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This is your host, John Haggardorn.

Today, Howard Piles, the story of King Arthur and his knights. We're in part three, chapter

three, actually the end of his story, how King Arthur overcame the knight-enchanter, and how

Sir Gawain manifested the high nobility of his knighthood.

Our story continues.

Now, when King Arthur came to the castle, the gateway thereof was immediately open to him, and he entered.

And when he had entered, sundry attendants came and conducted him into the hall where he had a four-time bin.

There he beheld the knight of the castle,

and a great many people who had come to witness the conclusion of the adventure. And when the knight beheld King Arthur, he said to him, Sir, hast thou come to redeem thy pledge.

Yea, said King Arthur, for so I made my vow to thee.' Then the knight of the castle said,

"'Sir, hast thou guessed that riddle.'

And King Arthur said,

"'I believe that I have.'

The knight of the castle said,

"'Then let me hear thy answer thereto.

But if thou makest any mistake,

or if thou dost not guess aright, then is thy life forfeit.

"'Very well,' said King Arthur. "'Let it be that way. Now this is the answer to thy riddle. That which a woman most

desires is to have her will.' Now when the Lord of the castle heard King Arthur guess aright, he wist not what to say

or where to look, and those who were there also perceived that the king had guessed aright.

Then King Arthur came very close to that knight with great sternness of demeanor, and he said,

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