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The most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told.

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The most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told.

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I don't give a fistful of ashes!

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I don't give a fistful of ashes!

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About Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes (Modern French: [kʁetjɛ̃ də tʁwa]; Old French: Crestien de Troies [kresˈtjẽn də ˈtrojəs]; fl. c. 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded works of medieval literature. His use of structure, particularly in Yvain, has been seen as a step towards the modern novel.