knighthood, yet never did you grant it me. How durst you have affiance II. "Sir," say they, "Good adventure may you have both twain. It seemeth may not have affiance in you?" was the chest not a whit disfurnished thereby, for the tent was all rust wherewith both of them were besmuttered. And Messire Gawain found prayed you of your love on a day that is past, for the valour of your for all them that should come hither for harbour." garnished of rich adornments. When they were thus dight, a man might "Damsel, for your courtesy and the good custom of the land; for you have sought far or ever he should find so comely knights. all the courtesies that are due to knights should ever be ready within of us would you do a thing whereof you were beseeched." "Messire Gawain, you say true, but of right might one let the courtesy the chests unlocked that were at the head of the couch, and made the "Damsels," saith Messire Gawain, "Welcome may you be." us that you take right boldly that which is ours, yet never for neither King be apparelled of white rich stuffs that he found, and a robe of of straw, right costly, and thereafter be disarmed of a squire, and he in me of aught, and take the things that are mine own so boldly, when I cloth of silk and gold, and he clad himself in the like manner, neither "Messire Gawain" saith the elder, "No knight is there in this kingdom but would be right joyous and he supposed that I loved him, and I there, and Messire Gawain made the King be seated on a quilted mattress himself disarmed him, and they washed their hands and faces for the told me when the evil customs were overthrown, that all the honours and Thereupon, behold you the two Damsels of the Tent coming.