HowaknghtfoundSrLauncelotlyngnhsleman’sbed,andhowSrLauncelotfoughtwththeknght。
THENwthnanhourtherecametheknghttowhomthepavlonought,andheweenedthathslemanhadlannthatbed,andsoheladhmdownbesdeSrLauncelot,andtookhmnhsarmsandbegantoksshm。AndwhenSrLauncelotfeltaroughbeardkssnghm,hestartedoutofthebedlghtly,andtheotherknghtafterhm,andetherofthemgattherswordsntherhands,andoutatthepavlondoorwenttheknghtofthepavlon,andSrLauncelotfollowedhm,andtherebyalttleslakeSrLauncelotwoundedhmsore,nghuntothedeath。
AndthenheyeldedhmuntoSrLauncelot,andsohegrantedhm,sothathewouldtellhmwhyhecamentothebed。Sr,sadtheknght,thepavlonsmneown,andtherethsnght
hadassgnedmyladytohavesleptwthme,andnowamlkelytodeofthswound。Thatmerepenteth,sadLauncelot,ofyourhurt,butwasadreadoftreason,forwaslatebeguled,andthereforecomeonyourwayntoyourpavlonandtakeyourrest,andassupposeshallstaunchyourblood。Andsotheywentbothntothepavlon,andanonSrLauncelotstaunchedhsblood。
Therewthalcametheknght’slady,thatwasapassngfarlady,andwhensheespedthatherlordBelleuswassorewounded,shecredoutonSrLauncelot,andmadegreatdoleoutofmeasure。
Peace,myladyandmylove,sadBelleus,forthsknghtsagoodman,andaknghtadventurous,andtherehetoldherallthecausehowhewaswounded;Andwhenthatyeldedmeuntohm,heleftmegoodlyandhathstaunchedmyblood。Sr,sadthelady,requretheetellmewhatknghtyebe,andwhatsyourname?
Farlady,hesad,mynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Somethoughteverbyyourspeech,sadthelady,forhaveseenyouoftorths,andknowyoubetterthanyeween。Butnowanyewouldpromsemeofyourcourtesy,fortheharmsthatyehavedonetomeandmyLordBelleus,thatwhenhecomethuntoArthur’scourtfortocausehmtobemadeknghtoftheRoundTable,forhesapassnggoodmanofarms,andamghtylordoflandsofmanyoutsles。
Farlady,sadSrLauncelot,lethmcomeuntothecourtthenexthghfeast,andlookthatyecomewthhm,andshalldomypower,anyeproveyoudoughtyofyourhands,thatyeshallhaveyourdesre。Sothuswthnawhle,astheythustalked,thenghtpassed,andthedayshone,andthenSrLauncelotarmedhm,andtookhshorse,andtheytaughthmtotheAbbey,andththerherodewthnthespaceoftwohours。
HowSrLauncelotwasrecevedofKngBagdemagus’
daughter,andhowhemadehscomplanttoherfather。
ANDsoonasSrLauncelotcamewthntheabbeyyard,thedaughterofKngBagdemagusheardagreathorsegoonthepavement。Andshethenaroseandyedeuntoawndow,andthereshesawSrLauncelot,andanonshemademenfasttotakehshorsefromhmandletleadhmntoastable,andhmselfwasledntoafarchamber,andunarmedhm,andtheladysenthmalonggown,andanonshecameherself。AndthenshemadeLauncelotpassnggoodcheer,andshesadhewastheknghtntheworldwasmostwelcometoher。ThennallhasteshesentforherfatherBagdemagusthatwaswthntwelvemleofthatAbbey,andaforeevenhecame,wthafarfellowshpofknghtswthhm。AndwhenthekngwasalghtedoffhshorseheyodestraghtuntoSrLauncelot’schamberandtherehefoundhsdaughter,andthenthekngembracedSrLauncelotnhsarms,andethermadeothergoodcheer。
