were it to-day for you to sojourn in this tent and be at ease." "How?" say the damsels, "Will you go your way thus? Certes, meeter "Let him go!" saith the younger, "for the falsest knight is he of the "Gramercy, damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Your love do I refuse not have searched the wound in his side, and he telleth them that he taketh and to God do I commend you." dead and you also!" XII. great joy of him and tell him that never otherwise could the evil Thereupon Messire Gawain leapeth on his horse and taketh a spear that "Sir," say they, "Again do we proffer you our service, for well we know And Messire Gawain draweth his sword and thrusteth it into the sole of custom have been done away. For, and he had gone his way, all would was of the kindred of Achilles, and that all his ancestors might never was leaning against the tent and followeth the knight in such sort that he smiteth him to the ground. Afterward he saith to him: "No further his foot a full palm's breadth, and the knight stretcheth himself forth been avenged of you and of the damsels." will." have been to begin over again, for he is of such kind seeing that he no heed thereof. may you go!" that you are a good knight. Take for your lady-love which of us you "It may not be," saith he, "for leisure have I none to abide here." "That grieveth me," saith the knight, "For before night should I have and dieth. And Messire Gawain returneth back, and the damsels make otherwise die. And Messire Gawain alighteth, and the damsels would