SothsknghtSelsesthendressedhmuntoSrGareth,andtheytwomettogethersohardthatethersmoteotherdown,hshorseandall,totheearth,sotheywerebothbrusedandhurt;andtheretheylaytlltheKngwththeHundredKnghtshalpSelsesup,andSrTrstramandSrPalomdeshalpupGarethagan。AndsotheyrodewthSrGarethuntotherpavlons,andthentheypulledoffhshelm。
  AndwhenLaBealesoudsawSrGarethbrusednthefacesheaskedhmwhataledhm。Madam,sadSrGareth,hadagreatbuffet,andassupposegaveanother,butnoneofmyfellows,Godthankthem,wouldnotrescueme。Forsooth,sadPalomdes,tlongednottononeofusasthsdaytojoust,fortherehavenotthsdayjoustednoprovedknghts,andneedlyyewouldjoust。
  Andwhentheotherpartysawyeprofferedyourselftojousttheysentonetoyou,apassnggoodknghtofhsage,forknowhmwell,hsnamesSelses;andworshpfullyyemetwthhm,andnetherofyouaredshonoured,andthereforerefreshyourselfthatyemaybereadyandwholetojoustto-morrow。Asforthat,sadGareth,shallnotfalyouanmaybestrdemnehorse。
  HowSrTrstramandhsfellowshpjousted,andofthenoblefeatsthattheyddnthattourneyng。
  NOWuponwhatparty,sadTrstram,stbestwebewthalasto-morn?Sr,sadPalomdes,yeshallhavemneadvcetobeaganstKngArthurasto-morn,foronhspartywllbeSrLauncelotandmanygoodknghtsofhsbloodwthhm。Andthemoremenofworshpthattheybe,themoreworshpweshallwn。Thatsfullknghtlyspoken,sadSrTrstram;andrghtsoasyecounselme,sowllwedo。nthenameofGod,sadtheyall。Sothatnghttheywerelodgedwththebest。Andonthemornwhentwasdaytheywerearrayedallngreentrappngs,sheldsandspears,andLaBealesoudnthesamecolour,andherthreedamosels。Andrghtsothesefourknghtscamentothefeldendlongandthrough。
  AndsotheyledLaBealesoudththerassheshouldstandandbeholdallthejoustsnabaywndow;butalwaysshewaswmpledthatnomanmghtseehervsage。AndthenthesethreeknghtsrodestraghtuntothepartyoftheKngofScots。
  WhenKngArthurhadseenthemdoallthsheaskedSrLauncelotwhatweretheseknghtsandthatqueen。
  Sr,sadLauncelot,cannotsayyouncertan,butfSrTrstrambenthscountry,orSrPalomdes,wtyewelltbetheymcertan,andLaBealesoud。ThenArthurcalledtohmSrKayandsad:GolghtlyandwthowmanyknghtstherebeherelackngoftheTableRound,forbythesegesthoumaystknow。SowentSrKayandsawbythewrtngsnthesegesthattherelackedtenknghts。Andthesebethernamesthatbenothere。SrTrstram,SrPalomdes,SrPercvale,SrGahers,SrEpnogrs,SrMordred,SrDnadan,SrLaCoteMaleTale,andSrPelleasthenobleknght。Well,sadArthur,someofthesedareundertakeareherethsdayaganstus。
  Thencametherentwobrethren,cousnsuntoSrGawane,theonehghtSrEdward,thatotherhghtSrSadok,thewhchweretwogoodknghts;andtheyaskedofKngArthurthattheymghthavethefrstjousts,fortheywereofOrkney。ampleased,sadKngArthur。
  ThenSrEdwardencounteredwththeKngofScots,nwhosepartywasSrTrstramandSrPalomdes;andSrEdwardsmotetheKngofScotsqutefromhshorse,andSrSadoksmotedowntheKngofNorthWales,andgavehmawondergreatfall,thattherewasagreatcryonKngArthur’sparty,andthatmadeSrPalomdespassngwroth。
  AndsoSrPalomdesdressedhssheldandhsspear,andwthallhsmghthemetwthSrEdwardofOrkney,thathesmotehmsohardthathshorsemghtnotstandonhsfeet,andsotheyhurtledtotheearth;andthenwththesamespearSrPalomdessmotedownSrSadokoverhshorse’scroup。OJesu,sadArthur,whatknghtsthatarrayedallngreen?hejoustethmghtly。Wtyouwell,sadSrGawane,hesagoodknght,andyetshallyeseehmjoustbetterorhedepart。Andyetshallyesee,sadSrGawane,anotherbggerknght,nthesamecolour,thanhes;forthatsameknght,sadSrGawane,thatsmotedownrghtnowmyfourcousns,hesmotemedownwthnthesetwodays,andsevenfellowsmore。
