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service." often as was need. Messire Gawain cometh before the King and saluteth him the sun shone there. Wherefore marvelled he right sore whence so smelling sweet of balm, and at the four corners of the pillow were four him. And the King maketh him right great cheer, and biddeth him be against him was a pillar of copper whereon sate an eagle that held a They lead him into the chamber where lay King Fisherman, and it seemed green herbs and reeds. And King Fisherman lay on a bed hung on cords And in four tall candle sticks of gold were four tall wax tapers set as XVII. cross of gold wherein was a piece of the true cross whereon God was great light should come. When Messire Gawain was clad in the rich robe, right comely was he to the knights, "May it please you come see the lord of this castle?" "Right gladly will I see him," saith he, "For I would fain present him samite of silk, and a golden cross, and under his head was a pillow all whereon he lay, and above a coverlid of sables whereof the cloth was set, as long as was the cross itself; the which the good man adored. stones that gave out a right great brightness of light; and over with a rich sword." whereof the stavs were of ivory; and therein was a mattress of straw right rich. And he had a cap of sables on his head covered with a red brightness of light without candles that it was marvel. And it seemed as it were all strown and sprinkled of balm, and it was all strown with He seeth well that albeit the night were dark, within was so great welcome. behold, and well seemed he to be a knight of great valour. "Sir," say