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The only difficulty was that he knew he could never remember enough "quothas" and "beshrew me's," and things like that, to make his talk sound like the talk of a boy in a historical romance. However, he began boldly enough, with a sentence straight out of Ralph de Courcy; or, The Boy Crusader. He said "Grammercy for thy courtesy, fair sir knight.
"Grammercy, mistress, but we follow my grand-dame's recipe!" said Dennet, grasping her implement firmly. "Come, child, be not above taking a lesson from thine elders! Where's the goose? What?" as the girl looked amazed, "where hast thou lived not to know that a live goose should be bled into the mince-meat?"
"Madam," said Tristram, "I promise you faithfully that I shall be all the days of my life your knight." "Grammercy," said the Fair Isoud, "and I promise you against that I shall not be married this seven years but by your assent." Then Sir Tristram gave her a ring, and she gave him another, and therewith he departed from her, leaving her making great dole and lamentation.
Strike upon that basin with the butt of your spear, and you shall presently meet with that adventure concerning which I have just now spoken." "Fellow," said Sir Ector, "grammercy for your news." And, therewith, straightway he rode off in search of that adventure.
But give it me again, I pray thee, when the tournament is done, for it greatly increaseth my beauty whensoever I wear it." "Grammercy, mine own lady," said Sir Gareth, "I wished for nothing better, for now I may be certainly disguised as long as I will."
Would he wear a thing like a saucepan on his head, with a little gate in front to peep through? It would be rather alarming, but the waving plumes would look nice. Supposing that he spoke to me, how was I to address him? Perhaps "Grammercy, Sir Knight!" would do. I was rather hazy as to its meaning, but it sounded well.
'Grammercy, my lady, and is your heart of stone, cried the damsel, 'that it can see the fairest knight in the world lying here, and not break into pieces at his misery? Would that it were I whom he loved! I would never say him nay.
"A Saxon peasant," said De Graville, "told me that the ground was called Senlac or Sanglac, or some such name, in their musicless jargon." "Grammercy!" quoth Grantmesnil, "methinks the name will be familiar eno' hereafter; no jargon seemeth the sound to my ear a significant name and ominous, Sanglac, Sanguelac the Lake of Blood."
"Fair maiden," said Sir Lancelot, "tell me thy father's name and I will answer thee." "My father is King Bagdemagus," said she. "I know him well," replied Sir Lancelot, "for a noble king and a good knight; and by the faith of my body I will do him all the service I am able on that day." "Grammercy to thee, Sir knight," said the damsel.
The road was wide and shady and really seemed a bit familiar. Dorothy rode comfortably on the Cowardly Lion's back and to pass the time told Sir Hokus all about Oz. He was particularly interested in the Scarecrow. "Grammercy!
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