leave of Messire Gawain, and shutteth the door of the chapel; and the Hereof is Messire Gawain right sorrowful that he may not speak to the as he be whole and of good cheer." him?" shutteth the postern door of the house. And Messire abideth without and him Par-lui-fer, of dearness and love." calleth very low to the hermit, and the hermit riseth up and taketh knight. "Sir," saith he to the hermit, "Of what age is the knight, and "Sir," saith he, "He hath made him of himself, and therefore do I call "Sir," saith Messire Gawain, "What name hath he?" squire leadeth away the destrier and beareth the arms within door and save he spake first to me." "Sir," saith the hermit, "I have told you plainly that nowise may it nor none other, for and he were so soon to die, sore loss would it be of what lineage?" knoweth not of a truth whether it be the son of the Widow Lady, for V. entereth again into the forest. The history telleth not all the "Sir," saith Messire Gawain, "Will you in nowise do nought for me whatsoever I may say?" not be. No strange man shall not see him within yonder until such time "Certes, sir, no one thing is there in the world that I would tell him, Thereupon behold you a damsel that cometh to the door of the chapel and to the world." "Sir," saith Messire Gawain, "May it not be in any wise that I may see many good men there be of one lineage. He departeth all abashed and "Of the lineage of Joseph of Abarimacie the Good Soldier."