his
canel bone, and then Sir Hue abated his courage, but Sir Uwaine pressed
fast to have slain him. That saw Sir Hue: he kneeled down and yielded
him to Sir Uwaine. And he of his gentleness received his sword, and took
him by the hand, and went into the castle together. Then the Lady of the
Rock was passing glad, and the other brother made great sorrow for his
brother's death. Then the lady was restored of all her lands, and Sir
Hue was commanded to be at the court of King Arthur at the next feast
of Pentecost. So Sir Uwaine dwelt with the lady nigh half a year, for
it was long or he might be whole of his great hurts. And so when it drew
nigh the term-day that Sir Gawaine, Sir Marhaus, and Sir Uwaine should
meet at the cross-way, then every knight drew him thither to hold his
promise that they had made; and Sir Marhaus and Sir Uwaine brought their
damosels with them, but Sir Gawaine had lost his damosel, as it is afore
rehearsed.

CHAPTER XXVIII. How at the year's end all three knights with their three
damosels met at the fountain.

RIGHT so at the twelvemonths' end they met all three knights at the
fountain and their damosels, but the damosel that Sir Gawaine had could
say but little worship of him so they departed from the damosels and
rode through a great forest, and there they met with a messenger that
came from King Arthur, that had sought them well-nigh a twelvemonth
throughout all England, Wales, and Scotland, and charged if ever he
might find Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine to bring them to the court again.
And then were they all glad, and so prayed they Sir Marhaus to ride
with them to the king's court. And so within twelve days they came to
Camelot, and the king was passing glad of their coming, and so was all
the court. Then the king made them to swear upon a book to tell him all
their adventures that had befallen them that twelvemonth, and so they
did. And there was Sir Marhaus well known, for there were knights that
he had matched aforetime, and he was named one of the best knights
living.

Against the feast of Pentecost came the Damosel of the Lake and brought
with her Sir Pelleas; and at that high feast there was great jousting
of knights, and of all knights that were at that jousts, Sir Pelleas had
the prize, and Sir Marhaus was named the next; but Sir Pelleas was so
strong there might but few knights sit him a buffet with a spear. And
at that next feast Sir Pelleas and Sir Marhaus were made knights o