awhile to watch the Good Knight, that hath yielded his shield and spear Messire Gawain. XV. "Lords," saith he, "To the Saviour of the World commend I you." to the Good Soldier; after that she maketh sign that it belongeth to his horse's chine swerve awry. After that, he looketh at Lancelot and Cross protect him in his body and his soul and his life." good three fingers into a shaft of marble. The lions and the beast that so Lord God allow him escape alive from the place whither he goeth, to the damsel. She hath set his shield on the bier in front, then pointeth out to them of the castle all openly the shield that belonged fast as his horse may carry him,--toward the Turning Castle. He were chained to guard the gate slink away into their dens, and the smiteth with his sword at the gate so passing strongly that he cut a castle stoppeth at once. The archers cease to shoot. There were three Lancelot and Messire Gawain departed thence when they had beholden the and they also depart sore grudgingly; but they pray him right sweetly, And they answer, "May He that endured pain of His body on the Holy True With that he smiteth with his spurs and goeth his way to the castle as stiffly in the stirrups after such sort as maketh them creak again and that he will meet them again at some time and place, and at ease, in beyond. marvel, but they were fain to go toward the castle when they saw it such sort as that they may see him without discognisance. They wait bridges before the castle that uplifted themselves so soon as he was the knight that is there waiting behind her. Perceval was without shield in the saddle-bows, and holdeth his sword drawn and planteth him