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Chapter XI
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“Iwillnotfailyou,”answeredhe,“forbutfewdayssinceIhadtodowiththirtyknightsofthatsamequeen,andtrustwemaywinhonouraslightlynowasthen.”
Sotheyrodetogether,andwhentheycametothecastle,SirGawaincriedaloud,“QueenMorganleFay,sendoutthyknightsthatwemayfightwiththem.”
Thenthequeenurgedherknightstoissueforth,buttheydurstnot,fortheywellknewSirTristram,andfearedhimgreatly.
SoSirTristramandSirGawainwentontheirway,andastheyrodetheysawaknight,namedSirBrewse-without-pity,chasingalady,withintenttoslayher.ThenSirGawainprayedSirTristramtoholdstillandlethimassailthatknight.SoherodeupbetweenSirBrewseandthelady,andcried,“Falseknight,turntheetomeandleavethatlady.”ThenSirBrewseturnedandsethisspearinrest,andrushedagainstSirGawainandoverthrewhim,androdehishorseuponhimashelay,whichwhenSirTristramsaw,hecried,“Forbearthatvillainy,”andgallopedathim.ButwhenSirBrewsesawbytheshielditwasSirTristram,heturnedandfled.AndthoughSirTristramfollowedswiftlyafterhim,yethewassowellhorsedthatheescaped.
AnonSirTristramandSirGawaincamenightheMaiden’sCastle,andthereanoldknightnamedSirPellonnesgavethemlodging.AndSirPersides,thesonofSirPellonnes,agoodknight,cameouttowelcomethem.And,astheystoodtalkingatabaywindowofthecastle,theysawagoodlyknightridebyonablackhorse,andcarryingablackshield.“Whatknightisthat?”askedTristram.
