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Rashness is not bravery. RASHNESS IS NOT BRAVERY
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." 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. "Vassal," says he, "stand back! For I know not what business you have here. I advise you to withdraw." "Avaunt," says Erec, "provoking dwarf! Thou art vile and troublesome. Let me pass." "You shall not." "That will I." "You shall not." Erec thrusts the dwarf aside. The dwarf had no equal for villainy: he gave him a great blow with his lash right on the neck, so that Erec's neck and face are scarred with the blow of the scourge; from top to bottom appear the lines which the thongs have raised on him. He knew well that he could not have the satisfaction of striking the dwarf; for he saw that the knight was armed, arrogant, and of evil intent, and he was afraid that he would soon kill him, should he strike the dwarf in his presence. LOW 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 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 VASSAL SAYS HE STAND BACK FOR I KNOW NOT WHAT BUSINESS YOU HAVE HERE I ADVISE YOU TO WITHDRAW AVAUNT SAYS ERIC PROVOKING DWARF THOU ART VILE AND TROUBLESOME LET ME PASS YOU SHALL NOT THAT I WILL YOU SHALL NOT ERIC THRUST THE DWARF ASIDE THE DWARF HAD NO EQUAL FOR VILLAINY HE GAVE HIM A GREAT BLOW WITH HIS LASH RIGHT ON THE NECK SO THAT ERIC'S NECK AND FACE ARE SCARRED WITH THE BLOW OF THE SCOURGE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM APPEAR THE LINES WHICH THE THONGS HAVE RAISED ON HIM HE KNEW WELL THAT HE COULD NOT HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF STRIKING THE DWARF FOR HE SAW THE KNIGHT WAS ARMED ARROGANT AND OF EVIL INTENT AND HE WAS AFRAID THAT HE WOULD SOON KILL HIM SHOULD HE STRIKE THE DWARF IN HIS PRESENCE
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