ARTHUR CAN TELL HER NOTHING.
“Madem, by faith one to the quen I aw
Arthur replies that Gawane is gone to seek him.
[2324] That I beſt loue, the knycht I neuer ſaw
In nerneß by which that I hyme knew;
And ek gawane Is gan hyme for to ſew
With other fourty knychtis In to cumpany.”
[2328] The lady ſmylit at ther fanteſſy;
The quen thar-with preſumyt wel that ſche
The queen asks the lady if she knows where he is.