Thustheyfoughtstllwthoutanyreposngtwohours,andneverbreathed;andthenSrPalomdeswaxedfantandweary,andSrHeluswaxedpassngstrong,anddoubledhsstrokes,anddroveSrPalomdesoverthwartandendlongallthefeld,thattheyofthectywhentheysawSrPalomdesnthscasetheyweptandcred,andmadegreatdole,andtheotherpartymadeasgreatjoy。
  Alas,sadthemenofthecty,thatthsnobleknghtshouldthusbeslanforourkng’ssake。Andastheywerethusweepngandcryng,SrPalomdesthathadsufferedanhundredstrokes,thattwaswonderthathestoodonhsfeet,atthelastSrPalomdesbeheldashemghtthecommonpeople,howtheyweptforhm;andthenhesadtohmself:Ah,feforshame,SrPalomdes,whyhangestthouthyheadsolow;andtherewthhebareuphssheld,andlookedSrHelusnthevsage,andhesmotehmagreatstrokeuponthehelm,andafterthatanotherandanother。AndthenhesmoteSrHeluswthsuchamghtthathefelltotheearthgrovellng;andthenheracedoffhshelmfromhshead,andtherehesmotehmsuchabuffetthathedepartedhsheadfromthebody。Andthenwerethepeopleofthectythejoyfullestpeoplethatmghtbe。Sotheybroughthmtohslodgngwthgreatsolemnty,andthereallthepeoplebecamehsmen。AndthenSrPalomdesprayedthemalltotakekeepuntoallthelordshpofKngHermance:
  For,farsrs,wtyewellmaynotasatthstmeabdewthyou,formustnallhastebewthmylordKngArthurattheCastleofLonazep,thewhchhavepromsed。Thenwasthepeoplefullheavyathsdepartng,forallthatctyprofferedSrPalomdesthethrdpartofthergoodssothathewouldabdewththem;butnnowseasatthattmehewouldnotabde。
  AndsoSrPalomdesdeparted,andsohecameuntothecastlethereasSrEbelwasleutenant。AndwhentheynthecastlewsthowSrPalomdeshadsped,therewasajoyfulmeny;andsoSrPalomdesdeparted,andcametothecastleofLonazep。AndwhenhewstthatSrTrstramwasnottherehetookhswayoverHumber,andcameuntoJoyousGard,whereasSrTrstramwasandLaBealesoud。SrTrstramhadcommandedthatwhatknghterrantcamewthntheJoyousGard,asnthetown,thattheyshouldwarnSrTrstram。Sotherecameamanofthetown,andtoldSrTrstramhowtherewasaknghtnthetown,apassnggoodlyman。Whatmannerofmanshe,sadSrTrstram,andwhatsgnbearethhe?SothemantoldSrTrstramallthetokensofhm。ThatsPalomdes,sadDnadan。tmaywellbe,sadSrTrstram。Goyetohm,sadSrTrstramuntoDnadan。SoDnadanwentuntoSrPalomdes,andthereethermadeothergreatjoy,andsotheylaytogetherthatnght。AndonthemornearlycameSrTrstramandSrGareth,andtookthemntherbeds,andsotheyaroseandbraketherfast。
  HowSrTrstramandSrPalomdesmetBreuseSauncePt,andhowSrTrstramandLaBealesoudwentuntoLonazep。
  ANDthenSrTrstramdesredSrPalomdestordentothefeldsandwoods。Sotheywereaccordedtoreposethemntheforest。Andwhentheyhadplayedthemagreatwhletheyrodeuntoafarwell;andanontheywerewareofanarmedknghtthatcamerdngaganstthem,andthereethersalutedother。ThenthsarmedknghtspaketoSrTrstram,andaskedwhatweretheseknghtsthatwerelodgednJoyousGard。wotnotwhattheyare,sadSrTrstram。Whatknghtsbeye?
