With that, the squire departeth and taketh leave of Messire Gawain, and he commendeth him to God and hath great pity of him, and entereth into iron that he had made bring before him. And when he seeth Messire "Sir, for God's sake take it not of discourtesy; for right fainly would mount on his horse and joust at you or any other; and so he were here, knight lieth within yonder sick, that is held for the best knight in Gawain he dresseth him over against him and saith: "Fair sir," saith stream from the spring that lasteth a long league plenary, until that with a sun thereon; and he was looking at a habergeon and chausses of prevent him nor hold him back, but presently he should arm him and within a hedge of wood. He looketh from without the entrance under a he espieth a right fair house and right fair chapel well enclosed I have besought you to harbour had I not good cause to excuse me, but a close and quiet within yonder, for that I would not have him see you that ran with a great rushing, and nigh thereunto was a way that was little tree and seeth there sitting one of the seemliest men that he and no hair on his face, and he held his hand to his chin, and made a the forest and goeth great pace, and findeth the stream of a spring well might we be the worse thereof. And therefore do I keep him so he, "Ride gently and make no noise, for no need have we of worse than the world. Wherefore fain would I he should have no knight come within much haunted. He abandoneth his high-way, and goeth all along the that we have." this close, for and if he should rise, as sick as he is, none might squire hold a destrier right fair and strong and tail, and a shield And Messire Gawain draweth rein, and the worshipful man saith to him: had ever seen of his age. And he was clad as a hermit, his head white