HowSrLauncelotcamentothejoyoussle，andtherehenamedhmselfLeChevalerMalFet。
　　THENwentDameElaneuntoSrLauncelot，andtoldhmallhowherfatherhaddevsedforhmandher。
　　ThencametheknghtSrCastor，thatwasnephewuntoKongPelles，untoSrLauncelot，andaskedhmwhatwashsname。Sr，sadSrLauncelot，mynamesLeChevalerMalFet，thatstosaytheknghtthathathtrespassed。
　　Sr，sadSrCastor，tmaywellbeso，butevermeseemethyournameshouldbeSrLauncelotduLake，forornowhaveseenyou。Sr，sadLauncelot，yearenotasagentleknght：putcasemynamewereSrLauncelot，andthattlstmenottodscovermyname，whatshouldtgreveyouheretokeepmycounsel，andyebenothurtthereby？butwtthouwellanevertlenmypower
　　shallgreveyou，andthatpromseyoutruly。ThenSrCastorkneeleddownandbesoughtSrLauncelotofmercy：Forshallneverutterwhatyebe，whlethatyebentheseparts。ThenSrLauncelotpardonedhm。
　　Andthen，afterths，KngPelleswthtenknghts，andDameElane，andtwentylades，rodeuntotheCastleofBlantthatstoodnanslandbeclosednron，wthafarwaterdeepandlarge。AndwhentheywerethereSrLauncelotletcallttheJoyoussle；andtherewashecallednoneotherwsebutLeChevalerMalFet，theknghtthathathtrespassed。ThenSrLauncelotletmakehmasheldallofsable，andaqueencrownednthemdst，allofslver，andaknghtcleanarmedkneelngaforeher。Andeverydayonce，foranymrthsthatalltheladesmghtmakehm，hewouldonceeverydaylooktowardtherealmofLogrs，whereKngArthurandQueenGueneverwas。Andthenwouldhefalluponaweepngashsheartshouldto-brast。
　　SotfellthattmeSrLauncelotheardofajoustngfastbyhscastle，wthnthreeleagues。Thenhecalleduntohmadwarf，andhebadehmgountothatjoustng。
　　Andorevertheknghtsdepart，lookthoumakethereacry，nhearngofalltheknghts，thattheresoneknghtntheJoyoussle，thatstheCastleofBlant，andsayhsnamesLeChevalerMalFet，thatwlljoustaganstknghtsthatwllcome。Andwhothatputteththatknghttotheworseshallhaveafarmadandagerfalcon。
　　OfagreattourneyngntheJoyoussle，andhowSrPervvaleandSrEctorcamethther，andSrPercvalefoughtwthhm。
　　SOwhenthscrywasmade，untoJoyoussledrewknghtstothenumberoffvehundred；andwtyewelltherewasneverseennArthur’sdaysoneknghtthatddsomuchdeedsofarmsasSrLauncelotddthreedaystogether；forasthebookmakethtrulymenton，hehadthebetterofallthefvehundredknghts，andtherewasnotoneslanofthem。AndafterthatSrLauncelotmadethemallagreatfeast。
　　AndnthemeanwhlecameSrPercvaledeGalsandSrEctordeMarsunderthatcastlethatwascalledtheJoyoussle。Andastheybeheldthatgaycastletheywouldhavegonetothatcastle，buttheymghtnotforthebroadwater，andbrdgecouldtheyfndnone。Thentheysawontheothersdealadywthasperhawkonherhand，andSrPercvalecalleduntoher，andaskedthatladywhowasnthatcastle。
　　Farknghts，shesad，herewthnthscastlesthefarestladynthsland，andhernamesElane。Alsowehaventhscastlethefarestknghtandthemghtestmanthatsdaresaylvng，andhecalledhmselfLeChevalerMalFet。Howcamehentothesemarches？
　　sadSrPercvale。Truly，sadthedamosel，hecamentothscountrylkeamadman，wthdogsandboyschasnghmthroughthectyofCorbn，andbytheholyvesseloftheSangrealhewasbroughtntohswtagan；buthewllnotdobattlewthnoknght，butbyunderneorbynoon。Andfyelsttocomentothecastle，sadthelady，yemustrdeuntothefurthersdeofthecastleandthereshallyefndavesselthatwllbearyouandyourhorse。Thentheydeparted，andcameuntothevessel。AndthenSrPercvalealghted，andsadtoSrEctordeMars：Yeshallabdemehereuntlthatwtwhatmanneraknghthes；fortwereshameuntous，nasmuchashesbutoneknght，anweshouldbothdobattlewthhm。Doyeasyelst，sadSrEctor，andhere
