ou hast attacked a weak and exhausted man, who is in
pain and mortally wounded, with such injustice that thou canst not find
reason for thy deed. If thou hadst been alone and helpless, thou wouldst
have rued this attack, provided my lord had been in health. Now be
generous and courteous, and kindly let cease this battle which thou
hast begun. For thy reputation would be no better for having killed or
captured a knight who has not the strength to rise, as thou canst see.
For he has suffered so many blows of arms that he is all covered with
wounds" And he replies: "Fear not, lady! I see that loyally you love
your lord, and I commend you for it. Have no fear whatsoever of me or of
my company. But tell me now without concealment what is the name of your
lord; for only advantage will you get from telling me. Whoever he be,
tell me his name; then he shall go safe and unmolested. Neither he nor
you have aught to fear, for you are both in safe hands."

(Vv. 5059-5172.) Then Enide learns that she is safe, she answers him
briefly in a word: "His name is Erec; I ought not to lie, for I see you
are honest and of good intent." Guivret, in his delight, dismounts
and goes to fall at Erec's feet, where he was lying on the ground.
"My lord," he says, "I was going to seek for you, and was on my way to
Limors, where I expected to find you dead. It was told and recounted to
me as true that Count Oringle had carried off to Limors a knight who was
mortally wounded, and that he wickedly intended to marry a lady whom
he had found in his company; but that she would have nothing to do with
him. And I was coming urgently to aid and deliver her. If he refused
to hand over to me both the lady and you without resistance, I should
esteem myself of little worth if I left him a foot of earth to stand
upon. Be sure that had I not loved you dearly I should never have taken
this upon myself. I am Guivret, your friend; but if I have done you any
hurt through my failure to recognise you, you surely ought to pardon
me." At this Erec sat up, for he could do no more, and said: "Rise up,
my friend. Be absolved of the harm you have done me, since you did not
recognise me." Guivret gets up, and Erec tells him how he has killed the
Count while he sat at meat, and how he had gained possession again of
his steed in front of the stable, and how the sergeants and the squires
had fled across the yard, crying: "Flee, flee, the corpse is chasing
us;" then, how he came nea