keep him prisoner; then praising his greatness as a knight, she assures Gawain that their situation is secret and offers her body to him. Gawain replies that he is 'certainly honoured', but declares himself wholly unworthy for a Lady as good as her. The Lady denies this and replies that if she were to choose any husband, she would choose Gawain himself. Gawain tells her that she has done better already, delicately reminding her of her own husband, and their pleasant conversation continues until mid-morning. As she is about to leave him, she asks for a kiss, and Gawain, as appropriate to the chivalrous knight, grants her a kiss. The rest of the day Gawain spends at mass and then in the company of the two ladies of the castle. As agreed, Sir Gawain and the Lord exchange their winnings in the evening: Gawain gets the Lord's game and the Lord gets the kiss Gawain won that day.
             The second day begins with the hunting party out before dawn. Gawain welcomes the Lady as she enters his bedroom. More flirtatious conversation follows: she criticizes him for forgetting to kiss her. When he states that he does not like to take things by force, she says that h
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