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One against the other rides, and so fiercely they smite each other that both lances break and the horses fall beneath them. But they, being seated on their steeds, sustain no harm; so they quickly rise, for they were strong and lithe. ONE AGAINST THE OTHER RIDES AND SO FIERCELY THEY SMITE EACH OTHER THAT BOTH LANCES BREAK AND THE HORSES FALL BENEATH THEM BUT THEY BEING SEATED ON THEIR STEEDS SUSTAIN NO HARM SO THEY QUICKLY RISE FOR THEY WERE STRONG AND LITHE
 won the game who afterward loses it. So he is manifestly a fool who is too presumptuous and who threatens too much. If there are some who flee there are plenty who chase, but I do not fear you so much that I am going to run away yet. I am ready to make such defence, if there is any who wishes to offer me battle, that he will have to do his uttermost, or otherwise he cannot escape." "Nay," quoth he, "so help me God! know that you shall have the battle, for I defy and challenge you." And you may know, upon my word, that then the reins were not held in. The lances they had were not light, but were big and square; nor were they planed smooth, but were rough and strong. Upon the shields with mighty strength they smote each other with their sharp weapons, so that a fathom of each lance passes through the gleaming shields. But neither touches the other's flesh, nor was either lance cracked; each one, as quickly as he could, draws back his lance, and both rushing together, return to the fray. W WHY A MAN SOMETIMES THINKS HE HAS WON THE GAME WHO AFTERWARD LOSES IT SO HE IS MANIFESTLY A FOOL WHO IS TOO PRESUMPTUOUS AND WHO THREATENS TOO MUCH IF THERE ARE SOME WHO FLEE THERE ARE PLENTY WHO CHASE BUT I DO NOT FEAR YOU SO MUCH THAT I AM GOING TO RUN AWAY YET I AM READY TO MAKE SUCH DEFENCE IF THERE IS ANY WHO WISHES TO OFFER ME BATTLE THAT HE WILL HAVE TO DO HIS UTTERMOST OR OTHERWISE HE CANNOT ESCAPE NAY QUOTH HE SO HELP ME GOD KNOW THAT YOU SHALL HAVE THE BATTLE FOR I DEFY AND CHALLENGE YOU AND YOU MAY KNOW UPON MY WORD THAT THEN THE REINS WERE NOT HELD IN THE LANCES THEY HAD WERE NOT LIGHT BUT WERE BIG AND SQUARE NOR WERE THEY PLAIN SMOOTH BUT WERE ROUGH AND STRONG UPON THE SHIELDS WITH MIGHTY STRENGTH THEY SMOTE EACH OTHER WITH THEIR SHARP WEAPONS SO THAT A FATHOM OF EACH LANCE PASSES THROUGH THE GLEAMING SHIELDS BUT NEITHER TOUCHES THE OTHER'S FLESH NOR WAS EITHER LANCE CRACKED EACH ONE AS QUICKLY AS HE COULD DRAWS BACK HIS LANCE AND BOTH RUSHING TOGETHER RETURN TO THE FRAY
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