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"A curse on him who now hangs back, and does not spur on fast!" quoth he; "he who presents me with the head of the knight whom I hate so bitterly, will have served me to my taste." A CURSE ON HIM WHO NOW HANGS BACK AND DOES NOT SPUR ON FAST QUOTH HE HE WHO PRESENTS ME WITH THE HEAD OF THE KNIGHT WHOM I HATE SO BITTERLY WILL HAVE SERVED ME TO MY TASTE
r yet handed me any statement of my expenses. You have received me with honour and kindness, and therein great merit redounds to you. Cancel my indebtedness with these seven horses that I brought here with me. Do not disdain them, but keep them for your own. I cannot increase my gift to you by so much as the value of a halter." The burgher was delighted with this gift and bowed low, expressing his thanks and gratitude. Then Erec mounts and takes his leave, and they set out upon their way. As they ride, he frequently warns Enide that if she sees anything she should not be so bold as to speak to him about it. Meanwhile, there entered the house a hundred knights well armed, and very much dismayed they were to find Erec no longer there. Then the Count learned that the lady had deceived him. He discovered the footsteps of the horses, and they all followed the trail, the Count threatening Erec and vowing that, if he can come up with him, nothing can keep him from having his head on the spot.  ADDED SIRE YOU HAVE NOR YET HANDED ME ANY STATEMENT OF MY EXPENSES YOU HAVE RECEIVED ME WITH HONOUR AND KINDNESS AND THEREIN GREAT MERIT REDOUNDS TO YOU COUNSEL MY INDEBTEDNESS WITH THESE SEVEN HORSES THAT I BROUGHT HERE WITH ME DO NOT DISDAIN THEM BUT KEEP THEM FOR YOUR OWN I CANNOT INCREASE MY GIFT TO YOU BY SO MUCH AS THE VALUE OF A HALTER THE BURGHER WAS DELIGHTED WITH THIS GIFT AND BOWED LOW EXPRESSING HIS THANKS AND GRATITUDE THEN EREC MOUNTS AND TAKES HIS LEAVE AND THEY SET OUT UPON THEIR WAY AS THEY RIDE HE FREQUENTLY WARNS THE NEED THAT IF SHE SEES ANYTHING SHE SHOULD NOT BE SO BOLD AS TO SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT IT MEANWHILE THERE ENTERED THE HOUSE A HUNDRED KNIGHTS WELL ARMED AND VERY MUCH DISMAYED THEY WERE TO FIND EREC NO LONGER THERE THEN THE COUNT LEARNED THAT LADY HAD DECEIVED HIM HE DISCOVERED THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE HORSES AND THEY ALL FOLLOWED THE TRAIL THE COUNT THREATENING ERIC AND VOWING THAT IF HE CAN COME UP WITH HIM NOTHING CAN KEEP HIM FROM HAVING HIS HEAD ON THE SPOT
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