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           SirGawain,SirAgravain,andSirGaheris,aremybrethren,andIamtheyoungestofthemall.But,asyetKingArthurandthecourtknowmenot,whoIam.”Whenhehadthustoldthem,theybothwonderedgreatly.

           AndthedamselLinetsentthedwarfforwardtohersister,totellheroftheircoming.ThendidDameLyonesinquirewhatmannerofmantheknightwaswhowascomingtoherrescue.AndthedwarftoldherofallSirBeaumains’deedsbytheway:howhehadoverthrownSirKey,andlefthimfordead;howhehadbattledwithSirLancelot,andwasknightedofhim;howhehadfoughtwith,andslain,thethieves;howhehadovercomethetwoknightswhokepttheriverpassage;howhehadfoughtwith,andslain,theBlackKnight;andhowhehadovercometheGreenKnight,theRedKnight,andlastofall,theBlueKnight,SirPerseant.ThenwasDameLyonespassingglad,andsentthedwarfbacktoSirBeaumainswithgreatgifts,thankinghimforhiscourtesy,intakingsuchalabouronhimforhersake,andprayinghimtobeofgoodheartandcourage.Andasthedwarfreturned,hemettheKnightoftheRedlands,whoaskedhimwhencehecame.“Icameherewiththesisterofmyladyofthecastle,”saidthedwarf,“whohathbeennowtoKingArthur’scourtandbroughtaknightwithhertotakeherbattleonhim.