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But now the beds were prepared with white sheets and soft pillows, and when the conversation flagged they all went to bed in happy frame. BUT NOW THE BEDS WERE PREPARED WITH WHITE SHEETS AND SOFT PILLOWS AND WHEN THE CONVERSATION FLAGGED THEY ALL WENT TO BED IN HAPPY FRAME
n I strive for the hawk, I will take her to my country, if God grant me the victory, and I will give her a crown to wear, and she shall be queen of three cities." "Ah, fair sir! Is it true that you are Erec, the son of Lac?" "That is who I am, indeed" quoth he. Then the host was greatly delighted and said: "We have indeed heard of you in this country. Now I think all the more of you, for you are very valiant and brave. Nothing now shall you be refused by me. At your request I give you my fair daughter." Then taking her by the hand, he says: "Here, I give her to you." Erec received her joyfully, and now has all he desired. Now they are all happy there: the father is greatly delighted, and the mother weeps for joy. The maiden sat quiet; but she was very happy and glad that she was betrothed to him, because he was valiant and courteous: and she knew that he would some day be king, and she should receive honour and be crowned rich queen. (Vv. 691-746.) They had sat up very late that night. WITH ARMS AND WILL GIVE ME YOUR DAUGHTER TO MORROW WHEN I STRIKE FOR THE HAWK I WILL TAKE HER TO MY COUNTRY IF GOD GRANT ME THE VICTORY AND I WILL GIVE HER A CROWN TO WEAR AND SHE SHALL BE QUEEN OF THREE CITIES AH FAIR SIR IS IT TRUE THAT YOU ARE EREC THE SON OF LOCKE THAT IS WHO I AM INDEED QUOTH HE THEN THE HOST WAS GREATLY DELIGHTED AND SAID WE HAVE INDEED HEARD OF YOU IN THIS COUNTRY NOW I THINK ALL THE MORE OF YOU FOR YOU ARE VERY VALIANT AND GREAT NOTHING NOW SHALL YOU BE REFUSED BY ME AT YOUR REQUEST I GIVE YOU MY FAIR DAUGHTER THEN TAKING HER BY THE HAND HE SAYS HERE I GIVE HER TO YOU ERIC RECEIVED HER JOYFULLY AND NOW HAS ALL HE DESIRED NOW THEY ARE ALL HAPPY THERE THE FATHER IS GREATLY DELIGHTED AND THE MOTHER WEEPS FOR JOY THE MAIDEN SAT QUIET BUT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY AND GLAD THAT SHE WAS BETROTHED TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS VALIANT AND COURTEOUS AND SHE KNEW THAT HE WOULD SOME DAY BE KING AND SHE SHOULD RECEIVE HONOUR AND BE CROWNED RICH GLOOM THEY HAD SAT UP VERY LATE THAT NIGHT
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