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For he hateth all true knights, but those two with most bitterness. So they parted from Sir Persaunt and rode onwards, and the lady spoke now full friendly to Beaumains. In a little while, when they had passed through a fair forest, they came upon a plain, and in the distance was a high castle with many tents about it, and men passing to and fro between them.
'A goodly lord, indeed, replied Beaumains, 'and one I fain would see. The lady laughed mockingly. 'Thou shalt see him too soon to please thee, I doubt not, she replied, 'for he is the lordliest knight that ever whipped a knave. 'That may well be, said Beaumains, 'and the more desire I have to see him. 'Thou fool! cried the lady angrily. 'Thou hadst better turn and flee while there is time.
'Sir, I pray you, said Linet, as Beaumains bent forward to seize it, 'do not blow it till it is full noontide, for during three hours before that the Red Knight's strength so increases that it is as the strength of seven men; but when noon is come, he has the might of one man only. 'Ah! for shame, damsel, to say such words.
But when the damsel saw Sir Perseant overthrown, she marvelled greatly at the might of Sir Beaumains, and said, "What manner of man may ye be, for now am I sure that ye be come of noble blood? And truly, never did woman revile knight as I have done thee, and yet ye have ever courteously borne with me, which surely never had been were ye not of gentle blood and lineage."
'The greater shame, said the lady, 'that so lowborn a churl as thou art should have knights yield to thee who should have slain thee. Beaumains answered nothing more, but his heart was very heavy at the thought that, do what he might, he could not win this lady to speak fairly of him.
For Sir Brewnor desired ever worship, and this desireth bread and drink and broth; upon pain of my life he was fostered up in some abbey, and, howsomever it was, they failed meat and drink, and so hither he is come for his sustenance. And so Sir Kay bade get him a place, and sit down to meat; so Beaumains went to the hall door, and set him down among boys and lads, and there he ate sadly.
With that they came to a sycamore-tree which stood alone in the plain, and on it was hung a great horn of elephant bone, with gold work curiously wrought. 'Fair sir, ye must blow that horn if ye wish to do battle with the Red Knight. But, sir, went on the lady quickly, and caught at Beaumains' arm that already had lifted the horn, 'be ye not overbold.
This courtesy was returned by Beaumains; but now the Knight of the Red Lawns rode forward. "Leave your looking, sir knight," he said. "Or look this way, for I warn you that she is my lady, and I have done many battles for her." "You waste your time, then, it seems to me, for she wants none of your love. And to waste love on those who want it not is but folly.
Then they went at it with sword and shield, and with the same fortune as before, for Beaumains quickly cleaved the helmet and brain of his opponent, and left him dead on the ground. He now turned and called proudly to the damsel, bidding her to ride forward, as he had cleared the ford for her passage. "Alas!" she cried, "that a kitchen page should have the fortune to kill two valiant knights.
Alas, said the Green Knight, that is great pity, that so noble a knight as he was should so unhappily be slain, and namely of a knave's hand, as ye say that he is. Ah! traitor, said the Green Knight, thou shalt die for slaying of my brother; he was a full noble knight, and his name was Sir Perard. I defy thee, said Beaumains, for I let thee wit I slew him knightly and not shamefully.
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