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THEN Sir Beaumains put on his helm anon, and buckled his shield, and took his horse, and rode after him all that ever he might ride through marshes, and fields, and great dales, that many times his horse and he plunged over the head in deep mires, for he knew not the way, but took the gainest way in that woodness, that many times he was like to perish.
Then Beaumains flung aside his shield and proffered to fight Lancelot on foot, to which the latter consented. For an hour they fought, Beaumains showing such strength that Lancelot marvelled at it, and esteemed him more a giant than a knight. He began, indeed, to fear that he might be vanquished in the end, and at length cried out,
'Go not that way, sir knight, he said, 'for there be six knaves who have taken my lord and bound him, and now they will surely take you and your lady unless you go back. I barely escaped with my life, and hid when I heard you, thinking you were of their thievish company. 'Take me to them! cried Beaumains, and the poor squire, holding the knight's stirrup-leather, ran with him.
And therewith awoke Sir Beaumains, and up he leapt lightly, and saw where Sir Gringamore rode his way with the dwarf, and so Sir Gringamore rode out of his sight.
And Beaumains saw him and made him ready, and there they met with all that ever their horses might run, and brast their spears either in three pieces, and their horses rushed so together that both their horses fell dead to the earth; and lightly they avoided their horses and put their shields afore them, and drew their swords, and gave many great strokes that sometime they hurtled together that they fell grovelling on the ground.
But if you will not tell me her name nor where she lives, none of them shall go with my consent." "Then I must seek further," said the damsel, "for that I am forbidden to tell." At this moment Beaumains came to the king, and said, "Royal sir, I have been twelve months in your kitchen, and have had all you promised me; now I desire to ask for my other two gifts." "Ask, if you will.
Is not her name Linet? 'Yes, Sir, answered she, 'and my lady my sister's name is dame Lyonesse. 'The Red Knight has drawn out the siege for two years, said Sir Persant, 'though he might have forced an entrance many a time, but he hoped that Sir Lancelot du Lake or Sir Tristram or Sir Gawaine should come to do battle with him. 'My Lord Sir Persant of Inde, said the damsel, 'I bid you knight this gentleman before he fight with the Red Knight. 'That I will gladly, replied Sir Persant, 'if it please him to take the order of knighthood from so simple a man as I am. 'Sir, answered Beaumains, 'I thank you for your goodwill, but at the beginning of this quest I was made a Knight by Sir Lancelot.
And then he looked up to the window; and there he saw the fair Lionesse that said on high: Go thy way, Sir Beaumains, for as yet thou shalt not have wholly my love, unto the time that thou be called one of the number of the worthy knights. And therefore go labour in worship this twelvemonth, and then thou shalt hear new tidings.
'Thou recreant and coward! said Beaumains. 'Did not any of those knights that thou hast hung cry to thee for mercy? What pity and what mercy didst thou give them? And thou deservest none from me, nor from any man! With that he slew him at a stroke, and the people in the castle cried out with joy.
'Sir, said Beaumains, 'I was this day made Knight by noble Sir Lancelot, and that is reward enough for anything I may do. Besides, I must follow this damsel. But when he came near her she reviled him as before, and bade him ride far from her. 'Do you think I set store by what you have done?
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