　　shallabdeyouuntlthathearofyouThenpassedSrPercvalethewater，andwhenhecametothecastlegatehebadetheporter：Gothoutothegoodknghtwthnthecastle，andtellhmherescomeanerrantknghttojoustwthhm。Sr，sadtheporter，rdeyewthnthecastle，andtheresacommonplaceforjoustng，thatlordsandladesmaybeholdyou。SoanonasSrLauncelothadwarnnghewassoonready；andthereSrPercvaleandSrLauncelotencounteredwthsuchamght，andtherspearsweresorude，thatboththehorsesandtheknghtsfelltotheearth。Thentheyavodedtherhorses，andflangoutnobleswords，andhewedawaycantelsofthershelds，andhurtledtogetherwththersheldslketwoboars，andetherwoundedotherpassngsore。
　　AtthelastSrPercvalespakefrstwhentheyhadfoughtentheremorethantwohours。Farknght，sadSrPercvale，requretheetellmethyname，for
　　metneverwthsuchaknght。Sr，sadSrLauncelot，mynamesLeChevalerMalFet。Nowtellmeyourname，sadSrLauncelot，requreyou，gentleknght。
　　Truly，sadSrPercvale，mynamesSrPercvaledeGals，thatwasbrotheruntothegoodknght，SrLamorakdeGals，andKngPellnorewasourfather，andSrAglovalesmybrother。Alas，sadSrLauncelot，whathavedonetofghtwthyouthatartaknghtoftheRoundTable，thatsometmewasyourfellow？
　　Howeachofthemknewother，andofthergreatcourtesy，andhowhsbrotherSrEctorcameuntohm，andoftherjoy。
　　ANDtherewthalSrLauncelotkneeleddownuponhsknees，andthrewawayhssheldandhsswordfromhm。WhenSrPercvalesawhmdosohemarvelledwhathemeant。Andthenthushesad：Srknght，whatsomeverthoube，requretheeuponthehghorderofknghthood，tellmethytruename。Thenhesad：SoGodmehelp，mynamesSrLauncelotduLake，KngBan’ssonofBenoy。Alas，sadSrPercvale，whathavedone？wassentbythequeenfortoseekyou，andsohavesoughtyounghthstwoyear，andyondersSrEctordeMars，yourbrotherabdethmeontheothersdeoftheyonderwater。NowforGod’ssake，sadSrPercvale，forgvememneoffencesthathaveheredone。tssoonforgven，sadSrLauncelot。
　　ThenSrPercvalesentforSrEctordeMars，andwhenSrLauncelothadasghtofhm，heranuntohmandtookhmnhsarms；andthenSrEctorkneeleddown，andetherweptuponother，thatallhadptytobeholdthem。ThencameDameElaneandshetheremadethemgreatcheerasmghtlenherpower；andthereshetoldSrEctorandSrPercvalehowandnwhatmannerSrLauncelotcamentothatcountry，andhowhewashealed；andtheretwasknownhowlongSrLauncelotwaswthSrBlantandwthSrSelvant，andhowhefrstmetwththem，andhowhedepartedfromthembecauseofaboar；andhowthehermthealedSrLauncelotofhsgreatwound，andhowthathecametoCorbn。
　　HowSrBorsandSrLonelcametoKngBrandegore，andhowSrBorstookhssonHelnleBlank，andofSrLauncelot。
　　NOWleaveweSrLauncelotntheJoyousslewththeLadyDameElane，andSrPercvaleandSrEctorplayngwththem，andturnwetoSrBorsdeGansandSrLonel，thathadsoughtSrLauncelotnghbythespaceoftwoyear，andnevercouldtheyhearofhm。Andastheythusrode，byadventuretheycametothehouseofBrandegore，andthereSrBorswaswellknown，forhehadgottenachlduponthekng’sdaughterffteenyearto-fore，andhsnamewasHelnleBlank。AndwhenSrBorssawthatchldtlkedhmpassngwell。AndsothoseknghtshadgoodcheeroftheKngBrandegore。AndonthemornSrBorscameaforeKngBrandegoreandsad：
　　HeresmysonHelnleBlank，thatastssadhesmyson；andsthtsso，wllthatyewtthat
　　wllhavehmwthmeuntothecourtofKngArthur。
　　Sr，sadthekng，yemaywelltakehmwthyou，buthesovertenderofage。Asforthat，sadSrBors，wllhavehmwthme，andbrnghmtothehouseofmostworshpoftheworld。SowhenSrBorsshoulddeparttherewasmadegreatsorrowforthedepartngofHelnleBlank，andgreatweepngwastheremade。ButSrBorsandSrLoneldeparted，andwthnawhletheycametoCamelot，wherewasKngArthur。AndwhenKngArthurunderstoodthatHelnleBlankwasSrBors’son，andnephewuntoKngBrandegore，thenKngArthurlethmmakeknghtoftheRoundTable；andsoheprovedagoodknghtandanadventurous。
