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I don't believe that any one will offer opposition; this time there will be no blows or wounds. For two years already he has won it without being challenged; and if he wins it again this year, he will have gained permanent possession of it. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY ONE WILL OFFER OPPOSITION THIS TIME THERE WILL BE NO BLOWS OR WOUNDS FOR TWO YEARS ALREADY HE HAS WON IT WITHOUT BEING CHALLENGED AND IF HE WINS IT AGAIN THIS YEAR HE WILL HAVE GAINED PERMANENT POSSESSION OF IT
he houses are so full. When they shall all have gathered, there will be a great stir to-morrow; for in the presence of all the people there will be set upon a silver perch a sparrow-hawk of five or six moultings--the best you can imagine. Whoever wishes to gain the hawk must have a mistress who is fair, prudent, and courteous. And if there be a knight so bold as to wish to defend the worth and the name of the fairest in his eyes, he will cause his mistress to step forward and lift the hawk from the perch, if no one dares to interpose. This is the custom they are observing, and for this each year they gather here." Thereupon Erec speaks and asks him: "Fair host, may it not displease you, but tell me, if you know, who is a certain knight bearing arms of azure and gold, who passed by here not long ago, having close beside him a courtly damsel, preceded by a hump-backed dwarf." To him the host then made reply: "That is he who will win the hawk without any opposition from the other knights. S TOWN TO MORROW THEREFORE THE HOUSES ARE SO FOLK WHEN THEY SHALL ALL HAVE GATHERED THERE WILL BE A GREAT STIR TO MORROW FOR IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THERE WILL BE SET UPON A SILVER PERCH A SPARROW HAWK OF FIVE OR SIX MOLTINGS THE BEST YOU CAN IMAGINE WHOEVER WISHES TO GAIN THE HAWK MUST HAVE A MISTRESS WHO IS FAIR PRUDENT AND COURTEOUS AND IF THERE BE A KNIGHT SO BOLD AS TO WISH TO DEFEND THE WORTH AND THE NAME OF THE FAIREST IN HIS EYES HE WILL CAUSE HIS MISTRESS TO STEP FORWARD AND LIFT THE HAWK FROM THE PERCH IF NO ONE DARES TO INTERPOSE THIS IS THE CUSTOM THEY ARE OBSERVING AND FOR THIS EACH YEAR THEY GATHER HERE THEREUPON EREC SPEAKS AND ASKS HIM FAIR HOST MAY IT NOT DISPLEASE YOU BUT TELL ME IF YOU KNOW WHO IS A CERTAIN KNIGHT BEARING ARMS OF AZURE AND GOLD WHO PASSED BY HERE NOT LONG AGO HAVING CLOSED BESIDE HIM A COURTLY DAMSEL PRECEDED BY A HUMPED BACK WHARF TO HIM THE HOST THEN MADE REPLY THAT IS HE WHO WILL WIN THE HAWK WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION FROM THE OTHER KNIGHTS
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