wherefore tell him I will succour him so soon as I may; but tell him I "Sir," saith Joseus the Hermit, "He will not have gone forth from this "Ha, Sir," saith the knight of the white arms, "Is your name Messire "By my faith," saith Gawain, "The knight is more sorrowful than he, for have emprised a business that I cannot leave but with loss of honour the shield that he brought from King Arthur's court is in this chapel." I may find him?" will come to succour him as behoveth lord to do to his liege man." Rock hath slain his father on your account; wherefore he challengeth while past. Meliot of Logres, that is your man, the son of the lady "Sir," saith the knight, "I have not ceased to seek you for a long So he showeth the shield to Messire Gawain that maketh great joy "Certes," saith Messire Gawain, "you say true. I am he against whom he he was not acquainted with him, for the sake of his good knighthood." forest, for this is the place wherein he wonneth most willingly, and II. nought is there in the world he would gladlier see than him." "Fair Sir," saith he, "Gawain am I called." The knight espieth Messire Gawain's shield and saith, "Ha, Sir, that was slain on your account, sendeth you word that Nabigant of the thereof. jousted, and right glad am I that so good a knight smote upon my Gawain?" the land that hath fallen to him; and hereof he prayeth you that you shield, and right sorrowful for that I knew him not; but tell me where "By my faith," saith Messire Gawain, "Behoveth me not fail him therein, methinketh you are he."