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[Sidenote A: Gawayne looks on his host;]
[Sidenote B: a big bold one he seemed. ]
[Sidenote C: Beaver-hued was his broad beard,]
[Sidenote D: and his face as "fell as the fire. "]
[Sidenote E: The lord leads Gawayne to a chamber, and assigns him a page to
wait upon him. ]
[Sidenote F: In this bright bower was noble bedding;]
[Sidenote G: the curtains were of pure silk with golden hems;]
[Sidenote H: Tarsic tapestries covered the walls and the floor. ]
[Sidenote I: Here the knight doffed his armour,]
[Sidenote J: and put on rich robes,]
[Sidenote K: which well became him. ]
[Sidenote L: A more comely knight Christ never made. ]
[Footnote 1: eldee, MS. ]
[Footnote 2: clesly, MS. ]
[Footnote 3: hym (? ). ]
[Footnote 4: MS. hyn. ]

XVI.

[A] A cheyer by-fore ? e chemne, ?
er charcole brenned,
876 Wat3 gray? ed for sir Gawan, gray? ely with clo? e3,
Whyssynes vpon queldepoyntes, ? a[t] koynt wer bo? e;
[B] & ? enne a mere mantyle wat3 on ? at mon cast,
Of a broun bleeaunt, enbrauded ful ryche,
880 & fayre furred wyth-inne with felle3 of ? e best,
Alle of ermyn in erde, his hode of ? e same;
& he sete in ? at settel semlych ryche,
& achaufed hym chefly,[1] & ? enne his cher mended.
884 [C] Sone wat3 telded vp a tapit, on treste3 ful fayre,
[D] Clad wyth a clene clo? e, ? at cler quyt schewed,
Sanap, & salure, & syluer-in spone3;
? e wy3e wesche at his wylle, & went to his mete [Fol.