  sadthatknght,formeseemethyebenoknghtserrant,becauseyerdeunarmed。Whetherwebeknghtsornotwelstnottotelltheeourname。Wltthounottellmethyname?sadthatknght;thenkeepthee,forthoushaltdeofmyhands。Andtherewthhegothsspearnhshands,andwouldhaverunSrTrstramthrough。
  ThatsawSrPalomdes,andsmotehshorsetraversenmdstofthesde,thatmanandhorsefelltotheearth。
  AndtherewthSrPalomdesalghtedandpulledouthsswordtohaveslanhm。Letbe,sadSrTrstram,slayhmnot,theknghtsbutafool,twereshametoslayhm。Buttakeawayhsspear,sadSrTrstram,andlethmtakehshorseandgowherethathewll。
  Sowhenthsknghtarosehegroanedsoreofthefall,andsohetookhshorse,andwhenhewasupheturnedthenhshorse,andrequredSrTrstramandSrPalomdestotellhmwhatknghtstheywere。Nowwtyewell,sadSrTrstram,thatmynamesSrTrstramdeLones,andthsknght’snamesSrPalomdes。Whenhewstwhattheywerehetookhshorsewththespurs,becausetheyshouldnotaskhmhsname,andsorodefastawaythroughthckandthn。Thencametherebythemaknghtwthabendedsheldofazure,whosenamewasEpnogrs,andhecametowardthemagreatwallop。
  Whtherareyerdng?sadSrTrstram。Myfarlords,sadEpnogrs,followthefalsestknghtthatbeareththelfe;whereforerequreyoutellmewhetheryesawhm,forhebearethasheldwthacaseofredovert。SoGodmehelp,sadTrstram,suchaknghtdepartedfromusnotaquarterofanhouragone;weprayyoutellushsname。Alas,sadEpnogrs,whyletyehmescapefromyou?andhessogreatafoeuntoallerrantknghts:hsnamesBreuseSauncePt。Ah,feforshame,sadSrPalomdes,alasthateverheescapedmnehands,forhesthemanntheworldthathatemost。
  Theneveryknghtmadegreatsorrowtoother;andsoEpnogrsdepartedandfollowedthechaseafterhm。
  ThenSrTrstramandhsthreefellowsrodeuntoJoyousGard;andthereSrTrstramtalkeduntoSrPalomdesofhsbattle,howhespedattheRedCty,andasyehaveheardaforesowastended。Truly,sadSrTrstram,amgladyehavewellsped,foryehavedoneworshpfully。Well,sadSrTrstram,wemustforwardto-morn。Andthenhedevsedhowtshouldbe;andSrTrstramdevsedtosendhstwopavlonstosetthemfastbythewellofLonazep,andtherenshallbethequeenLaBealesoud。tswellsad,sadSrDnadan,butwhenSrPalomdesheardofthathsheartwasravshedoutofmeasure:notwthstandnghesadbutlttle。SowhentheycametoJoyousGardSrPalomdeswouldnothavegonentothecastle,butasSrTrstramtookhmbythefnger,andledhmntothecastle。AndwhenSrPalomdessawLaBealesoudhewasravshedsothathemghtunnethespeak。Sotheywentuntomeat,butPalomdesmghtnoteat,andtherewasallthecheerthatmghtbehad。AndonthemorntheywereapparelledtordetowardLonazep。
  SoSrTrstramhadthreesqures,andLaBealesoudhadthreegentlewomen,andboththequeenandtheywererchlyapparelled;andotherpeoplehadtheynonewththem,butvarletstobearthersheldsandtherspears。Andthustheyrodeforth。Soastheyrodetheysawaforethemaroutofknghts;twastheknghtGalhodnwthtwentyknghtswthhm。Farfellows,sadGalhodn,yondercomefourknghts,andarchandawellfarlady:amnwlltotakethatladyfromthem。Thatsnotofthebestcounsel,sadoneofGalhodn’smen,butsendyetothemandwtwhattheywllsay;andsotwasdone。TherecameasqureuntoSrTrstram,andaskedthemwhethertheywouldjoustorelsetolosetherlady。Notso,sadSrTrstram,tellyourlordbdhmcomeasmanyaswebe,andwnherandtakeher。Sr,sadPalomdes,antpleaseyouletmehavethsdeed,andshallundertakethemallfour。wllthatyehavet,sadSrTrstram,atyourpleasure。NowgoandtellyourlordGalhodn,thatthssameknghtwllencounterwthhmandhsfellows。
  HowSrPalomdesjoustedwthSrGalhodn,andafterwthSrGawane,andsmotethemdown。
  THENthssquredepartedandtoldGalhodn;andthenhedressedhssheld,andputforthaspear,andSrPalomdesanother;andthereSrPalomdessmoteGalhodnsohardthathesmotebothhorseandmantotheearth。Andtherehehadanhorrblefall。Andthencamethereanotherknght,andnthesamewseheservedhm;andsoheservedthethrdandthefourth,thathesmotethemovertherhorses’croups,andalwaysSrPalomdes’spearwaswhole。ThencamesknghtsmoreofGalhodn’smen,andwouldhavebeenavengeduponSrPalomdes。Letbe,sadSrGalhodn,notsohardy,noneofyouallmeddlewththsknght,forhesamanofgreatbountandhonour,andfhewouldyewerenotabletomeddlewthhm。Andrghtsotheyheldthemstll。AndeverSrPalomdeswasreadytojoust;andwhenhesawtheywouldnomoreherodeuntoSrTrstram。Rghtwellhaveyedone,sadSrTrstram,andworshpfullyhaveyedoneasagoodknghtshould。ThsGalhodnwasnghcousnuntoGalahalt,thehautprnce;andthsGalhodnwasakngwthnthecountryofSurluse。
