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Updated: May 3, 2025
At supper the knight set Sir Fair-hands afore the damsel. "Fie, fie," said she, "sir knight, ye are uncourteous to set a kitchen-page afore me; him beseemeth better to stick a swine than to sit afore a damsel of high parentage." Then the knight was ashamed at her words, and took Fair-hands up and set him at a sideboard, and seated himself afore him.
First, that ye will grant me this adventure of the damsel, and second, that ye shall bid Launcelot of the Lake to make me knight, for of him I will be made knight, and else of none. I pray you let him ride after me, and make me knight when I request him." "All this shall be done," said the King. "Fie on thee," said the damsel, "shall I have none but one that is your kitchen-page?"
'Alas, that a kitchen-page should kill two brave knights! cried Lynette. 'But do not think your skill killed these men. And she told Gareth she had seen the horse of the first knight stumble, and that that was why he was drowned. 'And, as for the second knight, you came behind and slew him like a coward, she said.
Then Sir Fair-hands spurred his horse upon the land, where the other fell upon him, and they fought long together. At the last Sir Fair-hands clove his helm and his head, and so rode unto the damsel and bade her ride forth on her way. "Alas," she said, "that ever a kitchen-page should have that fortune to destroy two such doughty knights.
Then Arthur, looking round his knights, saw Gareth's eyes growing bright, and heard Gareth's voice ringing out, 'Your promise, King. And the King said to Gareth, 'Go and rescue the Lady Lyonors from the Red Knight. 'A kitchen-page go to rescue the Lady Lyonors! shouted Sir Kay in scorn.
'I will never ask a favour of a kitchen-page, said Lynette haughtily. 'I will never ask you to spare the Green Knight's life. 'Spare my life, entreated the Green Knight, 'and I and my thirty followers will serve you for ever. 'It is useless for you to ask me, repeated Gareth. 'Only the Lady Lynette can save your life. And again he lifted his sword, as if to slay the Green Knight.
I am no kitchen-page, as the damsel saith I am; I am a gentleman born, and of more high lineage than thou, and that will I prove on thy body." Then in great wrath they drew back with their horses, and rushed together as it had been the thunder. The Black Knight's spear brake, and Fair-hands thrust him through both his sides, whereupon his own spear brake also.
'A boon, King Arthur, grant me this boon, he cried, 'that I serve you no longer as a kitchen-page, but as a knight. Arthur loved the noble-looking lad, and was pleased with his eagerness. 'I make you my knight, to win glory and honour for our land, said the King.
After the damsel rode Fair-hands, now well provided with shield and spear, and known to Sir Launcelot, at least, as Sir Gareth and nephew to King Arthur. When he had overtaken the damsel, anon she said: "What dost thou here? Thou smellest all of the kitchen; thy clothes be foul with the grease and tallow that thou gainedst in King Arthur's kitchen; therefore turn again, foul kitchen-page.
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