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e lorde sayde, "bi saynt Gile,
3e ar ? e best ? at I knowe,
3e ben ryche in a whyle,
Such chaffer & 3e drowe. "

[Sidenote A: The lord of the land is well pleased when he sees Sir
Gawayne,]
[Sidenote B: He shows him the shields of the wild boar, and tells him of
its length and breadth. ]
[Sidenote C: Such a "brawn of a beast," Sir Gawayne says, he never has
seen. ]
[Sidenote D: Gawayne takes possession of it according to covenant,]
[Sidenote E: and in return kisses his host,]
[Sidenote F: who declares his guest to be the best he knows. ]

XXI.

1648 [A] ? enne ? ay teldet table3 [on] trestes alofte,
[B] Kesten clo? e3 vpon, clere ly3t ? enne
[C] Wakned bi wo3e3, waxen torches
Segge3 sette, & serued in sale al aboute;
1652 [D] Much glam & gle glent vp ? er-inne,
Aboute ? e fyre vpon flet, & on fele wyse,
[E] At ? e soper & after, mony a?
el songe3,
As coundutes of kryst-masse, & carole3 newe,
1656 With alle ? e manerly mer? e ? at mon may of telle.
[F] & euer oure luflych kny3t ? e lady bi-syde;
Such semblaunt to ? at segge semly ho made,
[G] Wyth stille stollen countenaunce, ? at stalworth to plese,
1660 ? at al for-wondered wat3 ? e wy3e, & wroth with hym-seluen,
Bot he nolde not for his nurture nurne hir a-3ayne3,
Bot dalt with hir al in daynte, how-se-euer ? e dede turned
to wrast;
1664 [H] Quen ? ay hade played in halle,
As longe as hor wylle hom last,
[I] To chambre he[1] con hym calle,
& to ? e chem-ne ? ay past.

[Sidenote A: Tables are raised aloft,]
[Sidenote B: cloths cast upon them,]
[Sidenote C: and torches are lighted. ]
[Sidenote D: With much mirth and glee,]
[Sidenote E: supper is served in the hall,]
[Sidenote F: and ever our lovely knight by the lady sits,]
[Sidenote G: who does all she can to please her companion.