ThenPercvaleunderstoodthesewords，andgrantedther，weepng。Andthensadavoce：Lordsandfellows，to-morrowatthehourofprmeyethreeshalldeparteverychfromother，tlltheadventurebrngyoutotheMamedKng。ThenaskedsheherSavour；andassoonasshehadrecevedtthesouldepartedfromthebody。Sothesamedaywastheladyhealed，whenshewasanontedwthal。ThenSrPercvalemadealetterofallthatshehadholpenthemasnstrangeadventures，andputtnherrghthand，andsoladhernabarge，andcoveredtwthblackslk；andsothewndarose，anddrovethebargefromtheland，andallknghtsbeheldttlltwasoutofthersght。Thentheydrewalltothecastle，andsoforthwththerefellasuddentempestandathunder，lghtnng，andran，asalltheearthwouldhavebroken。Sohalfthecastleturnedup-so-down。Sotpassedevensongorthetempestwasceased。
　　Thentheysawaforethemaknghtarmedandwoundedhardnthebodyandnthehead，thatsad：O
　　God，succourmefornowtsneed。Afterthsknghtcameanotherknghtandadwarf，whchcredtothemafar：Stand，yemaynotescape。ThenthewoundedknghthelduphshandstoGodthatheshouldnotdensuchtrbulaton。Truly，sadGalahad，shallsuccourhmforHssakethathecallethupon。Sr，sadBors，shalldot，fortsnotforyou，forhesbutoneknght。Sr，sadhe，grant。SoSrBorstookhshorse，andcommendedhmtoGod，androdeafter，torescuethewoundedknght。
　　Nowturnwetothetwofellows。
　　HowGalahadandPercvalefoundnacastlemanytombsofmadensthathadbledtodeath。
　　NOWsaththestorythatallnghtGalahadandPercvalewerenachapelntherprayers，fortosaveSrBors。Soonthemorrowtheydressedthemntherharnesstowardthecastle，towtwhatwasfallenofthemtheren。AndwhentheycametheretheyfoundnethermannorwomanthathenewasdeadbythevengeanceofOurLord。
　　Wththattheyheardavocethatsad：Thsvengeancesforblood-sheddngofmadens。Alsotheyfoundattheendofthechapelachurchyard，andtherenmghttheyseeathreescorefartombs，andthatplacewassofarandsodelectablethattseemedthemtherehadbeennonetempest，fortherelaythebodesofallthegoodmadenswhchweremartyredforthescklady’ssake。Alsotheyfoundthenamesofeverych，andofwhatbloodtheywerecome，andallwereofkngs’blood，andtwelveofthemwerekngs’daughters。Thentheydepartedandwentntoaforest。Now，sadPercvaleuntoGalahad，wemustdepart，soprayweOurLordthatwemaymeettogethernshorttme：thentheyddofftherhelmsandkssedtogether，andweptattherdepartng。
　　HowSrLauncelotenteredntotheshpwhereSrPercvale’sssterlaydead，andhowhemetwthSrGalahad，hsson。
　　NOWsaththehstory，thatwhenLauncelotwascometothewaterofMortose，astsrehearsedbefore，hewasngreatperl，andsoheladhmdownandslept，andtooktheadventurethatGodwouldsendhm。Sowhenhewasasleeptherecameavsonuntohmandsad：Launcelot，arseupandtakethnearmour，andenterntothefrstshpthatthoushaltfnd。Andwhenheheardthesewordshestartupandsawgreatclearnessabouthm。Andthenhelftuphshandandblessedhm，andsotookhsarmsandmadehmready；andsobyadventurehecamebyastrand，andfoundashpthewhchwaswthoutsaloroar。
　　Andassoonashewaswthntheshptherehefeltthemostsweetnessthateverhefelt，andhewasfulflledwthallthngthathethoughtonordesred。Thenhesad：
　　FarsweetFather，JesuChrst，wotnotnwhatjoyam，forthsjoypassethallearthlyjoysthateverwasn。Andsonthsjoyheladhmdowntotheshp’sboard，andslepttllday。Andwhenheawokehefoundthereafarbed，andtherenlyngagentlewomandead，thewhchwasSrPercvale’ssster。AndasLauncelotdevsedher，heespednherrghthandawrt，thewhchheread，thewhchtoldhmalltheadventuresthatyehaveheardto-fore，andofwhatlneageshewascome。SowththsgentlewomanSrLauncelotwasamonthandmore。fyewouldaskhowhelved，Hethatfedthepeopleofsraelwthmannanthedesert，sowashefed；
