they hold them heedfully aloof." have beset in one of their holds, that hath done them right sore not be but he shall have one at least out of their four horses, but healed, and also for that he had no horse. And so soon as he felt allow me so much as to see the destruction of this evil folk that have death and destruction, between herself and a dwarf that she hath, that semblant and showed them much honour, and afterward brought about their sorer need had I to flee than to stay. But I tell you that on account wrought such mischief in this forest! Sir" saith he to Messire Gawain, well as the fairest damsel that was in the kingdom. But right well had "Sir," saith Perceval, "Gramercy of these tidings." slew the knights." "And know you who is the knight?" saith Perceval. she deserved the death for that she harboured knights with fair to slay me, but they would not follow me further for a knight that they They were fain to depart from the knight, but said he: "Ha, Lords, himself whole, he ventured himself against the four knights, that were mischief, for he hath hanged four of their knights and slain one, as issued forth raging like a lion, nor would he have suffered himself be of the meat that failed him in the hold wherein they beset him, he deigneth not to go a-foot, wherefore if they now come a-nigh, it may cared not to issue forth of the house until such time as they were so a-dread of him that they durst not come a-nigh. And moreover he "Sir, I come from the forest of the robbers that won in this forest "Sir," saith the knight, "Not I, for no leisure had I to ask him, for wherethrough you have to pass. They have chased me a full league Welsh shut up so long but for two wounds that he had upon his body; for he