shield that he breaketh his spear, but he might not unseat the Coward you do I defy!" challenge the honour of the damsels." forest that Messire Gawain gave them." castle they lay, were they fain to give us this hold and the treasure looketh at the other knight that hath drawn his sword. The Knight VII. Knight, that sate still upright as aforehand in the saddle-bows. He saith, and wax not wroth, but go your way!" them, and, for the sore suffering and poverty that Messire Gawain and us away to slay and destroy us, and as much would he do for you and all The robber knight moveth toward him, and smiteth him so sore on the other knights, so only he had the power." "Sir," say they to Perceval, "This knight is a robber, and none other "Sir Knight," saith Perceval, "Let be these damsels, for well I know Perceval draweth him back. "Sir," saith he, "See here my champion that me!" Lancelot saw in us aforetime, and in the house of my brother in whose "Ha, Sir," saith the Knight Coward, "Never shall it be challenged of "Certes," saith Perceval, "This will I not do: Rather will I help to but he now wonneth in this forest, for the other robber-knights were "Then you helped to slay my kindred," saith the knight, "And therefore "Ha," saith the Knight Coward to Perceval, "Take no heed of that he slain by Messire Gawain and Lancelot and another knight that came with I set in my place." that they say true, for that I was there when the hold was given them." they conquered from the robber-knights, and for this doth he now lead