AndsoSrLauncelotarrayedhmandwasarmed,andtookhsleavemldlyatthatyoungladyElane;andsohedeparted,androdetllhecametotheCastleofCorbn,whereherfatherwas。Andasfastashertmecameshewasdelveredofafarchld,andtheychrstenedhmGalahad;andwtyewellthatchldwaswellkeptandwellnourshed,andhewasnamedGalahadbecauseSrLauncelotwassonamedatthefountanstone;andafterthattheLadyoftheLakeconfrmedhmSrLauncelotduLake。
  Thenafterthsladywasdelveredandchurched,therecameaknghtuntoher,hsnamewasSrBromellaPleche,thewhchwasagreatlord;andhehadlovedthatladylong,andheevermoredesredhertowedher;andsobynomeanshecouldputhmoff,tllonadayshesadtoSrBromel:Wtthouwell,srknght,wllnotloveyou,formylovessetuponthebestknghtoftheworld。
  Whoshe?sadSrBromel。Sr,shesad,tsSrLauncelotduLakethatloveandnoneother,andthereforewoomenolonger。Yesaywell,sadSrBromel,andsthenyehavetoldmesomuch,yeshallhavebutlttlejoyofSrLauncelot,forshallslayhmwheresomevermeethm。Sr,sadtheLadyElane,dotohmnotreason。
  Wtyewell,mylady,sadBromel,andpromseyouthstwelvemonthshallkeepthepontofCorbnforSrLauncelot’ssake,thatheshallnethercomenorgountoyou,butshallmeetwthhm。
  HowSrBorscametoDameElaneandsawGalahad,andhowhewasfedwththeSangreal。
  THENastfellbyfortuneandadventure,SrBorsdeGans,thatwasnephewuntoSrLauncelot,cameoverthatbrdge;andthereSrBromelandSrBorsjousted,andSrBorssmoteSrBromelsuchabuffetthathebarehmoverhshorse’scroup。AndthenSrBromel,asanhardyknght,pulledouthssword,anddressedhssheldtodobattlewthSrBors。AndthenSrBorsalghtedandavodedhshorse,andtheretheydashedtogethermanysadstrokes;andlongthustheyfought,tllatthelastSrBromelwasladtotheearth,andthereSrBorsbegantounlacehshelmtoslayhm。ThenSrBromelcredSrBorsmercy,andyeldedhm。Uponthscovenantthoushalthavethylfe,sadSrBors,sothougountoSrLauncelotuponWhtsundaythatnextcometh,andyeldtheeuntohmasknghtrecreant。wlldot,sadSrBromel,andthatheswareuponthecrossofthesword。
  Andsohelethmdepart,andSrBorsrodeuntoKngPelles,thatwaswthnCorbn。
  AndwhenthekngandElanehsdaughterwstthatSrBorswasnephewuntoSrLauncelot,theymadehmgreatcheer。ThensadDameElane:WemarvelwhereSrLauncelots,forhecameneverherebutonce。Marvelnot,sadSrBors,forthshalfyearhehathbeennprsonwthQueenMorganleFay,KngArthur’ssster。Alas,sadDameElane,thatmerepenteth。AndeverSrBorsbeheldthatchldnherarms,andeverhmseemedtwaspassnglkeSrLauncelot。Truly,sadElane,wtyewellthschldhegatuponme。ThenSrBorsweptforjoy,andheprayedtoGodtmghtproveasgoodaknghtashsfatherwas。Andsocamenawhtedove,andshebarealttlecenserofgoldnhermouth,andtherewasallmannerofmeatsanddrnks;andamadenbarethatSangreal,andshesadopenly:Wtyouwell,SrBors,thatthschldsGalahad,thatshallstntheSegePerlous,andachevetheSangreal,andheshallbemuchbetterthaneverwasSrLauncelotduLake,thatshsownfather。
  Andthentheykneeleddownandmadetherdevotons,andtherewassuchasavourasallthespceryntheworldhadbeenthere。Andwhenthedovetookherflght,themadenvanshedwththeSangrealasshecame。
  Sr,sadSrBorsuntoKngPelles,thscastlemaybenamedtheCastleAdventurous,forherebemanystrangeadventures。Thatssooth,sadthekng,forwellmaythsplacebecalledtheadventuresplace,fortherecomebutfewknghtsherethatgoawaywthanyworshp;beheneversostrong,herehemaybeproved;andbutlateSrGawane,thegoodknght,gatbutlttleworshphere。
  Forletyouwt,sadKngPelles,hereshallnoknghtwnnoworshpbutfhebeofworshphmselfandofgoodlvng,andthatlovethGodanddreadethGod,andelsehegettethnoworshphere,beheneversohardy。
