he commendeth him to God and hath great pity of him, and entereth into knight lieth within yonder sick, that is held for the best knight in and no hair on his face, and he held his hand to his chin, and made a within a hedge of wood. He looketh from without the entrance under a that ran with a great rushing, and nigh thereunto was a way that was much haunted. He abandoneth his high-way, and goeth all along the the forest and goeth great pace, and findeth the stream of a spring he espieth a right fair house and right fair chapel well enclosed With that, the squire departeth and taketh leave of Messire Gawain, and mount on his horse and joust at you or any other; and so he were here, little tree and seeth there sitting one of the seemliest men that he prevent him nor hold him back, but presently he should arm him and this close, for and if he should rise, as sick as he is, none might stream from the spring that lasteth a long league plenary, until that iron that he had made bring before him. And when he seeth Messire squire hold a destrier right fair and strong and tail, and a shield had ever seen of his age. And he was clad as a hermit, his head white well might we be the worse thereof. And therefore do I keep him so close and quiet within yonder, for that I would not have him see you with a sun thereon; and he was looking at a habergeon and chausses of And Messire Gawain draweth rein, and the worshipful man saith to him: I have besought you to harbour had I not good cause to excuse me, but a the world. Wherefore fain would I he should have no knight come within "Sir, for God's sake take it not of discourtesy; for right fainly would he, "Ride gently and make no noise, for no need have we of worse than that we have." Gawain he dresseth him over against him and saith: "Fair sir," saith