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           Sotheyrestedthatnight;andonthemorrow,thedamselandSirBeaumainsrose,andheardmass.Andwhentheyhadbrokentheirfast,theytooktheirleaveofSirPerseant.“Fairdamsel,”saidhe“whitherleadyethisknight?”“Sir,”answeredshe,“totheCastleDangerous,wheremysisterisbesiegedbytheKnightoftheRedlands.”“Iknowhimwell,”saidSirPerseant,“forthemostperilousknightalive—amanwithoutmercy,andwiththestrengthofsevenmen.Godsavethee,SirBeaumains,fromhim!andenabletheetoovercomehim,fortheLadyLyones,whomhebesiegeth,isasfairaladyastherelivethinthisworld.”“Thousayesttruth,sir,”saidthedamsel;“forIamhersister;andmencallmeLinet,ortheWildMaiden.”“Now,Iwouldhavetheeknow,”saidSirPerseanttoSirBeaumains,“thattheKnightoftheRedlandshathkeptthatsiegemorethantwoyears,andprolongeththetimehopingthatSirLancelot,orSirTristram,orSirLamoracke,maycomeandbattlewithhim;forthesethreeknightsdividebetweenthemallknighthood;andthouifthoumayestmatchtheKnightoftheRedlands,shallwellbecalledthefourthknightoftheworld.”“Sir,”saidSirBeaumains,“Iwouldfainhavethatgoodfame;andtruly,Iamcomeofgreatandhonourablelineage.Andsothatyouandthisfairdamselwillconcealit,Iwilltellyemydescent.”Andwhentheysworetokeepitsecret,hetoldthem,“MynameisSirGarethofOrkney,myfatherwasKingLot,andmymothertheLadyBelisent,KingArthur’ssister.