  ThsmeanwhleastheystoodthustalkngtherecamentotheplaceSrTrstramuponablackhorse,andoreverhestnthesmotedownwthonespearfourgoodknghtsofOrkneythatwereoftheknofSrGawane;
  andSrGarethandSrDnadaneverychofthemsmotedownagoodknght。Jesu,sadArthur,yonderknghtupontheblackhorsedothmghtlyandmarvellouslywell。
  Abdeyou,sadSrGawane;thatknghtwththeblackhorsebegannotyet。ThenSrTrstrammadetohorseaganthetwokngsthatEdwardandSadokhadunhorsedatthebegnnng。AndthenSrTrstramdrewhsswordandrodentothethckestofthepressaganstthemofOrkney;andtherehesmotedownknghts,andrashedoffhelms,andpulledawaythershelds,andhurtleddownmanyknghts:hefaredsothatSrArthurandallknghtshadgreatmarvelwhentheysawoneknghtdosogreatdeedsofarms。AndSrPalomdesfalednotupontheothersde,butddsomarvellouslywellthatallmenhadwonder。ForthereKngArthurlkenedSrTrstramthatwasontheblackhorselketoawoodlon,andlkenedSrPalomdesuponthewhtehorseuntoawoodleopard,andSrGarethandSrDnadanuntoeagerwolves。Butthecustomwassuchamongthemthatnoneofthekngswouldhelpother,butallthefellowshpofeverystandardtohelpotherastheymght;buteverSrTrstramddsomuchdeedsofarmsthattheyofOrkneywaxedwearyofhm,andsowthdrewthemuntoLonazepL
  HowSrTrstramwasunhorsedandsmttendownbySrLauncelot,andafterthatSrTrstramsmotedownKngArthur。
  THENwasthecryofheraldsandallmannerofcommonpeople:TheGreenKnghthathdonemarvellously,andbeatenallthemofOrkney。AndtheretheheraldsnumberedthatSrTrstramthatsatupontheblackhorsehadsmttendownwthspearsandswordsthrtyknghts;
  andSrPalomdeshadsmttendowntwentyknghts,andthemostpartofthesefftyknghtswereofthehouseofKngArthur,andprovedknghts。SoGodmehelp,sadArthuruntoSrLauncelot,thssagreatshametoustoseefourknghtsbeatsomanyknghtsofmne;andthereforemakeyouready,forwewllhaveadowththem。
  Sr,sadLauncelot,wtyewellthattherearetwopassnggoodknghts,andgreatworshpweretnottousnowtohaveadowththem,fortheyhavethsdaysoretravaled。
  Asforthat,sadArthur,wllbeavenged;andthereforetakewthyouSrBleobersandSrEctor,andwllbethefourth,sadArthur。Sr,sadLauncelot,yeshallfndmeready,andmybrotherSrEctor,andmycousnSrBleobers。Andsowhentheywerereadyandonhorseback:
  Nowchoose,sadSrArthuruntoSrLauncelot,wthwhomthatyewllencounterwthal。Sr,sadLauncelot,wllmeetwththegreenknghtupontheblackhorse,thatwasSrTrstram;andmycousnSrBleobersshallmatchthegreenknghtuponthewhtehorse,thatwasSrPalomdes;andmybrotherSrEctorshallmatchwththegreenknghtuponthewhtehorse,thatwasSrGareth。Thenmust,sadSrArthur,haveadowththegreenknghtuponthegrsledhorse,andthatwasSrDnadan。Noweverymantakeheedtohsfellow,sadSrLauncelot。Andsotheytrottedontogether,andthereencounteredSrLauncelotaganstSrTrstram。SoSrLauncelotsmoteSrTrstramsosoreuponthesheldthathebarehorseandmantotheearth;butSrLauncelotweenedthatthadbeenSrPalomdes,andsohepassedforth。AndthenSrBleobersencounteredwthSrPalomdes,andhesmotehmsoharduponthesheldthatSrPalomdesandhswhtehorserustledtotheearth。
  ThenSrEctordeMarssmoteSrGarethsohardthatdownhefelloffhshorse。AndthenobleKngArthurencounteredwthSrDnadan,andhesmotehmqutefromhssaddle。Andthenthenoseturnedawhlehowthegreenknghtswereslandown。
  WhentheKngofNorthgalssawthatSrTrstramhadafall,thenherememberedhmhowgreatdeedsofarmsSrTrstramhaddone。Thenhemadereadymanyknghts,forthecustomandcrywassuch,thatwhatknghtweresmttendown,andmghtnotbehorsedaganbyhsfellows,outherbyhsownstrength,thatasthatdayheshouldbeprsoneruntothepartythathadsmttenhmdown。SocamentheKngofNorthgals,andherodestraghtuntoSrTrstram;andwhenhecamenghhmhealghteddownsuddenlyandbetookSrTrstramhshorse,andsadthus:Nobleknght,
