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"Upon my word, sire," the sergeant says, "you are very handsome and a gentleman. There is not a knight in this country, a native of this land, whom you do not excel in favour. But I dare maintain concerning this one that he is fairer than you, if he were not beaten black and blue beneath his hauberk, and bruised. UPON MY WORD SIRE THE SERGEANT SAYS YOU ARE VERY HANDSOME AND A GENTLEMAN THERE IS NOT A KNIGHT IN THIS COUNTRY A NATIVE OF THIS LAND WHOM YOU DO NOT EXCEL IN FAVOR BUT I DARE MAINTAIN CONCERNING THIS ONE THAT HE IS FAIRER THAN YOU IF HE WERE NOT BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE BENEATH HIS HARBERK AND BRUISED
soon had reached their lodging-place. There they were received with joy. The host with kindness welcomed them, and with joy and gladness made generous provision for their needs. (Vv. 3209-3458.) When the squire had done for them all the honour that he could do, he came and mounted his horse again, leading it off in front of the Count's bower to the stable. The Count and three of his vassals were leaning out of the bower, when the Count, seeing his squire mounted on the dappled steed, asked him whose it was. And he replied that it was his. The Count, greatly astonished, says: "How is that? Where didst thou get him?" "A knight whom I esteem highly gave him to me, sire," says he. "I have conducted him within this town, and he is lodged at a burgher's house. He is a very courteous knight and the handsomest man I ever saw. Even if I had given you my word and oath, I could not half tell you how handsome he is." The Count replies: "I suppose and presume that he is not more handsome than I am. IC MOUNTED AND THEN HIS LADY AND AS THE TOWN WAS HARD BY THEY SOON HAD REACHED THEIR LODGING PLACE THERE THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH JOY THE HOST WITH KINDNESS WELCOMED THEM AND WITH JOY AND GLADNESS MADE GENEROUS PROVISION FOR THEIR NEEDS WHEN THE SQUIRE HAD DONE FOR THEM ALL THE HONOR THAT HE COULD HE CAME AND MOUNTED HIS HORSE AGAIN LEADING IT OFF IN FRONT OF THE COUNT'S BOWER TO THE STABLE THE COUNT AND THREE OF HIS VASSALS WERE LEANING OUT OF THE BOWER WHEN THE COUNT SEEING HIS SQUIRE MOUNTED ON THE DABBLED STEED ASKED HIM WHOSE IT WAS AND HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS HIS THE COUNT GREATLY ASTONISHED SAYS HOW IS THAT WHERE DIDST THOU GET HIM A KNIGHT WHOM I ESTEEM HIGHLY GAVE HIM TO ME SIRE SAYS HE I HAVE CONDUCTED HIM WITHIN THIS TOWN AND HE IS LODGED AT A BURGER'S HOUSE HE IS A VERY COURTEOUS KNIGHT AND THE HANDSOMEST MAN I EVER SAW EVEN IF I HAD GIVEN YOU MY WORD AN OATH I COULD NOT HALF TELL YOU HOW HANDSOME HE IS THE COUNT REPLIES I SUPPOSE AND PRESUME HE IS NOT MORE HANDSOME THAN I AM
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