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1880 [E] ? ere he schrof hym schyrly, & schewed his mysdede3,
Of ? e more & ? e mynne, & merci beseche3,
[F] & of absolucioun he on ? e segge calles;
& he asoyled hym surely, & sette hym so clene,
1884 [G] As dome3-day schulde haf ben di3t on ? e morn.
& sy? en he mace hym as mery among ? e fre ladyes,
[H] With comlych caroles, & alle kynnes ioye,
As neuer he did bot ? at daye, to ? e derk ny3t,
1888 with blys;
Vche mon hade daynte ? are,
[I] Of hym, & sayde Iwysse,
[J] ? us myry he wat3 neuer are,
1892 Syn he com hider, er ? is.

[Sidenote A: Then she takes her leave.
]
[Sidenote B: Gawayne then dresses himself,]
[Sidenote C: and conceals the love-lace about his person. ]
[Sidenote D: He then hies to mass,]
[Sidenote E: and shrives him of his misdeeds. ]
[Sidenote F: and prays for absolution. ]
[Sidenote G: He returns to the hall, and makes himself so merry among the
ladies,]
[Sidenote H: with comely carols,]
[Sidenote I: that they said,]
[Sidenote J: "Thus merry was he never before since hither he came. "]
[Footnote 1: he, in MS. ]
[Footnote 2: lyste (? ). ]

XXXI.

[A] Now hym lenge in ? at lee, ? er luf hym bi-tyde;
3et is ? e lorde on ? e launde, ledande his gomnes,
[B] He hat3 forfaren ? is fox, ? at he fol3ed longe;
1896 As he sprent ouer a spenne, to spye ? e schrewe,
?