　　foreverydaywhenhehadsadhsprayershewassustanedwththegraceoftheHolyGhost。
　　Soonanghthewenttoplayhmbythewatersde，forhewassomewhatwearyoftheshp。Andthenhelstenedandheardanhorsecome，andonerdnguponhm。Andwhenhecamenghheseemedaknght。Andsohelethmpass，andwentthereastheshpwas；andtherehealghted，andtookthesaddleandthebrdleandputthehorsefromhm，andwentntotheshp。AndthenLauncelotdresseduntohm，andsad：Yebewelcome。
　　Andheansweredandsalutedhmagan，andaskedhm：
　　Whatsyourname？formuchmyheartgvethuntoyou。
　　Truly，sadhe，mynamesLauncelotduLake。Sr，sadhe，thenbeyewelcome，foryewerethebegnnerofmenthsworld。Ah，sadhe，areyeGalahad？Yea，forsooth，sadhe；andsohekneeleddownandaskedhmhsblessng，andaftertookoffhshelmandkssedhm。
　　Andtherewasgreatjoybetweenthem，fortheresnotonguecantellthejoythattheymadeetherofother，andmanyafrendlywordspokenbetween，asknwould，thewhchsnoneedheretoberehearsed。Andthereeverychtoldotheroftheradventuresandmarvelsthatwerebefallentothemnmanyjourneyssththattheydepartedfromthecourt。
　　Anon，asGalahadsawthegentlewomandeadnthebed，heknewherwellenough，andtoldgreatworshpofher，thatshewasthebestmadlvng，andtwasgreatptyofherdeath。ButwhenLauncelotheardhowthemarvellousswordwasgotten，andwhomadet，andallthemarvelsrehearsedafore，thenheprayedGalahad，hsson，thathewouldshowhmthesword，andsohedd；
　　andanonhekssedthepommel，andthehlt，andthescabbard。Truly，sadLauncelot，nevererstknewofsohghadventuresdone，andsomarvellousandstrange。
　　SodweltLauncelotandGalahadwthnthatshphalfayear，andservedGoddalyandnghtlywthalltherpower；andoftentheyarrvednslesfarfromfolk，wheretherereparednonebutwldbeasts，andtheretheyfoundmanystrangeadventuresandperlous，whchtheybroughttoanend；butforthoseadventureswerewthwldbeasts，andnotnthequestoftheSangreal，thereforethetalemakethherenomentonthereof，fortwouldbetoolongtotellofallthoseadventuresthatbefellthem。
　　HowaknghtbroughtuntoSrGalahadahorse，andbadehmcomefromhsfather，SrLauncelot。
　　SOafter，onaMonday，tbefellthattheyarrvedntheedgeofaforestto-foreacross；andthensawtheyaknghtarmedallnwhte，andwasrchlyhorsed，andlednhsrghthandawhtehorse；andsohecametotheshp，andsalutedthetwoknghtsontheHghLord’sbehalf，andsad：Galahad，sr，yehavebeenlongenoughwthyourfather，comeoutoftheshp，andstartuponthshorse，andgowheretheadventuresshallleadtheenthequestoftheSangreal。Thenhewenttohsfatherandkssedhmsweetly，andsad：Farsweetfather，wotnotwhenshallseeyoumoretllseethebodyofJesuChrst。prayyou，sadLauncelot，prayyetotheHghFatherthatHeholdmenHsservce。Andsohetookhshorse，andtheretheyheardavocethatsad：Thnkfortodowell，fortheoneshallneverseetheotherbeforethedreadfuldayofdoom。Now，sonGalahad，sadLauncelot，snceweshalldepart，andneverseeother，
　　praytotheHghFathertoconservemeandyouboth。
　　Sr，sadGalahad，noprayeravalethsomuchasyoursAndtherewthGalahadenteredntotheforest。
　　Andthewndarose，anddroveLauncelotmorethanamonththroughoutthesea，wherehesleptbutlttle，butprayedtoGodthathemghtseesometdngsoftheSangreal。Sotbefellonanght，atmdnght，hearrvedaforeacastle，onthebacksde，whchwasrchandfar，andtherewasaposternopenedtowardthesea，andwasopenwthoutanykeepng，savetwolonskepttheentry；
