All this is told to Sir Ludwig,--who immediately takes steps to repair the mischief.

"A cup of coffee straight," says he to the servitors.

"Bid the cook pack me a sausage and bread in paper, and the groom saddle Streithengst.

We have far to ride." So this redresser of wrongs starts off, leaving the Margrave in his grief.
Then there is a great fight between Sir Ludwig and Sir Gottfried, admirably told in the manner of the later chroniclers,--a hermit sitting by and describing everything almost as well as Rebecca did on the tower.
Sir Ludwig being in the right, of course gains the day.

But the escape of the fallen knight's horse is the cream of this chapter.