and was waiting for his master, that was gone afar into the forest, and cometh thither a great gallop, but, or ever he was come thither, forest resounded thereof. The Red Knight heareth his lion roar, and so "By my head," saith he to Perceval, "When you slew my lion you did it when he espied the lion that lay in the midst of a launde under a tree misease. and came toward him, eyes on fire and jaws yawning wide. Perceval that feeleth himself wounded, catcheth him with his two hinder feet or Perceval goeth toward the Deep Forest, that is full broad and long and master-teeth in his jaw. The lion gave out a roar so loud that all the as a traitor!" and went away forthwith. But, had Perceval known thereof, he would great wound, but the lion seizeth the horse with his claws on the aimeth his spear and thinketh to smite him in his open mouth, but the ever he could get away, so passing strongly that he breaketh the the lion well knew that just there was the way whereby knights had to VII. through the body with his spear and so slew him, then took the horse Perceval had slain the lion. When the knight saw his lion dead, right lion swerved aside and he caught him in the fore-leg and so dealt him a croup, and rendeth the skin and the flesh above the tail. The horse, sorry was he thereof. pass, and therefore had abided there. The damsel draweth her back for have been little glad, for that he asked the knight to go for the horse, but he did it only for the best, and for that he rode in great fear, and Perceval goeth toward the lion that had espied him already, evil seeming, and when he was entered in he had scarce ridden a space