But Gawain with his toil was wearied, and he slept tho' the sun was high, And his wounds, with such skill they bound them, tho' his love should beside him lie, And he in his arms should hold her, he had gotten no hurt I ween. And sounder his daylight's slumber than his sleep of the night had been 20 When his love had so sorely vexed him; he slept till the vesper bell, Yet still in his sleep he battled for the lady he loved so well. Then rich garments of fair silk fashioned, and heavy with broidered gold, Did the chamberlain bear unto him--Then out quoth the hero bold, 'More robes such as these, and as costly, I ween, shalt thou hither bear, 25 For Gowerzein's Duke shall need them, and Florand, the hero fair, For in many a land hath he battled, and hath won for him glory's meed-- Now see that thou make them ready, and do my behest with speed!' Then he prayed, by a squire, the boatman send hither the captive knight, And Lischois did he send at his bidding by the hand of his daughter bright. 30 And the maiden Bené brought him for the love that she bare Gawain, And the good that he vowed to her father that morn when she wept amain, And the knight he left her weeping, and rode on his toilsome way-- And the highest prize of his manhood it fell to his lot that day. The Turkowit too had come there, and Gawain the twain did greet 35 In all friendship, and then he prayed them beside him to take their seat Till their robes should be brought unto them; and costly they needs must be, For never was fairer raiment than the garb of those heroes three. For one lived of yore named Sarant, (a city doth bear his name,) From out of the land of Triande in the days that are gone he came. 40 In the land of Queen Sekundillé stood a city so great and fair, (E'en Nineveh or Akraton with its glories might scarce compare,) And the city, men called it Thasmé; there Sarant won meed of fame, Since he wove there a silk with cunning, _Saranthasmé_ should be its name. Think ye it was fair to look on? How might it be otherwise, 45 For much gold must he give for the payment who would win to him such a prize.