  SoasSrTrstram,SrPalomdes,andLaBealesoudrodetogethertheysawaforethemfourknghts,andeverymanhadhsspearnhshand:thefrstwasSrGawane,thesecondSrUwane,thethrdSrSagramoreleDesrous,andthefourthwasDodnasleSavage。WhenSrPalomdesbeheldthem,thatthefourknghtswerereadytojoust,heprayedSrTrstramtogvehmleavetohaveadowththemallsolongashemghtholdhmonhorseback。
  Andfthatbesmttendownprayyourevengeme。Well,sadSrTrstram,wllasyewll,andyearenotsofantohaveworshpbutwouldasfanncreaseyourworshp。AndtherewthalSrGawaneputforthhsspear,andSrPalomdesanother;andsotheycamesoeagerlytogetherthatSrPalomdessmoteSrGawanetotheearth,horseandall;andnthesamewseheservedUwane,SrDodnas,andSagramore。AllthesefourknghtsSrPalomdessmotedownwthdversspearsAndthenSrTrstramdepartedtowardLonazep。
  AndwhentheyweredepartedthencameththerGalhodnwthhstenknghtsuntoSrGawane,andtherehetoldhmallhowhehadsped。marvel,sadSrGawane,whatknghtstheybe,thataresoarrayedngreen。Andthatknghtuponthewhtehorsesmotemedown,sadGalhodn,andmythreefellows。Andsoheddtome,sadGawane;andwellwot,sadSrGawane,thatetherheuponthewhtehorsesSrTrstramorelseSrPalomdes,andthatgaybeseenladysQueensoud。Thustheytalkedofonethngandofother。
  AndnthemeanwhleSrTrstrampassedontllthathecametothewellwherehstwopavlonswereset;andtheretheyalghted,andtheretheysawmanypavlonsandgreatarray。ThenSrTrstramleftthereSrPalomdesandSrGarethwthLaBealesoud,andSrTrstramandSrDnadanrodetoLonazeptohearkentdngs;andSrTrstramrodeuponSrPalomdes’whtehorse。AndwhenhecamentothecastleSrDnadanheardagreathornblow,andtothehorndrewmanyknghts。ThenSrTrstramaskedaknght:Whatmeaneththeblastofthathorn?Sr,sadthatknght,tsallthosethatshallholdaganstKngArthuratthstournament。ThefrststheKngofreland,andtheKngofSurluse,theKngofLstnose,theKngofNorthumberland,andtheKngofthebestpartofWales,wthmanyothercountres。Andthesedrawthemtoacouncl,tounderstandwhatgovernancetheyshallbeof;
  buttheKngofreland,whosenamewasMarhalt,andfathertothegoodknghtSrMarhausthatSrTrstramslew,hadallthespeechthatSrTrstrammghtheart。
  Hesad:Lordsandfellows,letuslooktoourself,forwtyewellKngArthurssureofmanygoodknghts,orelsehewouldnotwthsofewknghtshaveadowthus;thereforebymycounselleteveryknghaveastandardandacognsancebyhmself,thateveryknghtdrawtothernaturallord,andthenmayeverykngandcaptanhelphsknghtsftheyhaveneed。WhenSrTrstramhadheardallthercounselherodeuntoKngArthurfortohearofhscounsel。
  HowSrTrstramandhsfellowshpcamentothetournamentofLonazep;andofdversjoustsandmatters。
  BUTSrTrstramwasnotsosooncomentotheplace,butSrGawaneandSrGalhodnwenttoKngArthur,andtoldhm:Thatsamegreenknghtnthegreenharnesswththewhtehorsesmoteustwodown,andsofourfellowsthssameday。Well,sadArthur。AndthenhecalledSrTrstramandaskedhmwhatwashsname。Sr,sadSrTrstram,yeshallholdmeexcusedasatthstme,foryeshallnotwtmyname。AndthereSrTrstramreturnedandrodehsway。havemarvel,sadArthur,thatyonderknghtwllnottellmehsname,butgothou,GrfletleFsedeDeu,andprayhmtospeakwthmebetwxtus。ThenSrGrfletrodeafterhmandovertookhm,andsadhmthatKngArthurprayedhmfortospeakwthhmsecretlyapart。Uponthscovenant,sadSrTrstram,wllspeakwthhm;
  thatwllturnagansothatyewllensuremenottodesretohearmyname。shallundertake,sadSrGrflet,thathewllnotgreatlydesretofyou。SotheyrodetogetheruntltheycametoKngArthur。Farsr,sadKngArthur,whatsthecauseyewllnottellmeyourname?Sr,sadSrTrstram,wthoutacausewllnothdemyname。Uponwhatpartywllyehold?sadKngArthur。Truly,mylord,sadSrTrstram,wotnotyetonwhatpartywllbeon,untlcometothefeld,andthereasmyheartgvethme,therewllhold;
  butto-morrowyeshallseeandproveonwhatparty
  shallcome。Andtherewthalhereturnedandwenttohspavlons。
  Anduponthemorntheyarmedthemallngreen,andcamentothefeld;andthereyoungknghtsbegantojoust,andddmanyworshpfuldeeds。ThenspakeGarethuntoSrTrstram,andprayedhmtogvehmleavetobreakhsspear,forhmthoughtshametobearhsspearwholeagan。WhenSrTrstramheardhmsaysohelaughed,andsad:prayyoudoyourbest。ThenSrGarethgataspearandprofferedtojoust。ThatsawaknghtthatwasnephewuntotheKngoftheHundredKnghts;hsnamewasSelses,andagoodmanofarms。