TWO SQUIRES FOLLOWING AFTER HIM THEY SOON MADE EREC OUT BUT DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM GAWEN SALUTES HIM AND HE GAWEN THEIR GREETINGS WERE MUTUAL THEN SAID MY LORD GAWEN WITH HIS WONTED OPENNESS SIRE SAYS HE KING ARTHUR SENDS ME ALONG THIS WAY TO ENCOUNTER YOU THE QUEEN AND KING SEND YOU THEIR GREETING AND BEG YOU URGENTLY TO COME AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM IT MAY BENEFIT YOU AND CANNOT HARM AS THEY ARE CLOSE BY EREC REPLIED I AM GREATLY OBLIGED TO THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO YOU WHO ARE IT SEEMS BOTH KIND OF HEART AND OF GENTLE MIEN I AM NOT IN A VIGOROUS STATE RATHER DO I BEAR WOUNDS WITHIN MY BODY YET WILL I NOT TURN ASIDE FROM MY WAY TO SEEK A LODGING PLACE SO YOU NEED NOT LONGER WAIT I THANK YOU BUT YOU MAY BE GONE NOW GAWAIN WAS A MAN OF SENSE
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