"Nay," said Sir Tristram, "I will not joust as at this time, but take your horse and let us go from hence."
"God defend me," said Sir Dinadan, "from thy fellowship, for I never sped well sith I met with thee."
And so they departed.
"Well," said Sir Tristram, "peradventure I could tell you tidings of Sir Tristram."
"God defend me," said Sir Dinadan, "from thy fellowship, for Sir Tristram were much the worse and he were in thy company."
And then they departed.
"Sir," said Sir Tristram, "yet it may happen that I shall meet with you in other places."
And so Sir Tristram rode unto Joyous Gard, and there heard in that town great noise and cry.
"What meaneth this noise?" said Sir Tristram.
"Sir," said they, "here is a knight of this castle which hath been long among us, and right now he is slain with two knights, and for none other cause but that our knight said that Sir Launcelot was a better knight than was Sir Gawaine."