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(Vv. 67 114.) And so the affair is arranged for the next morning at daybreak. The morrow, as soon as it is day, the King gets up and dresses, and dons a short jacket for his forest ride. AND SO THE AFFAIR IS ARRANGED FOR THE NEXT MORNING AT DAYBREAK THE MORROW AS SOON AS IT IS DAY THE KING GETS UP AND DRESSES AND DONS A SHORT JACKET FOR HIS FOREST RIDE
ded, the King told his knights that he wished to hunt the White Stag, [12] in order to observe worthily the ancient custom. When my lord Gawain heard this, he was sore displeased, and said: "Sire, you will derive neither thanks nor goodwill from this hunt. We all know long since what this custom of the White Stag is: whoever can kill the White Stag must forsooth kiss the fairest maiden of your court, come what may. But of this there might come great ill, for there are here five hundred damsels of high birth, gentle and prudent daughters of kings, and there is none of them but has a bold and valiant knight for her lover who would be ready to contend, whether fight or wrong, that she who is his lady is the fairest and gentlest of them all." The King replies: "That I know well; yet will I not desist on that account; for a king's word ought never to be gainsaid. To-morrow morning we shall all gaily go to hunt the White Stag in the forest of adventure. And very delightful this hunt will be. KINGS BUT BEFORE THE COURT WAS DISBANDED THE KING TOLD HIS KNIGHTS THAT HE WISHED TO HUNT THE WHITE STAG IN ORDER TO OBSERVE WORTHILY THE ANCIENT CUSTOM WHEN MY LORD GAWAIN HEARD THIS HE WAS SORE DISPLEASED AND SAID SIRE YOU WILL DERIVE NEITHER THANKS NOR GOOD WILL FROM THIS HUNT WE ALL KNOW LONG SINCE WHAT THIS CUSTOM OF THE WHITE STAG IS WHOEVER CAN KILL THE WHITE STAG MUST FORSOOTH KISS THE FAIREST MAIDEN OF YOUR COURT COME WHAT MAY BUT OF THIS MIGHT COME GREAT ILL FOR THERE ARE HERE FIVE HUNDRED DAMSELS OF HIGH BIRTH GENTLE AND PRUDENT DAUGHTERS OF KINGS AND THERE IS NONE OF THEM BUT HAS A BOLD AND VALIANT KNIGHT FOR HER LOVER WHO WOULD BE READY TO CONTEND WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG THAT SHE WHO IS HIS LADY IS THE FAIREST AND GENTLEST OF THEM ALL THE KING REPLIES BUT I KNOW WELL YET WILL I NOT DESIST ON THAT ACCOUNT FOR A KING'S WORD OUGHT NEVER TO BE GAINSAID TO MORROW MORNING WE SHALL ALL GAILY GO TO HUNT THE WHITE STAG IN THE FOREST OF ADVENTURE AND VERY DELIGHTFUL THIS HUNT WILL BE
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