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[Footnote 1: This word is illegible in the MS.
[Footnote 1: This word is illegible in the MS.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e dor drawen, & dit with a derf haspe;
[L] & sy? en I haue in ? is hous hym ? at al lyke3,
I schal ware my whyle wel, quyl hit laste3,
1236 with tale;
[M] 3e ar welcum to my cors,
Yowre awen won to wale,
Me be-houe3 of fyne force,
1240 [N] Your seruaunt be & schale. "
[Sidenote A: "Good morrow", says the lady, "ye are a careless sleeper to
let one enter thus. ]
[Sidenote B: I shall bind you in your bed, of that be ye sure. "]
[Sidenote C: "Good morrow," says the knight, "I am well pleased to be at
your service;]
[Sidenote D: but permit me to rise and dress myself. "]
[Sidenote E: "Nay, beau sir," said that sweet one,]
[Sidenote F: "I shall hold talk with you here. ]
[Sidenote G: I know well that you are Gawayne that all the woild worships. ]
[Sidenote H: We are by ourselves;]
[Sidenote I: My lord and his men are far off. ]
[Sidenote J: Other men are in their beds, so are my maidens. ]
[Sidenote K: The door is safely closed. ]
[Sidenote L: Since I have him in house that every one likes, I shall use my
time well while it lasts. ]
[Sidenote M: Ye are welcome to my body. ]
[Sidenote N: I shall be your servant.
"]
[Footnote 1: This word is illegible in the MS. ]
V.
"In god fayth," quod Gawayn, "gayn hit me ? ynkke3,
[A] ? a3 I be not now he ? at 3e of speken;
To reche to such reuerence as 3e reherce here
1244 I am wy3e vn-wor? y, I wot wel my-seluen;
Bi God, I were glad, & yow god ? o3t,
[B] At sa3e o? er at seruyce ? at I sette my3t
To ? e plesaunce of your prys, hit were a pure ioye. "
1248 "In god fayth, sir Gawayn," quod ? e gay lady,
"? e prys & ? e prowes ? at plese3 al o?
[L] & sy? en I haue in ? is hous hym ? at al lyke3,
I schal ware my whyle wel, quyl hit laste3,
1236 with tale;
[M] 3e ar welcum to my cors,
Yowre awen won to wale,
Me be-houe3 of fyne force,
1240 [N] Your seruaunt be & schale. "
[Sidenote A: "Good morrow", says the lady, "ye are a careless sleeper to
let one enter thus. ]
[Sidenote B: I shall bind you in your bed, of that be ye sure. "]
[Sidenote C: "Good morrow," says the knight, "I am well pleased to be at
your service;]
[Sidenote D: but permit me to rise and dress myself. "]
[Sidenote E: "Nay, beau sir," said that sweet one,]
[Sidenote F: "I shall hold talk with you here. ]
[Sidenote G: I know well that you are Gawayne that all the woild worships. ]
[Sidenote H: We are by ourselves;]
[Sidenote I: My lord and his men are far off. ]
[Sidenote J: Other men are in their beds, so are my maidens. ]
[Sidenote K: The door is safely closed. ]
[Sidenote L: Since I have him in house that every one likes, I shall use my
time well while it lasts. ]
[Sidenote M: Ye are welcome to my body. ]
[Sidenote N: I shall be your servant.
"]
[Footnote 1: This word is illegible in the MS. ]
V.
"In god fayth," quod Gawayn, "gayn hit me ? ynkke3,
[A] ? a3 I be not now he ? at 3e of speken;
To reche to such reuerence as 3e reherce here
1244 I am wy3e vn-wor? y, I wot wel my-seluen;
Bi God, I were glad, & yow god ? o3t,
[B] At sa3e o? er at seruyce ? at I sette my3t
To ? e plesaunce of your prys, hit were a pure ioye. "
1248 "In god fayth, sir Gawayn," quod ? e gay lady,
"? e prys & ? e prowes ? at plese3 al o?