　　NowwllweturntoourmatterofSrLauncelot。
　　tbefelluponadaySrEctorandSrPercvalecametoSrLauncelotandaskedhmwhathewoulddo，andwhetherhewouldgowththemuntoKngArthurornot。Nay，sadSrLauncelot，thatmaynotbebynomean，forwassoentreatedatthecourtthatcastmenevertocometheremore。Sr，sadSrEctor，amyourbrother，andyearethemanntheworldthatlovemost；andfunderstoodthattwereyourdsworshp，yemayunderstandwouldnevercounselyouthereto；butKngArthurandallhsknghts，andnespecalQueenGuenever，madesuchdoleandsorrowthattwasmarveltohearandsee。
　　Andyemustrememberthegreatworshpandrenownthatyebeof，howthatyehavebeenmorespokenofthananyotherknghtthatsnowlvng；fortheresnonethatbeareththenamenowbutyeandSrTrstram。
　　Thereforebrother，sadSrEctor，makeyoureadytordetothecourtwthus，anddaresaytherewasneverknghtbetterwelcometothecourtthanye；andwotwellandcanmaketgood，sadSrEctor，thathcostmylady，thequeen，twentythousandpoundtheseekngofyou。Wellbrother，sadSrLauncelot，wlldoafteryourcounsel，andrdewthyou。
　　Sothentheytooktherhorsesandmadethemready，andtooktherleaveatKngPellesandatDameElane。AndwhenSrLauncelotshoulddepartDameElanemadegreatsorrow。Mylord，SrLauncelot，sadDameElane，atthssamefeastofPentecostshallyoursonandmne，Galahad，bemadeknght，forhesfullynowffteenwnterold。Doasyelst，sadSrLauncelot；Godgvehmgracetoproveagoodknght。
　　Asforthat，sadDameElane，doubtnotheshallprovethebestmanofhsknexceptone。Thenshallhebeamangoodenough，sadSrLauncelot。
　　HowSrLauncelotwthSrPercvaleandSrEctorcametothecourt，andofthegreatjoyofhm。
　　THENtheydeparted，andwthnfvedays’journeytheycametoCamelot，thatscallednEnglsh，Wnchester。
　　AndwhenSrLauncelotwascomeamongthem，thekngandalltheknghtsmadegreatjoyofhm。AndthereSrPercvaledeGalsandSrEctordeMarsbeganandtoldthewholeadventures：thatSrLauncelothadbeenoutofhsmndthetmeofhsabsence，andhowhecalledhmselfLeChevalerMalFet，theknghtthathadtrespassed；
　　andnthreedaysSrLauncelotsmotedownfvehundredknghts。AndeverasSrEctorandSrPercvaletoldthesetalesofSrLauncelot，QueenGueneverweptassheshouldhaveded。Thenthequeenmadegreatcheer。
　　OJesu，sadKngArthur，marvelforwhatcauseye，SrLauncelot，wentoutofyourmnd。andmanyothersdeemtwasfortheloveoffarElane，thedaughterofKngPelles，bywhomyearenosedthatyehavegottenachld，andhsnamesGalahad，andmensayheshalldomarvels。Mylord，sadSrLauncelot，fddanyfollyhavethatsought。Andtherewthalthekngspakenomore。ButallSrLauncelot’sknknewforwhomhewentoutofhsmnd。Andthenthereweregreatfeastsmadeandgreatjoy；andmanygreatlordsandlades，whentheyheardthatSrLauncelotwascometothecourtagan，theymadegreatjoy。
　　HowLaBealesoudcounselledSrTrstramtogountothecourt，tothegreatfeastofPentecost。
　　NOWwllweleaveoffthsmatter，andspeakweofSrTrstram，andofSrPalomdesthatwastheSaracenunchrstened。WhenSrTrstramwascomehomeuntoJoyousGardfromhsadventures，allthswhlethatSrLauncelotwasthusmssed，twoyearandmore，SrTrstrambaretherenownthroughalltherealmofLogrs，andmanystrangeadventuresbefellhm，andfullwellandmanlyandworshpfullyhebroughtthemtoanend。SowhenhewascomehomeLaBealesoudtoldhmofthegreatfeastthatshouldbeatPentecostnextfollowng，andthereshetoldhmhowSrLauncelothadbeenmssedtwoyear，andallthatwhlehehadbeenoutofhsmnd，andhowhewasholpenbytheholyvessel，theSangreal。Alas，sadSrTrstram，thatcausedsomedebatebetwxthmandQueenGuenever。Sr，sadDamesoud，knowtall，forQueenGueneversentmealetternthewhchshewrotemeallhowtwas，fortorequreyoutoseekhm。