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ere selly longe, to loke quen he wakened.
? e lede lay lurked a ful longe quyle,
1196 [H] Compast in his concience to quat ? at cace my3t
Mene o? er amount, to meruayle hym ? o3t;
Bot 3et he sayde in hym-self, "more semly hit were
To aspye wyth my spelle [in] space quat ho wolde. "
1200 [I] ? en he wakenede, & wroth, & to hir warde torned,
[J] & vn-louked his y3e-lydde3, & let as hym wondered,
& sayned hym, as bi his sa3e ? e sauer to worthe,
with hande;
1204 Wyth chynne & cheke ful swete,
Bo? e quit & red in-blande,
Ful lufly con ho lete,
Wyth lyppe3 smal la3ande.

[Sidenote A: All this time Gawayne lies a-bed. ]
[Sidenote B: under "coverture full clear". ]
[Sidenote C: He hears a noise at his door. ]
[Sidenote D: A lady, the loveliest to behold, enters softly. ]
[Sidenote E: She approaches the bed.
]
[Sidenote F: Gawayne pretends to be asleep. ]
[Sidenote G: The lady casts up the curtain and sits on the bedside. ]
[Sidenote H: Gawayne has much wonder thereat. ]
[Sidenote I: He rouses himself up,]
[Sidenote J: unlocks his eyes, and looks as if he were astonished. ]
[Footnote 1: deruly (? ). ]

IV.

1208 [A] "God moroun, sir Gawayn," sayde ? at fayr lady,
"3e ar a sleper vn-sly3e, ? at mon may slyde hider;
Now ar 3e tan astyt, bot true vus may schape,
[B] I schal bynde yow in your bedde, ? at be 3e trayst:"
1212 Al la3ande ? e lady lanced ? o bourde3.
[C] "Goud moroun g[aye],"[1] quod Gawayn ? e bly? e,
"Me schal wor?