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e schulderes, for ? e scharp yrne.
2268 ? at o? er schalk wyth a schunt ? e schene wythhalde3,
[E] & ? enne repreued he ? e prynce with mony prowde worde3:
[F] "? ou art not Gawayn," quod ? e gome, "? at is so goud halden,
? at neuer ar3ed for no here, by hylle ne be vale,
2272 [G] & now ? ou fles for ferde, er ? ou fele harme3; [Fol. 121b.
]
Such cowardise of ? at kny3t cow? e I neuer here.
[H] Naw? er fyked I, ne fla3e, freke, quen ? ou myntest,
Ne kest no kauelacion, in kynge3 hous Arthor,
2276 [I] My hede fla3 to my fote, & 3et fla3 I neuer;
& ? ou, er any harme hent, ar3e3 in hert,
[J] Wherfore ? e better burne me burde be called
? er-fore. "
2280 [K] Quod G:, "I schunt one3,
& so wyl I no more,
Bot pa3 my hede falle on ? e stone3,
I con not hit restore.

[Sidenote A: Then the man in green seizes his grim tool. ]
[Sidenote B: With all his force he raises it aloft. ]
[Sidenote C: As it came gliding down,]
[Sidenote D: Sir Gawayne shrank a little with his shoulders. ]
[Sidenote E: The other reproved him, saying,]
[Sidenote F: "Thou art not Gawayne that is so good esteemed,]
[Sidenote G: for thou fleest for fear before thou feelest harm. ]
[Sidenote H: I never flinched when thou struckest.