[Sidenote A: Then was Gawayne glad,]
[Sidenote B: and consents to tarry awhile at the castle.
[Sidenote B: and consents to tarry awhile at the castle.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
is hes here at ?
ys one3?
"
"3e sir, for-so? e," sayd ? e segge trwe,
1092 "Whyl I byde in yowre bor3e, be bayn to 3ow[r]e hest. "
"For 3e haf trauayled," quod ? e tulk, "towen fro ferre,
& sy? en waked me wyth, 3e arn not wel waryst,
[E] Nau? er of sostnaunce ne of slepe, so? ly I knowe;
1096 3e schal lenge in your lofte, & ly3e in your ese,
[F] To morn quyle ? e messe-quyle, & to mete wende,
When 3e wyl, wyth my wyf, ? at wyth yow schal sitte,
& comfort yow with compayny, til I to cort torne,
1100 3e lende;
& I schal erly ryse,
On huntyng wyl I wende. "
[G] Gauayn grante3 alle ? yse,
1104 Hym heldande, as ? e hende.
[Sidenote A: Then was Gawayne glad,]
[Sidenote B: and consents to tarry awhile at the castle. ]
[Sidenote C: The ladies are brought in to solace him. ]
[Sidenote D: The lord of the castle asks the knight to grant him one
request;]
[Sidenote E: That he will stay in his chamber during mass time,]
[Sidenote F: and then go to meat with his hostess. ]
[Sidenote G: Gawayne accedes to his request. ]
XXIV.
[A] "3et firre," quod ? e freke, "a forwarde we make;
Quat-so-euer I wynne in ? e wod, hit wor? e3 to youre3,
[B] & quat chek so 3e acheue, chaunge me ? er-forne;
1108 Swete, swap we so, sware with traw? e,
Que? er, leude, so lymp lere o? er better. "
"Bi God," quod Gawayn ? e gode, "I grant ? er-tylle,
& ?
"3e sir, for-so? e," sayd ? e segge trwe,
1092 "Whyl I byde in yowre bor3e, be bayn to 3ow[r]e hest. "
"For 3e haf trauayled," quod ? e tulk, "towen fro ferre,
& sy? en waked me wyth, 3e arn not wel waryst,
[E] Nau? er of sostnaunce ne of slepe, so? ly I knowe;
1096 3e schal lenge in your lofte, & ly3e in your ese,
[F] To morn quyle ? e messe-quyle, & to mete wende,
When 3e wyl, wyth my wyf, ? at wyth yow schal sitte,
& comfort yow with compayny, til I to cort torne,
1100 3e lende;
& I schal erly ryse,
On huntyng wyl I wende. "
[G] Gauayn grante3 alle ? yse,
1104 Hym heldande, as ? e hende.
[Sidenote A: Then was Gawayne glad,]
[Sidenote B: and consents to tarry awhile at the castle. ]
[Sidenote C: The ladies are brought in to solace him. ]
[Sidenote D: The lord of the castle asks the knight to grant him one
request;]
[Sidenote E: That he will stay in his chamber during mass time,]
[Sidenote F: and then go to meat with his hostess. ]
[Sidenote G: Gawayne accedes to his request. ]
XXIV.
[A] "3et firre," quod ? e freke, "a forwarde we make;
Quat-so-euer I wynne in ? e wod, hit wor? e3 to youre3,
[B] & quat chek so 3e acheue, chaunge me ? er-forne;
1108 Swete, swap we so, sware with traw? e,
Que? er, leude, so lymp lere o? er better. "
"Bi God," quod Gawayn ? e gode, "I grant ? er-tylle,
& ?