　　andthemoonshoneclear。AnonSrLauncelotheardavocethatsad：Launcelot，gooutofthsshpandenterntothecastle，wherethoushaltseeagreatpartofthydesre。Thenherantohsarms，andsoarmedhm，andsowenttothegateandsawthelons。Thensethehandtohsswordanddrewt。Thentherecameadwarfsuddenly，andsmotehmonthearmsosorethattheswordfelloutofhshand。Thenheardheavocesay：
　　Omanofevlfathandpoorbelef，whereforetrowestthoumoreonthyharnessthannthyMaker，forHemghtmoreavaltheethanthnearmour，nwhoseservcethatthouartset。ThensadLauncelot：FarFatherJesuChrst，thanktheeofThygreatmercythatThoureprovestmeofmymsdeed；nowseewellthatyeholdmeforyourservant。Thentookheaganhsswordandputtupnhssheath，andmadeacrossnhsforehead，andcametothelons，andtheymadesemblaunttodohmharm。Notwthstandnghepassedbythemwthouthurt，andenteredntothecastletothecheffortress，andthereweretheyallatrest。ThenLauncelotenterednsoarmed，forhefoundnogatenordoorbuttwasopen。Andatthelasthefoundachamberwhereofthedoorwasshut，andhesethshandtheretotohaveopenedt，buthemghtnot。
　　HowSrLauncelotwasto-forethedoorofthechamberwherentheHolySangrealwas。
　　THENheenforcedhmmckletoundothedoor。Thenhelstenedandheardavocewhchsangsosweetlythattseemednoneearthlythng；andhmthoughtthevocesad：JoyandhonourbetotheFatherofHeaven。ThenLauncelotkneeleddownto-forethechamber，forwellwsthethattherewastheSangrealwthnthatchamber。
　　Thensadhe：FarsweetFather，JesuChrst，fever
　　ddthngthatpleasedThee，LordforThyptyneverhavemenotndespteformysnsdoneaforetme，andthatThoushowmesomethngofthatseek。Andwththathesawthechamberdooropen，andtherecameoutagreatclearness，thatthehousewasasbrghtasallthetorchesoftheworldhadbeenthere。
　　Socamehetothechamberdoor，andwouldhaveentered。Andanonavocesadtohm：Flee，Launcelot，andenternot，forthououghtestnottodot；andfthouenterthoushaltfor-thnkt。Thenhewthdrewhmabackrghtheavy。Thenlookedheupnthemdstofthechamber，andsawatableofslver，andtheHolyVessel，coveredwthredsamte，andmanyangelsaboutt，whereofoneheldacandleofwaburnng，andtheotherheldacross，andtheornamentsofanaltar。AndbeforetheHolyVesselhesawagoodmanclothedasaprest。
　　Andtseemedthathewasatthesacrngofthemass。AndtseemedtoLauncelotthatabovetheprest’shandswerethreemen，whereofthetwoputtheyoungestbylkenessbetweentheprest’shands；andsohelfttuprghthgh，andtseemedtoshowsotothepeople。AndthenLauncelotmarvellednotalttle，forhmthoughttheprestwassogreatlychargedofthefgurethathmseemedthatheshouldfalltotheearth。Andwhenhesawnoneabouthmthatwouldhelphm，thencamehetothedooragreatpace，andsad：FarFatherJesuChrst，netaketfornosnthoughhelpthegoodmanwhchhathgreatneedofhelp。
　　Rghtsoenteredhentothechamber，andcametowardthetableofslver；andwhenhecamenghhefeltabreath，thathmthoughttwasntermeddledwthfre，whchsmotehmsosorenthevsagethathmthoughttbrenthsvsage；andtherewthhefelltotheearth，andhadnopowertoarse，ashethatwassoaraged，thathadlostthepowerofhsbody，andhshearng，andhsseeng。
　　Thenfelthemanyhandsabouthm，whchtookhmupandbarehmoutofthechamberdoor，wthoutanyamendngofhsswoon，andlefthmthere，seemngdeadtoallpeople。
　　Souponthemorrowwhentwasfardaytheywthnwerearsen，andfoundLauncelotlyngaforethechamberdoor。Alltheymarvelledhowthathecamen，andsotheylookeduponhm，andfelthspulsetowtwhethertherewereanylfenhm；andsotheyfoundlfenhm，buthemghtnotstandnorstrnomemberthathehad。