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And the King wisely replied to him: "Fair nephew Gawain, give me counsel now, sparing my honour and my dignity, for I have no mind for any disturbance." (Vv. 311 341.) To the council came a great part of the best knights of the court. AND THE KING WISELY REPLIED TO HIM FAIR NEPHEW GAWAIN GIVE ME COUNSEL NOW SPARING MY HONOUR AND MY DIGNITY FOR I HAVE NO MIND FOR ANY DISTURBANCE TO THE COUNCIL CAME A GREAT PART OF THE BEST KNIGHTS OF THE COURT
 Queen remains in the wood, where now the King had come up with the Stag. The King himself outstripped the others at the death. Thus they killed and took the White Stag, and all returned, carrying the Stag, till they came again to Cardigan. After supper, when the knights were all in high spirits throughout the hall, the King, as the custom was, because he had taken the Stag, said that he would bestow the kiss and thus observe the custom of the Stag. Throughout the court a great murmur is heard: each one vows and swears to his neighbour that it shall not be done without the protest of sword or ashen lance. Each one gallantly desires to contend that his lady is the fairest in the hall. Their conversation bodes no good, and when my lord Gawain heard it, you must know that it was not to his liking. Thus he addressed the King: "Sire," he says, "your knights here are greatly aroused, and all their talk is of this kiss. They say that it shall never be bestowed without disturbance and a fight. OT TO PURSUE THE KNIGHT THE QUEEN REMAINS IN THE WOOD WHERE NOW THE KING HAD COME UP WITH THE STAG THE KING HIMSELF OUTSTRIPPED THE OTHERS AT THE DEATH THUS THEY KILLED AND TOOK THE WHITE STAG AND ALL RETURNED CARRYING THIS STAG TILL THEY CAME AGAIN TO CARTIGAN AFTER SUPPER WHEN THE KNIGHTS WERE ALL IN HIGH SPIRITS THROUGHOUT THE HALL THE KING AS THE CUSTOM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD TAKEN THE STAG SAID THAT HE WOULD BESTOW THE KISS AND THUS OBSERVE THE CUSTOM OF THE STAG THROUGHOUT THE COURT A GREAT MURMUR IS HEARD EACH ONE BOWS AND SWEARS TO HIS NEIGHBOUR THAT IT SHALL NOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE PROTEST OF SWORD OR ASHEN LANCE EACH ONE GALLANTLY DESIRES TO CONTEND THAT HIS LADY IS THE FAIREST IN THE HALL THEIR CONVERSATION BODES NO GOOD AND WHEN MY LORD GAWAIN HEARD IT YOU MUST KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT TO HIS LIKING THUS HE ADDRESSED THE KING SIRE HE SAYS YOUR KNIGHTS HERE ARE GREATLY AROUSED AND ALL THEIR TALK IS OF THIS KISS THEY SAY THAT IT SHALL NEVER BE BESTOWED WITHOUT DISTURBANCE AND A FIGHT
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