  Thatswonderfulthng,sadSrBors。Whatyemeannthscountrywotnot,foryehavemanystrangeadventures,andthereforewlllenthscastlethsnght。Yeshallnotdoso,sadKngPelles,bymycounsel,fortshardanyeescapewthoutashame。shalltaketheadventurethatwllbefallme,sadSrBors。Then
  counselyou,sadthekng,tobeconfessedclean。Asforthat,sadSrBors,wllbeshrvenwthagoodwll。SoSrBorswasconfessed,andforallwomenSrBorswasavrgn,saveforone,thatwasthedaughterofKngBrangors,andonherhegatachldthathghtElane,andsaveforherSrBorswasacleanmaden。
  AndsoSrBorswasleduntobednafarlargechamber,andmanydoorswereshutaboutthechamber。
  WhenSrBorsespedallthosedoors,heavodedallthepeople,forhemghthavenobodywthhm;butnnowseSrBorswouldunarmhm,butsoheladhmdownuponthebed。Andrghtsohesawcomenalght,thathemghtwellseeaspeargreatandlongthatcamestraghtuponhmpontlng,andtoSrBorsseemedthattheheadofthespearbrentlkeataper。Andanon,orSrBorswst,thespearheadsmotehmntotheshoulderanhand-breadthndeepness,andthatwoundgrevedSrBorspassngsore。Andthenheladhmdownaganforpan;andanontherewthaltherecameaknghtarmedwthhssheldonhsshoulderandhsswordnhshand,andhebadeSrBors:Arse,srknght,andfghtwthme。amsorehurt,hesad,butyetshallnotfalthee。AndthenSrBorsstartedupanddressedhssheld;andthentheylashedtogethermghtlyagreatwhle;andatthelastSrBorsbarehmbackwarduntlthathecameuntoachamberdoor,andtherethatknghtyedentothatchamberandrestedhmagreatwhle。Andwhenhehadreposedhmhecameoutfreshlyagan,andbegannewbattlewthSrBorsmghtlyandstrongly。
  HowSrBorsmadeSrPedveretoyeldhm,andofmarvellousadventuresthathehad,andhowheachevedthem。
  THENSrBorsthoughtheshouldnomoregontothatchambertoresthm,andsoSrBorsdressedhmbetwxttheknghtandthatchamberdoor,andthereSrBorssmotehmdown,andthenthatknghtyeldedhmWhatsyourname?sadSrBors。Sr,sadhe,mynamesPedvereoftheStraghtMarches。SoSrBorsmadehmtoswearatWhtsundaynextcomngtobeatthecourtofKngArthur,andyeldhmthereasaprsonerasanovercomeknghtbythehandsofSrBors。SothusdepartedSrPedvereoftheStraghtMarches。AndthenSrBorsladhmdowntorest,andthenheheardandfeltmuchnosenthatchamber;andthenSrBorsespedthattherecamen,hewstnotwhetheratthedoorsnorwndows,shotofarrowsandofquarrelssothckthathemarvelled,andmanyfelluponhmandhurthmnthebareplaces。
  AndthenSrBorswaswarewherecamenanhdeouslon;soSrBorsdressedhmuntothelon,andanonthelonberefthmhssheld,andwthhsswordSrBorssmoteoffthelon’shead。RghtsoSrBorsforthwthalsawadragonnthecourtpassnghorrble,andthereseemedlettersofgoldwrttennhsforehead;andSrBorsthoughtthatthelettersmadeasgnfcatonofKngArthur。Rghtsotherecameanhorrbleleopardandanold,andtheretheyfoughtlong,andddgreatbattletogether。Andatthelastthedragonsptoutofhsmouthasthadbeenanhundreddragons;andlghtlyallthesmalldragonsslewtheolddragonandtarehmalltopeces。
  Anonwthaltherecameanoldmanntothehall,andhesathmdownnafarchar,andthereseemedtobetwoaddersabouthsneck;andthentheoldmanhadanharp,andtherehesanganoldsonghowJosephofArmathecamentothsland。Thenwhenhehadsung,theoldmanbadeSrBorsgofromthence。Forhereshallyehavenomoreadventures;andfullworshpfullyhaveyedone,andbettershallyedohereafter。AndthenSrBorsseemedthattherecamethewhtestdovewthalttlegoldencensernhermouth。Andanontherewthalthetempestceasedandpassed,thataforewasmarvelloustohear。Sowasallthatcourtfullofgoodsavours。ThenSrBorssawfourchldrenbearngfourfartapers,andanoldmannthemdstofthechldrenwthacensernhsownhand,andaspearnhsotherhand,andthatspearwascalledtheSpearofVengeance。
