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King Yder [14] arrived, who was the first to be summoned, and after him King Cadoalant, who was very wise and bold. Kay and Girflet came too, and King Amauguin was there, and a great number of other knights were there with them. KING EATER ARRIVED WHO WAS FIRST TO BE SUMMONED AND AFTER HIM KING CADORALAT WHO WAS VERY WISE AND BOLD KAY AND GERFOOT CAME TOO AND KING AMANGUAN WAS THERE AND A GREAT NUMBER OF OTHER KNIGHTS WERE THERE WITH THEM
gan. 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." 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. RRYING 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 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
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