[Sidenote A: The head lifts up its eyelids,]
[Sidenote B: and
addresses
Sir Gawayne; "Look thou, be ready to go as thou
hast promised,]
[Sidenote C: and seek till thou findest me.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e fyr of ?e flynt fla3e fro fole houes.
460 To quat kyth he be-com, knwe non ?ere,
Neuermore ?en ?ay wyste fram que?en. he wat3 wonnen;
what ?enne?
?e kyng & Gawen ?are,
464 [I] At ?at grene ?ay la3e & grenne,
3et breued wat3 hit ful bare,
A meruayl among ?o menne.
[Sidenote A: The head lifts up its eyelids,]
[Sidenote B: and
addresses
Sir Gawayne; "Look thou, be ready to go as thou
hast promised,]
[Sidenote C: and seek till thou findest me.
]
[Sidenote D: Get thee to the Green Chapel,]
[Sidenote E: there to receive a blow on New Year's morn.]
[Sidenote F: Fail thou never;]
[Sidenote G: come, or recreant be called."]
[Sidenote H: The Green Knight then rushes out of the hall, his head in his
hand.]
[Sidenote I: At that green one Arthur and Gawayne "laugh and grin."]
XXI.
[A] ?a3 Ar?er ?e hende kyng at hert hade wonder,
468 He let no semblaunt be sene, bot sayde ful hy3e
To ?e comlych quene, wyth cortays speche,
[B] "Dere dame, to day demay yow neuer;
Wel by-commes such craft vpon cristmasse,
472 Laykyng of enterlude3, to la3e & to syng.
Among ?ise, kynde caroles of kny3te3 & ladye3;
[C] Neuer-?e-lece to my mete I may me wel dres,
For I haf sen a selly, I may not for-sake."
476 He glent vpon sir Gawen, & gaynly he sayde,
[D] "Now sir, heng vp ?yn ax, ?
