HowthequeenespedthatSrTrstramhadslanherbrotherSrMarhausbyhssword,andnwhatjeopardyhewas。
THUSwasSrTramtrstlongtherewellchershedwththekngandthequeen,andnamelywthLaBealesoud。SouponadaythequeenandLaBealesoudmadeabanforSrTramtrst。Andwhenhewasnhsbanthequeenandsoud,herdaughter,roamedupanddownnthechamber;andtherewhlesGouvernalandHebesattendeduponTramtrst,andthequeenbeheldhsswordthereastlayuponhsbed。Andthenbyunhapthequeendrewouthsswordandbeheldtalongwhle,andboththeythoughttapassngfarsword;butwthnafootandanhalfoftheponttherewasagreatpecethereofout-brokenoftheedge。Andwhenthequeenespedthatgapnthesword,sherememberedherofapeceofaswordthatwasfoundnthebran-panofSrMarhaus,thegoodknghtthatwasherbrother。Alasthen,sadsheuntoherdaughter,LaBealesoud,thssthesametratorknghtthatslewmybrother,thneeme。Whensoudheardhersaysoshewaspassngsoreabashed,forpassngwellshelovedTramtrst,andfullwellsheknewthecruelnessofhermotherthequeen。
Anontherewthalthequeenwentuntoherownchamber,andsoughthercoffer,andthereshetookoutthepeceortheswordthatwaspulledoutofSrMarhaus’headafterthathewasdead。Andthensheranwththatpeceofrontotheswordthatlayuponthebed。Andwhensheputthatpeceofsteelandronuntothesword,twasasmeetastmghtbewhentwasnewbroken。
Andthenthequeengrppedthatswordnherhandfercely,andwthallhermghtsheranstraghtuponTramtrstwherehesatnhsban,andthereshehadrvedhmthroughhadnotSrHebesgottenhernhsarms,andpulledtheswordfromher,andelseshehadthrusthmthrough。
ThenwhenshewasletofherevlwllsherantotheKngAngush,herhusband,andsadonherknees:Omylord,herehaveyenyourhousethattratorknghtthatslewmybrotherandyourservant,thatnobleknght,SrMarhaus。Whosthat,sadKngAngush,andwhereshe?Sr,shesad,tsSrTramtrst,thesameknghtthatmydaughterhealed。Alas,sadthekng,thereforeamrghtheavy,forhesafullnobleknghtaseversawnfeld。Butchargeyou,sadthekngtothequeen,thatyehavenotadowththatknght,butletmedealwthhm。
ThenthekngwentntothechamberuntoSrTramtrst,andthenwashegoneuntohschamber,andthekngfoundhmallreadyarmedtomountuponhshorse。Whenthekngsawhmallreadyarmedtogountohorseback,thekngsad:Nay,Tramtrst,twllnotavaltocomparetheeaganstme;butthusmuchshalldoformyworshpandforthylove;nsomuchasthouartwthnmycourttwerenoworshpformetoslaythee:thereforeuponthscondtonwllgvetheeleavefortodepartfromthscourtnsafety,sothouwlttellmewhowasthyfather,andwhatsthyname,andfthouslewSrMarhaus,mybrother。
HowSrTrstramdepartedfromthekngandLaBealesoudoutofrelandfortocomentoCornwall。
SR,sadTrstram,nowshalltellyouallthetruth:myfather’snamesSrMelodas,KngofLones,andmymotherhghtElzabeth,thatwasssteruntoKngMarkofCornwall;andmymotherdedofmentheforest,andbecausethereofshecommanded,orsheded,thatwhenwerechrstenedtheyshouldchrstenmeTrstram;andbecausewouldnotbeknownnthscountryturnedmynameandletmecallTramtrst;andforthetruageofCornwallfoughtformyeme’ssake,andfortherghtofCornwallthatyehadpossededmanyyears。Andwtyewell,sadTrstramuntothekng,ddthebattlefortheloveofmneuncle,KngMark,andfortheloveofthecountryofCornwall,andfortoncreasemnehonour;forthatsamedaythatfoughtwthSrMarhauswasmadeknght,andneverorthenddbattlewthnoknght,andfrommehewentalve,andlefthssheldandhsswordbehnd。
SoGodmehelp,sadthekng,maynotsaybutyeddasaknghtshould,andtwasyourparttodoforyourquarrel,andtoncreaseyourworshpasaknghtshould;howbetmaynotmantanyounthscountrywthmyworshp,unlessthat