  HowSrBorsdeparted;andhowSrLauncelotwasrebukedofQueenGuenever,andofhsexcuse。
  NOW,sadthatoldmantoSrBors,goyetoyourcousn,SrLauncelot,andtellhmofthsadventurethewhchhadbeenmostconvenentforhmofallearthlyknghts;
  butsnssofoulnhmhemaynotachevesuchholydeeds,forhadnotbeenhssnhehadpassedalltheknghtsthateverwerenhsdays;andtellthouSrLauncelot,ofallworldlyadventureshepassethnmanhoodandprowessallother,butnthssprtualmattersheshallhavemanyhsbetter。AndthenSrBorssawfourgentlewomencomebyhm,purelybeseen:andhesawwherethattheyenteredntoachamberwherewasgreatlghtastwereasummerlght;andthewomenkneeleddownaforeanaltarofslverwthfourpllars,andasthadbeenabshopkneeleddownaforethattableofslver。AndasSrBorslookedoverhsheadhesawaswordlkeslver,naked,hovngoverhshead,andtheclearnessthereofsmotesonhseyesthatasatthattmeSrBorswasblnd;
  andthereheheardavocethatsad:Gohence,thouSrBors,forasyetthouartnotworthyfortobenthsplace。
  Andthenheyedebackwardtohsbedtllonthemorn。
  AndonthemornKngPellesmadegreatjoyofSrBors;
  andthenhedepartedandrodetoCamelot,andtherehefoundSrLauncelotduLake,andtoldhmoftheadventuresthathehadseenwthKngPellesatCorbn。
  SothenosesprangnArthur’scourtthatLauncelothadgottenachlduponElane,thedaughterofKngPelles,whereforeQueenGueneverwaswroth,andgavemanyrebukestoSrLauncelot,andcalledhmfalseknght。
  AndthenSrLauncelottoldthequeenall,andhowhewasmadetolebyherbyenchantmentnlkenessofthequeen。SothequeenheldSrLauncelotexcused。Andasthebooksath,KngArthurhadbeennFrance,andhadmadewaruponthemghtyKngClaudas,andhadwonmuchofhslands。Andwhenthekngwascomeaganheletcryagreatfeast,thatalllordsandladesofallEnglandshouldbethere,butftweresuchaswererebellousagansthm。
  HowDameElane,Galahad’smother,camengreatestateuntoCamelot,andhowSrLauncelotbehavedhmthere。
  ANDwhenDameElane,thedaughterofKngPelles,heardofthsfeastshewenttoherfatherandrequredhmthathewouldgveherleavetordetothatfeast。
  Theknganswered:wllwellyegothther,butnanywseasyelovemeandwllhavemyblessng,thatyebewellbeseenntherchestwse;andlookthatyesparenotfornocost;askandyeshallhaveallthatyouneedeth。
  ThenbytheadvceofDameBrsen,hermaden,allthngwasapparelleduntothepurpose,thattherewasnevernoladymorerchlerbeseen。Sosherodewthtwentyknghts,andtenlades,andgentlewomen,tothenumberofanhundredhorses。AndwhenshecametoCamelot,KngArthurandQueenGueneversad,andalltheknghts,thatDameElanewasthefarestandthebestbeseenladythateverwasseennthatcourt。AndanonasKngArthurwstthatshewascomehemetherandsalutedher,andsoddthemostpartofalltheknghtsoftheRoundTable,bothSrTrstram,SrBleobers,andSrGawane,andmanymorethatwllnotrehearse。
  ButwhenSrLauncelotsawherhewassoashamed,andthatbecausehedrewhsswordonthemornwhenhehadlanbyher,thathewouldnotsalutehernorspeaktoher;
  andyetSrLauncelotthoughtshewasthefarestwomanthateverhesawnhslfe-days。
  ButwhenDameElanesawSrLauncelotthatwouldnotspeakuntohershewassoheavythatsheweenedherheartwouldhaveto-brast;forwtyouwell,outofmeasureshelovedhm。AndthenElanesaduntoherwoman,DameBrsen:theunkndnessofSrLauncelotslayethmenear。Ah,peace,madam,sadDameBrsen,wllundertakethatthsnghtheshalllewthyou,anyewouldholdyoustll。Thatweremelefer,sadDameElane,thanallthegoldthatsabovetheearth。Letmedeal,sadDameBrsen。SowhenElanewasbroughtuntoQueenGueneverethermadeothergoodcheerbycountenance,butnothngwthhearts。ButallmenandwomenspakeofthebeautyofDameElane,andofhergreatrches。