  knowtheenotofwhatcountrythatthouart,butforthenobledeedsthatthouhastdonethsdaytaketheremyhorse,andletmedoaswellmay;for,asJesumehelp,thouartbetterworthytohavemnehorsethan
  myself。Gramercy,sadSrTrstram,andfmay
  shallquteyou:lookthatyegonotfarfromus,andassuppose,shallwnyouanotherhorse。AndtherewthSrTrstrammounteduponhshorse,andtherehemetwthKngArthur,andhegavehmsuchabuffetuponthehelmwthhsswordthatKngArthurhadnopowertokeephssaddle。AndthenSrTrstramgavetheKngofNorthgalsKngArthur’shorse:thenwastheregreatpressaboutKngArthurfortohorsehmagan;
  butSrPalomdeswouldnotsufferKngArthurtobehorsedagan,buteverSrPalomdessmoteontherghthandandonthelefthandmghtlyasanobleknght。
  AndthsmeanwhleSrTrstramrodethroughthethckestofthepress,andsmotedownknghtsontherghthandandonthelefthand,andracedoffhelms,andsopassedforthuntohspavlons,andleftSrPalomdesonfoot;andSrTrstramchangedhshorseanddsgusedhmselfallnred,horseandharness。
  HowSrTrstramchangedhsharnessandtwasallred,andhowhedemeanedhm,andhowSrPalomdesslewLauncelot’shorse。
  ANDwhenthequeenLaBealesoudsawthatSrTrstramwasunhorsed,andshewstnotwherehewas,thensheweptgreatly。ButSrTrstram,whenhewasready,camedashnglghtlyntothefeld,andthenLaBealesoudespedhm。Andsoheddgreatdeedsofarms;wthonespear,thatwasgreat,SrTrstramsmotedownfveknghtsoreverhestnt。ThenSrLauncelotespedhmreadly,thattwasSrTrstram,andthenherepentedhmthathehadsmttenhmdown;andsoSrLauncelotwentoutofthepresstoreposehmandlghtlyhecameagan。AndnowwhenSrTrstramcamentothepress,throughhsgreatforceheputSrPalomdesuponhshorse,andSrGareth,andSrDnadan,andthentheybegantodomarvellously;butSrPalomdesnornoneofhstwofellowsknewnotwhohadholpenthemonhorsebackagan。ButeverSrTrstramwasnghthemandsuccouredthem,andthey[knew]nothm,becausehewaschangedntoredarmour:
  andallthswhleSrLauncelotwasaway。
  SowhenLaBealesoudknewSrTrstramaganuponhshorse-backshewaspassngglad,andthenshelaughedandmadegoodcheer。Andasthappened,SrPalomdeslookeduptowardherwhereshelaynthewndow,andheespedhowshelaughed;andtherewthhetooksucharejocngthathesmotedown,whatwthhsspearandwthhssword,allthateverhemet;
  forthroughthesghtofherhewassoenamourednherlovethatheseemedatthattme,thatanbothSrTrstramandSrLauncelothadbeenbothagansthmtheyshouldhavewonnoworshpofhm;andnhsheart,asthebooksath,SrPalomdeswshedthatwthhsworshphemghthaveadowthSrTrstrambeforeallmen,becauseofLaBealesoud。ThenSrPalomdesbegantodoublehsstrength,andheddsomarvellouslythatallmenhadwonderofhm,andeverhecastuphseyeuntoLaBealesoud。Andwhenhesawhermakesuchcheerhefaredlkealon,thattheremghtnomanwthstandhm;andthenSrTrstrambeheldhm,howthatSrPalomdesbestrredhm;andthenhesaduntoSrDnadan:SoGodmehelp,SrPalomdessapassnggoodknghtandawellendurng,butsuchdeedssawhmneverdo,norneverheardtellthateverheddsomuchnoneday。tshsday,sadDnadan;andhewouldsaynomoreuntoSrTrstram;
  buttohmselfhesad:Anfyeknewforwhoselovehedothallthosedeedsofarms,soonwouldSrTrstramabatehscourage。Alas,sadSrTrstram,thatSrPalomdessnotchrstened。SosadKngArthur,andsosadallthosethatbeheldhm。Thenallpeoplegavehmtheprze,asforthebestknghtthatday,thathepassedSrLauncelotoutherSrTrstram。Well,sadDnadantohmself,allthsworshpthatSrPalomdeshathherethsdayhemaythanktheQueensoud,forhadshebeenawaythsdaySrPalomdeshadnotgottentheprzethsday。