shoulddspleasemybarons,andmywfeandherkn。Sr,sadTrstram,thankyouofyourgoodlordshpthathavehadwthyouhere,andthegreatgoodnessmylady,yourdaughter,hathshewedme,andtherefore,sadSrTrstram,tmaysohappenthatyeshallwnmorebymylfethanbymydeath,fornthepartsofEnglandtmayhappenmaydoyouservceatsomeseason,thatyeshallbegladthateveryeshewedmeyourgoodlordshp。Wthmorepromseyouasamtrueknght,thatnallplacesshallbemyladyyourdaughter’sservantandknghtnrghtandnwrong,andshallneverfalher,todoasmuchasaknghtmaydo。Alsobeseechyourgoodgracethatmaytakemyleaveatmylady,yourdaughter,andatallthebaronsandknghts。wllwell,sadthekng。
ThenSrTrstramwentuntoLaBealesoudandtookhsleaveofher。Andthenhetoldherall,whathewas,andhowhehadchangedhsnamebecausehewouldnotbeknown,andhowaladytoldhmthatheshouldneverbewholetllhecamentothscountrywheretheposonwasmade,wherethroughwasnearmydeathhadnotyourladyshpbeen。Ogentleknght,sadLaBealesoud,fullwoeamofthydepartng,forsawnevermanthat
owedsogoodwllto。Andtherewthalsheweptheartly。Madam,sadSrTrstram,yeshallunderstandthatmynamesSrTrstramdeLones,gottenofKngMelodas,andbornofhsqueen。Andpromseyoufathfullythatshallbeallthedaysofmylfeyourknght。Gramercy,sadLaBealesoud,and
promseyouthere-aganstthatshallnotbemarredthssevenyearsbutbyyourassent;andtowhomthatyewllshallbemarredtohmwllhave,andhewllhavemefyewllconsent。
AndthenSrTrstramgaveherarng,andshegavehmanother;
andtherewthhedepartedfromher,leavnghermaknggreatdoleandlamentaton;andhestraghtwentuntothecourtamongallthebarons,andtherehetookhsleaveatmostandleast,andopenlyhesadamongthemall:Farlords,nowtssothat
mustdepart:ftherebeanymanherethathaveoffendedunto,orthatanymanbewthmegreved,letcomplanhmhereaforemeorthateverdepart,andshallamendtuntomypower。
Andftherebeanythatwllproffermewrong,orsayofmewrongorshamebehndmyback,saytnowornever,andheresmybodytomaketgood,bodyaganstbody。Andalltheystoodstll,therewasnotonethatwouldsayoneword;yetweretheresomeknghtsthatwereofthequeen’sblood,andofSrMarhaus’
blood,buttheywouldnotmeddlewthhm。
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HowSrTrstramandKngMarkhurtedeachotherfortheloveofaknght’swfe。
SOSrTrstramdeparted,andtookthesea,andwthgoodwndhearrvedupatTntaglnCornwall;andwhenKngMarkwaswholenhsprospertytherecametdngsthatSrTrstramwasarrved,andwholeofhswounds:thereofwasKngMarkpassngglad,andsowereallthebarons;andwhenhesawhstmeherodeuntohsfather,KngMelodas,andtherehehadallthecheerthatthekngandthequeencouldmakehm。AndthenlargelyKngMelodasandhsqueendepartedoftherlandsandgoodstoSrTrstram。
ThenbythelcenseofKngMelodas,hsfather,hereturnedaganuntothecourtofKngMark,andtherehelvedngreatjoylongtme,untlatthelasttherebefellajealousyandanunkndnessbetwxtKngMarkandSrTrstram,fortheylovedbothonelady。Andshewasanearl’swfethathghtSrSegwardes。AndthsladylovedSrTrstrampassnglywell。
Andhelovedheragan,forshewasapassngfarlady,andthatespedSrTrstramwell。ThenKngMarkunderstoodthatandwasjealous,forKngMarklovedherpassnglywell。
SotfelluponadaythsladysentadwarfuntoSrTrstram,andbadehm,ashelovedher,thathewouldbewthherthenghtnextfollowng。Alsoshechargedyouthatyecomenottoherbutfyebewellarmed,forherloverwascalledagoodknght。SrTrstramansweredtothedwarf:Recommendmeuntomylady,andtellherwllnotfalbutwllbewthherthetermthatshehathsetme。Andwththsanswerthedwarfdeparted。AndKngMarkespedthatthedwarfwaswthSrTrstramuponmessagefromSegwardes’wfe;thenKngMarksentforthedwarf,andwhenhewascomehemadethedwarfbyforcetotellhmall,whyandwhereforethathecameonmessagefromSrTrstram。Now,sadKngMark,gowherethouwlt,anduponpanofdeaththatthousaynowordthatthouspakestwthme;sothedwarfdepartedfromthekng。
