knight felt himself unpinned, he leaped to his feet and came straight must he joust with me, for him do I defy." breadth in his breast. He draweth his spear back to him, and when the to-brake his spear; and Messire Gawain smiteth him with his spear in "Damsel," saith the knight, "No need is here of long pleading. Needs "Yea," saith the damsel, "He it is without fail!" "Sir," saith the knight to Messire Gawain, "Are you he?" borne by knight. For hardly may a man know the colour thereof." same, for your own is the poorest and most battered that ever saw I of the car crieth out: "Messire Gawain, hinder the knight! for and he "Thereby may you well see," saith the damsel to the knight, "that his the midst of his breast and beareth him to the ground over the croup of When the knight heard name Messire Gawain, he draweth him back: "How?" He draweth him back and taketh his career and the knight likewise, and saith he; "Is this then the good Gawain, King Arthur's nephew?" rest. The knight smiteth Messire Gawain on the shield whereof he had own shield hath not been idle, nor hath the horse whereon he sitteth they come together as fast as their horses may carry them, spear in Saith Messire Gawain, "I hear well that you say." "Therefore right joyful may you be," saith he, "and you may conquer the were mounted again, too sore travail would it be to conquer him!" been stabled so well as yours." "Yea," saith he, "Gawain I am!" his horse, all pinned upon his spear, whereof he had a good full hand's to his horse and would fain set his foot in the stirrup when the damsel no great defence, and passeth beyond, and in the by-pass the knight "You say true," saith Messire Gawain; "A good knight was he."