with two knights that helped me bury them by yonder cross at the "By the name of God," saith the other, "Meseemeth it clear that the beasts, that would have devoured them had I not chanced to come thither brother. The knight was right strong and hardy, and was born at the wrought me mischief had I been minded to trust him; for he bore me in "By my head," saith Messire Gawain, "In like manner would he have hand that this knight was warring upon him, and besought me that I castle of Escavalon. My brother issued forth of the castle filled with him in covenant that he would assault a certain knight that he should V. intermeddled not therein, for lightly might I have wrought folly." on this very piece of ground." in front of this place, and lied to him so much as that my brother held in his castle, and the bodies of the knights he left to the wild "The Vavasour took the arms and the horses and put them in safe keeping was warring upon him for that the way whereby the knights pass is here that had no thought to do hurt neither to the Vavasour nor to my spears passed either through other's heart. Thus were both twain killed hurtled together so sore that their horses fell under them and their point out to him, for love of him. This knight came passing hereby, entrance of the forest." Vavasour would fain that knights should kill each other." should safeguard him against him. But our Lord God so helped me that I "Yea, Sir, the most traitor you saw ever! He lodged my brother the day fool-hardiness for the leasing of the Vavasour, and ran upon the knight before yesterday, and bore him on hand at night that a certain knight without a word. The knight could do no less than avenge himself. They