AndthatsamenghtthatthestevenwassetbetwxtSegwardes’
wfeandSrTrstram,KngMarkarmedhm,andmadehmready,andtooktwoknghtsofhscounselwthhm;andsoherodeaforefortoabdebythewayfortowatuponSrTrstram。AndasSrTrstramcamerdnguponhswaywthhsspearnhshand,KngMarkcamehurtlnguponhmwthhstwoknghtssuddenly。Andallthreesmotehmwththerspears,andKngMarkhurtSrTrstramonthebreastrghtsore。AndthenSrTrstramfeutredhsspear,andsmotehsuncle,KngMark,sosore,thatherashedhmtotheearth,andbrusedhmthathelaystllnaswoon,andlongtwasoreverhemghtweldhmself。Andthenherantotheoneknght,andefttotheother,andsmotethemtothecoldearth,thattheylaystll。
AndtherewthalSrTrstramrodeforthsorewoundedtothelady,andfoundherabdnghmatapostern。
HowSrTrstramlaywththelady,andhowherhusbandfoughtwthSrTrstram。
ANDthereshewelcomedhmfar,andetherhalsedothernarms,andsosheletputuphshorsenthebestwse,andthensheunarmedhm。Andsotheysuppedlghtly,andwenttobedwthgreatjoyandpleasaunce;andsonhsragnghetooknokeepofhsgreenwoundthatKngMarkhadgvenhm。AndsoSrTrstrambe-bledboththeoversheetandthenether,andpllows,andheadsheet。Andwthnawhletherecameoneafore,thatwarnedherthatherlordwasnear-handwthnabow-draught。SoshemadeSrTrstramtoarse,andsohearmedhm,andtookhshorse,andsodeparted。BythenwascomeSegwardes,herlord,andwhenhefoundherbedtroubledandbroken,andwentnearandbeheldtbycandlelght,thenhesawthattherehadlanawoundedknght。Ah,falsetratress,thenhesad,whyhastthoubetrayedme?Andtherewthalheswangoutasword,andsad:
Butfthoutellmewhohathbeenhere,herethoushaltde。Ah,mylord,mercy,sadthelady,andheldupherhands,sayng:
Slaymenot,andshalltellyouallwhohathbeenhere。
Tellanon,sadSegwardes,tomeallthetruth。Anonfordreadshesad:HerewasSrTrstramwthme,andbythewayashecametomeward,hewassorewounded。Ah,falsetratress,sadSegwardes,whereshebecome?Sr,shesad,hesarmed,anddepartedonhorseback,notyethencehalfamle。Yesaywell,sadSegwardes。
Thenhearmedhmlghtly,andgathshorse,androdeafterSrTrstramthatrodestraghtwayuntoTntagl。AndwthnawhleheovertookSrTrstram,andthenhebadehm,Turn,falsetratorknght。AndSrTrstramanonturnedhmagansthm。
AndtherewthalSegwardessmoteSrTrstramwthaspearthattallto-brast;andthenheswangouthsswordandsmotefastatSrTrstram。Srknght,sadSrTrstram,counselyouthatyesmtenomore,howbetforthewrongsthathavedoneyouwllforbearyouaslongasmay。Nay,sadSegwardes,thatshallnotbe,foretherthoushaltdeor。
ThenSrTrstramdrewouthssword,andhurtledhshorseuntohmfercely,andthroughthewastofthebodyhesmoteSrSegwardesthathefelltotheearthnaswoon。AndsoSrTrstramdepartedandlefthmthere。AndsoherodeuntoTntaglandtookhslodgngsecretly,forhewouldnotbeknownthathewashurt。AlsoSrSegwardes’menrodeafterthermaster,whomtheyfoundlyngnthefeldsorewounded,andbroughthmhomeonhssheld,andtherehelaylongorthathewerewhole,butatthelastherecovered。AlsoKngMarkwouldnotbeaknownofthatSrTrstramandhehadmetthatnght。
AndasforSrTrstram,heknewnotthatKngMarkhadmetwthhm。AndsothekngaskancecametoSrTrstram,tocomforthmashelayscknhsbed。ButaslongasKngMarklvedhelovedneverSrTrstramafterthat;thoughtherewasfarspeech,lovewastherenone。Andthustpassedmanyweeksanddays,andallwasforgvenandforgotten;forSrSegwardesdurstnothaveadowthSrTrstram,becauseofhsnobleprowess,andalsobecausehewasnephewuntoKngMark;
thereforehelettoverslp:forhethathathaprvyhurtsloathtohaveashameoutward。