And thus as they still hoved, they saw a knight come riding against them.
"Lo," said Sir Tristram, "see where cometh a knight riding that will joust with you."
Anon, as Sir Dinadan beheld him, he said, "It is the same doting knight that I saw lie by the well neither sleeping nor waking."
"Well," said Sir Tristram, "I know that knight full well with the covered shield of azure; he is the king's son of Northumberland, his name is Epinegris, and he is as great a lover as I know, and he loveth the king's daughter of Wales, a full fair lady. And now I suppose," said Sir Tristram, "and ye require him he will joust with you; and then shall ye prove whether a lover be a better knight or ye that will not love no lady."
"Well," said Sir Dinadan, "now shalt thou see what I shall do."
Therewithal Sir Dinadan spake on high and said, "Sir knight, make thee ready to joust with me, for it is the custom of errant knights one to joust with the other."
"Sir," said Epinegris, "is it the rule of you errant knights for to make a knight to joust will he or nill?"
"As for that," said Dinadan, "make thee ready, for here is for me."
And therewithal they spurred their horses, and met together so hard that Epinegris smote down Sir Dinadan. Then Sir Tristram rode to Sir Dinadan, and said, "How now? me seemeth the lover hath right well sped."
"Fie upon thee, coward," said Sir Dinadan, "and if thou be any good knight, now revenge my shame."