. St. Nicholas [serial]. ht, quoth King Arthur, I willgladly run a course with thee in honor of mylady; for I may tell thee that she is a princess,and is held by many to be the most beautifuldame in all of the world. But I will only con-tend with thee upon one condition, and thecondition is this: that he who is overthrownshall yield himself as servant unto the other forseven days, and in that time he shall do all thatmay be required of him. I will accept thy gage, Sir UnknownKnight, quoth Sir Geraint; and when I haveoverthrown thee, I will yield thee unto thosefair ladies yonder for to be thei
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ht, quoth King Arthur, I willgladly run a course with thee in honor of mylady; for I may tell thee that she is a princess,and is held by many to be the most beautifuldame in all of the world. But I will only con-tend with thee upon one condition, and thecondition is this: that he who is overthrownshall yield himself as servant unto the other forseven days, and in that time he shall do all thatmay be required of him. I will accept thy gage, Sir UnknownKnight, quoth Sir Geraint; and when I haveoverthrown thee, I will yield thee unto thosefair ladies yonder for to be their servant forseven days. And I do tell thee that there area great many knights who would certainlyregard that as being both a pleasant and anhonorable task. And should I so chance as to overthrowthee, said King Arthur, I will send thee forto serve my lady for that same period of time;and that will be even a more honorable task thanthat which thou hast a mind for me to perform. X \)zWtyte Champion meetstooKmg^te at % Mill. Drawn by Howard Pyle. THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS. 521 So each knight saluted the other, and there-upon each took such a stand as should cast theencounter immediately beneath where thosethree fair demoiselles looked down from thebalcony. Then each knight dressed his spearand his shield, and having made ready for theencounter, each sat for a small space entirelyprepared. Then each shouted to his war-horse,and drave spur into its flank, and launchedforth with wonderful speed to the assault. Sothey met in the very midst of the course with aforce so vehement that the noise thereof waswonderfully appalling for to hear. And eachknight smote the other in the very center ofhis shield. And lo! the spear of Sir Geraintburst into small pieces, even to the truncheonthereof; but the spear of King Arthur held, andSir Geraint was cast so violently backward thatboth he and his horse were overthrown intothe dust with a tumult like a monstrous roaringof thunder. An
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