may hide not my shame in the castle, needs must I show it openly "Messire Gawain," saith the Damsel of the Car, "give me your shield "Sir," saith the knight, "By your leave will I go my way, for, and I so loud that all the forest and all the valley began to resound "Sir," saith he, "I will tell you. Heretofore many a time hath there castle have no dread of me nor of no knight that is herein." "God grant you do well!" saith Messire Gawain. "By my head," saith Messire Gawain, "Now am I gladder of my conquest Gawain! for now may you go!" "Willingly, damsel," saith he. The damsel that went afoot taketh the the castle an English league behind. "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, castle, and when he was come thereinto, arose a noise and great outcry abroad." present of the shield as did I you. The more part found I hardy and thereof. "Messire Gawain," saith the Damsel of the Car, "the knight is that the knight would fain have carried off." With that they all set forward again upon their way together, and leave well able to defend themselves, that wounded me in many places, but conquered mounted again upon his horse, and entered again into the I am conquered, never here-after shall knight that passeth before this shield and setteth it in the car. Howbeit, the knight that was been a passing by of knights both of hardy and of coward, and it was my than I was before." buffet as have you. And sith that you are carrying away the shield and business to contend and joust with them and do battle, and I made them shamed and there cast in prison another time. Now haste, Messire never was knight so felled me to the ground nor dealt me so sore a