AnonSrLauncelotmadehscomplantuntotheknghowhewasbetrayed,andhowhsbrotherSrLonelwasdepartedfromhmhewstnotwhere,andhowhsdaughterhaddelveredhmoutofprson;Thereforewhlelveshalldoherservceandallherkndred。Thenamsureofyourhelp,sadthekng,onTuesdaynextcomng。Yea,sr,sadSrLauncelot,shallnotfalyou,forsohavepromsedmyladyyourdaughter。But,sr,whatknghtsbetheyofmylordArthur’sthatwerewththeKngofNorthgals?AndthekngsadtwasSrMadordelaPorte,andSrMordredandSrGahalantnethatallfor-faredmyknghts,foraganstthemthreenormyknghtsmghtbearnostrength。
Sr,sadSrLauncelot,ashearsaythatthetournamentshallbeherewthnthsthreemleofthsabbey,yeshallsenduntomethreeknghtsofyours,suchasyetrust,andlookthatthethreeknghtshaveallwhteshelds,andalso,andnopantureontheshelds,andwefourwllcomeoutofalttlewoodnmdstofbothpartes,andweshallfallnthefrontofourenemesandgrevethemthatwemay;andthusshallnotbeknownwhatknghtam。
Sotheytooktherrestthatnght,andthswasontheSunday,andsothekngdeparted,andsentuntoSrLauncelotthreeknghtswththefourwhteshelds。AndontheTuesdaytheylodgedthemnalttleleavedwoodbesdetherethetournamentshouldbe。Andtherewerescaffoldsandholesthatlordsandladesmghtbeholdandtogvetheprze。ThencamentothefeldtheKngofNorthgalswtheghtscorehelms。AndthenthethreeknghtsofArthur’sstoodbythemselves。ThencamentothefeldKngBagdemaguswthfourscoreofhelms。Andthentheyfeutredtherspears,andcametogetherwthagreatdash,andtherewereslanofknghtsatthefrstrecountertwelveofKngBagdemagus’party,andsoftheKngofNorthgals’party,andKngBagdemagus’partywasfarsetaback。
HowSrLauncelotbehavedhmnatournament,andhowhemetwthSrTurquneleadngSrGahers。
WTHthatcameSrLauncelotduLake,andhethrustnwthhsspearnthethckestofthepress,andtherehesmotedownwthonespearfveknghts,andoffourofthemhebraketherbacks。
AndnthatthronghesmotedowntheKngofNorthgals,andbrakehsthghnthatfall。AllthsdongofSrLauncelotsawthethreeknghtsofArthur’s。Yondersashrewdguest,sadSrMadordelaPorte,thereforehavehereonceathm。Sotheyencountered,andSrLauncelotbarehmdownhorseandman,sothathsshoulderwentoutoflth。Nowbefallethttometojoust,sadMordred,forSrMadorhathasorefall。
SrLauncelotwaswareofhm,andgatagreatspearnhshand,andmethm,andSrMordredbrakeaspearuponhm,andSrLauncelotgavehmsuchabuffetthatthearsonofhssaddlebrake,andsoheflewoverhshorse’stal,thathshelmbuttedntotheearthafootandmore,thatnghhsneckwasbroken,andtherehelaylongnaswoon。
ThencamenSrGahalantnewthagreatspearandLauncelotagansthm,wthalltherstrengththattheymghtdrve,thatboththerspearsto-brasteventotherhands,andthentheyflangoutwththerswordsandgavemanyagrmstroke。ThenwasSrLauncelotwrothoutofmeasure,andthenhesmoteSrGahalantneonthehelmthathsnosebrastoutonblood,andearsandmouthboth,andtherewthhsheadhunglow。Andtherewthhshorseranawaywthhm,andhefelldowntotheearth。AnontherewthalSrLauncelotgatagreatspearnhshand,andoreverthatgreatspearbrake,hebaredowntotheearthsxteenknghts,somehorseandman,andsomethemanandnotthehorse,andtherewasnonebutthathehtsurely,hebarenonearmsthatday。Andthenhegatanothergreatspear,andsmotedowntwelveknghts,andthemostpartofthemneverthroveafter。AndthentheknghtsoftheKngofNorthgalswouldjoustnomore。AndtherethegreewasgventoKngBagdemagus。
