Knight, that sate still upright as aforehand in the saddle-bows. He castle they lay, were they fain to give us this hold and the treasure they conquered from the robber-knights, and for this doth he now lead saith, and wax not wroth, but go your way!" forest that Messire Gawain gave them." The robber knight moveth toward him, and smiteth him so sore on the I set in my place." you do I defy!" us away to slay and destroy us, and as much would he do for you and all me!" that they say true, for that I was there when the hold was given them." "Ha, Sir," saith the Knight Coward, "Never shall it be challenged of "Sir," say they to Perceval, "This knight is a robber, and none other "Certes," saith Perceval, "This will I not do: Rather will I help to "Sir Knight," saith Perceval, "Let be these damsels, for well I know them, and, for the sore suffering and poverty that Messire Gawain and Perceval draweth him back. "Sir," saith he, "See here my champion that VII. other knights, so only he had the power." "Then you helped to slay my kindred," saith the knight, "And therefore challenge the honour of the damsels." Lancelot saw in us aforetime, and in the house of my brother in whose but he now wonneth in this forest, for the other robber-knights were slain by Messire Gawain and Lancelot and another knight that came with looketh at the other knight that hath drawn his sword. The Knight "Ha," saith the Knight Coward to Perceval, "Take no heed of that he shield that he breaketh his spear, but he might not unseat the Coward