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And when Sir Gawaine saw
that, he dressed his shield, and they aventred their
spears, and they came together with all the might of
their horses, that either knight smote other so hard in
the midst of their shields, but Sir Gawaine's spear
brake -"
"I knew it would."
- "but Sir Marhaus's spear held; and therewith Sir
Gawaine and his horse rushed down to the earth -"
"Just so - and brake his back.