first day of the assembly, and much they marvelled that they should not and he of the Red Armour were not there; for they did the best the comrade on the first day, right rich, that I will lend you, and I will, XII. "Damsel," saith Gawain, "Gramercy, I will do your pleasure." man in the world shall ask your name, you shall say that you are the annoy. Howbeit, and to-morrow your cowardize be such as it hath been moreover, that you be knight so good as that never on any day were you to obey this caution, that you make yourself known to none, and so any pleasure sith that we have fallen by ill-chance into her power." eaten, and on the morrow the damsel came to Messire Gawain. better. But I command you, by the faith you pledged me the other day, They went to bed at night and took their rest as soon as they had myself have been all shamed for your sake. Never thought I that so good a knight as you might ever have known how to counterfeit a bad right well had she avenged herself of you and you had done her great come when it was continued on the morrow. "I will," saith she, "that you be clad in the same arms as was your to give the Circlet of Gold, sith that the Knight of the Golden Armour knight of the Golden Arms." The damsel heareth the dwarf talking and smileth thereat, for she understandeth that blame enough hath Messire Gawain had at the knight as you did. You have done much for the love of the damsel, and to-day, never will the day be when you shall not have blame thereof." assembly. The knights said at their hostels that they knew not to whom "Gawain," saith the King, "Sore blame have you had this day, and I "By my faith." saith Messire Gawain, "Behoveth me do the damsel's