Soetherpartydeparteduntohsownplace,andSrLauncelotrodeforthwthKngBagdemagusuntohscastle,andtherehehadpassnggoodcheerbothwththekngandwthhsdaughter,andtheyprofferedhmgreatgfts。Andonthemornhetookhsleave,andtoldthekngthathewouldgoandseekhsbrotherSrLonel,thatwentfromhmwhenthatheslept,sohetookhshorse,andbetaughtthemalltoGod。Andtherehesaduntothekng’sdaughter,fyehaveneedanytmeofmyservceprayyouletmehaveknowledge,andshallnotfalyouasamtrueknght。AndsoSrLauncelotdeparted,andbyadventurehecamentothesameforesttherehewastakensleepng。Andnthemdstofahghwayhemetadamoselrdngonawhtepalfrey,andthereethersalutedother。Fardamosel,sadSrLauncelot,knowyenthscountryanyadventures?Srknght,sadthatdamosel,hereareadventuresnearhand,anthoudurstprovethem。Whyshouldnotproveadventures?sadSrLauncelotforthatcausecomehther。Well,sadshe,thouseemestwelltobeagoodknght,andfthoudaremeetwthagoodknght,shallbrngtheewheresthebestknght,andthemghtestthateverthoufound,sothouwlttellmewhatsthyname,andwhatknghtthouart。Damosel,asfortotelltheemynametakenogreatforce;trulymynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Sr,thoubeseemestwell,herebeadventuresbythatfallforthee,forherebydwellethaknghtthatwllnotbeovermatchedfornomanknowbutyeovermatchhm,andhsnamesSrTurqune。And,asunderstand,hehathnhsprson,ofArthur’scourt,goodknghtsthreescoreandfour,thathehathwonwthhsownhands。Butwhenyehavedonethatjourneyyeshallpromsemeasyeareatrueknghtfortogowthme,andtohelpmeandotherdamoselsthataredstresseddalywthafalseknght。Allyourntent,damosel,anddesrewllfulfl,soyewllbrngmeuntothsknght。Now,farknght,comeonyourway;andsoshebroughthmuntothefordandthetreewherehungthebasn。
SoSrLauncelotlethshorsedrnk,andthenhebeatonthebasnwththebuttofhsspearsohardwthallhsmghttllthebottomfellout,andlongheddso,buthesawnothng。
Thenherodeendlongthegatesofthatmanornghhalf-an-hour。
Andthenwashewareofagreatknghtthatdroveanhorseaforehm,andoverthwartthehorsetherelayanarmedknghtbound。
Andeverastheycamenearandnear,SrLauncelotthoughtheshouldknowhm。ThenSrLauncelotwaswarethattwasSrGahers,Gawane’sbrother,aknghtoftheTableRound。Now,fardamosel,sadSrLauncelot,seeyondercomethaknghtfastboundenthatsafellowofmne,andbrotherhesuntoSrGawane。Andatthefrstbegnnngpromseyou,bytheleaveofGod,torescuethatknght;butfhsmasterstbetternthesaddleshalldelveralltheprsonersthathehathoutofdanger,foramsurehehathtwobrethrenofmneprsonerswthhm。Bythattmethatetherhadseenother,theygrppedtherspearsuntothem。Now,farknght,sadSrLauncelot,putthatwoundedknghtoffthehorse,andlethmrestawhle,andletustwoproveourstrengths;forastsnformedme,thoudoestandhastdonegreatdespteandshameuntoknghtsoftheRoundTable,andthereforenowdefendthee。AnthoubeoftheTableRound,sadTurqune,defytheeandallthyfellowshp。Thatsovermuchsad,sadSrLauncelot。