Lancelot departeth from the knight and cometh toward the castle. Just dearly shall you pay therefor!" "I will tell you," saith the knight. "There be hermits in this forest him. "By my head," saith Lancelot, "Never shall they have hair-shirt of "That shall they," say the knights, "Of yours as of the other, or was about to enter the gate, two knights issue therefrom over against castle and seeth the great door all covered with beards fastened "Yea!" say the knights, "All they that have beards, and they that have "For what?" saith Lancelot. knights come all armed to the entrance of the castle, and they made as he had passed over a great bridge, he looketh about and seeth two "Sir," saith the one, "Abide and pay your toll!" other knight seeth his fellow wounded to the death, and cometh towards that make hair-shirts thereof." VI. half an ell beyond, and overthroweth him and his horse together. The "Do knights, then, pay toll here?" saith Lancelot. mine, so I may help it." him with his spear amidst the breast with such a thrust that it passeth them leaning against the wall. Lancelot looketh at the gateway of the and thereof have we sore need." thereon, and heads of knights in great plenty hung thereby. So, as he none are quit. Sir, now pay us yours, for a right great beard it is, Right wroth waxeth Sir Lancelot, and cometh to the knight, and smiteth hold their horses before them, and their shields and spears are before V.