"Sir," saith she, "Brundans is a right proud knight, and beareth a custom was wont to be, sent it to Messire Gawain, and Messire Gawain shield party of vert and argent. He is minded never to change his the most courteous knight and the most valiant that was in the realm of surpassed them all in arms, and all agreed thereto. The damsel was and King Arthur once. He was liegeman of Messire Gawain. Wherefore he cup for me to the hold of the Sick Knight, and tell his wife that the how to contain himself. For Meliot had twice rescued him from death, Perceval; "Sir," saith she, "I present you this cup of gold for your good chivalry, and therefore is it meet and right you should know may reward you for the same." hand. "Damsel," saith he, "I thank you much hereof, and God grant I save you undertake to avenge him. For he was loved of all the court, the son of the sister of Briant of the Isles, slew Meliot of Logres, Meliot was unawares of him." cognisance, for that his father bore the same." prayeth and beseecheth you on his behalf that you receive not the cup "Damsel," saith Perceval, "Were there no cup at all, yet natheless whence the cup cometh. The elder Damsel of the Tent where the evil right glad, for well she knew that they spake truth. She cometh to Perceval called the knight that was of the damsel's company. "I beseech you," saith he, "of guerdon and of service, that you bear this made much joy thereof. And it came to pass on such wise that Brundans, love the man that had deserved his hatred." He taketh the cup in his should I be fain to do the will of Messire Gawain, for never might I Logres, and thereof was Messire Gawain so sorrowful that he knew not albeit he had haunted it but little. Brundans slew him in treason when