“Marry,” said his man, “if so minded thou be, + 

That on thy ówn dear head such harm thou wilt set + 

As to lose thine own life, I let not nor stay thee. + 

Have thy helm on thy head, and thy spear in thy hand, + 

And ride me down this rake by the rock-side yonder + 

Till it bring thee to the bottom of the bare valley; + 

Then loók a líttle on the láund on thy left hand, + 

And thou shalt see in that slade the chapel thou seekest + 

And the burly man on bent that bides in the place. + 

Now good-bye, in God’s name, Gawain the noble! + 

Not for all gold above ground would I go with thee still, + 

Or be thy fellow through the frith, but a foot further.” + 

Then his bridle he tugg’d, and homeward he turn’d, + 

Set heels to his horse as hard as he might, + 

Leapt o’er the laund and left the Knight standing + 

alone. + 

“By God’s self,” quoth Gawain, + 

“I’ll neither greet nor groan, + 

To God’s will am I fain + 

My own will to atone.” + 