Gramercy，sadSrMarhaus，ofyourgentlenessyeteachmecourtesy，fortsnotforoneknghttobeonfoot，andtheotheronhorseback。AndtherewthSrMarhaussethsspearaganstatreeandalghtedandtedhshorsetoatree，anddressedhssheld，andethercameuntoothereagerly，andsmotetogetherwththerswordsthatthersheldsflewncantels，andtheybrusedtherhelmsandtherhauberks，andwoundedetherother。ButSrGawanefromtpassednneoftheclockwaxedeverstrongerandstronger，forthentcametothehourofnoon，andthrcehsmghtwasncreased。AllthsespedSrMarhausandhadgreatwonderhowhsmghtncreased，andsotheywoundedotherpassngsore。Andthenwhentwaspastnoon，andwhentdrewtowardevensong，SrGawane’sstrengthfeebled，andwaxedpassngfantthatunnetheshemghtdureanylonger，andSrMarhauswasthenbggerandbgger。Srknght，sadSrMarhaus，havewellfeltthatyeareapassnggoodknghtandamarvellousmanofmghtaseverfeltany，whletlasteth，andourquarrelsarenotgreat，andthereforetwereptytodoyouhurt，forfeelyearepassngfeeble。Ah，sadSrGawane，gentleknght，yesaythewordthatshouldsay。Andtherewththeytookofftherhelms，andetherkssedother，andtheretheysworetogetherethertoloveotherasbrethren。AndSrMarhausprayedSrGawanetolodgewthhmthatnght。Andsotheytooktherhorses，androdetowardSrMarhaus’house。Andastheyrodebytheway，Srknght，sadSrGawane，havemarvelthatsovalantamanasyebelovenoladesnordamosels。Sr，sadSrMarhaus，theynamemewrongfullythosethatgvemethatname，butwellwottbethedamoselsoftheturretthatsonameme，andothersuchastheybe。Nowshall
tellyouforwhatcausehatethem：fortheybesorceressesandenchantersmanyofthem，andbeaknghtneversogoodofhsbodyandfullofprowessasmanmaybe，theywllmakehmastarkcowardtohavethebetterofhm，andthsstheprncpalcausethathatethem；andtoallgoodladesandgentlewomen
owemyservceasaknghtoughttodo。
AsthebookrehearsethnFrench，thereweremanyknghtsthatovermatchedSrGawane，forallthethrcemghtthathehad：
SrLauncelotdeLake，SrTrstram，SrBorsdeGans，SrPercvale，SrPelleas，andSrMarhaus，thesesknghtshadthebetterofSrGawane。ThenwthnalttlewhletheycametoSrMarhaus’place，whchwasnalttleprory，andtheretheyalghted，andladesanddamoselsunarmedthem，andhastlylookedtotherhurts，fortheywereallthreehurt。AndsotheyhadallthreegoodlodgngwthSrMarhaus，andgoodcheer；forwhenhewstthattheywereKngArthur’ssster’ssonshemadethemallthecheerthatlaynhspower，andsotheysojournedthereasennght，andwerewelleasedoftherwounds，andatthelastdeparted。Now，sadSrMarhaus，wewllnotdepartsolghtly，forwllbrngyouthroughtheforest；androdedaybydaywellasevendaysortheyfoundanyadventure。Atthelasttheycamentoagreatforest，thatwasnamedthecountryandforestofArroy，andthecountryofstrangeadventures。nthscountry，sadSrMarhaus，cameneverknghtsncetwaschrstenedbuthefoundstrangeadventures；andsotheyrode，andcamentoadeepvalleyfullofstones，andtherebytheysawafarstreamofwater；abovetherebywastheheadofthestreamafarfountan，andthreedamoselssttngthereby。Andthentheyrodetothem，andethersalutedother，andtheeldesthadagarlandofgoldaboutherhead，andshewasthreescorewnterofageormore，andherharwaswhteunderthegarland。Theseconddamoselwasofthrtywnterofage，wthacrcletofgoldaboutherhead。Thethrddamoselwasbutffteenyearofage，andagarlandofflowersaboutherhead。Whentheseknghtshadsobeheldthem，theyaskedthemthecausewhytheysatatthatfountan？Webehere，sadthedamosels，forthscause：fwemayseeanyerrantknghts，toteachthemuntostrangeadventures；andyebethreeknghtsthatseekadventures，andwebethreedamosels，andthereforeeachoneofyoumustchooseoneofus；andwhenyehavedonesowewllleadyouuntothreehghways，andthereeachofyoushallchooseawayandhsdamoselwthhm。Andthsdaytwelvemonthyemustmeethereagan，andGodsendyouyourlves，andtheretoyemustplghtyourtroth。Thsswellsad，sadSrMarhaus。
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HowSrMarhaus，SrGawane，andSrUwanemetthreedamosels，andeachofthemtookone。
NOWshalleverychofuschooseadamosel。shalltellyou，sadSrUwane，amtheyoungestandmostweakestofyouboth，thereforewllhavetheeldestdamosel，forshehathseenmuch，andcanbesthelpmewhenhaveneed，forhavemostneedofhelpofyouboth。Now，sadSrMarhaus，wllhavethedamoselofthrtywnterage，forshefallethbesttome。Well，sadSrGawane，thankyou，foryehaveleftmetheyoungestandthefarest，andshesmostlefesttome。Theneverydamoseltookherknghtbytherensofhsbrdle，andbroughthmtothethreeways，andtherewastheroathmadetomeetatthefountanthatdaytwelvemonthantheywerelvng，andsotheykssedanddeparted，andeachknghtsethsladybehndhm。AndSrUwanetookthewaythatlaywest，andSrMarhaustookthewaythatlaysouth，andSrGawanetookthewaythatlaynorth。NowwllwebegnatSrGawane，thatheldthatwaytllthathecameuntoafarmanor，wheredwelledanoldknghtandagoodhouseholder，andthereSrGawaneaskedtheknghtfheknewanyadventuresnthatcountry。shallshowyousometo-morn，sadtheoldknght，andthatmarvellous。So，onthemorntheyrodentotheforestofadventurestoalaund，andtherebytheyfoundacross，andastheystoodandhovedtherecamebythemthefarestknghtandtheseemlestmanthatevertheysaw，makngthegreatestdolethatevermanmade。AndthenhewaswareofSrGawane，andsalutedhm，andprayedGodtosendhmmuchworshp。Astothat，sadSrGawane，gramercy；
alsopraytoGodthathesendyouhonourandworshp。Ah，sadtheknght，maylaythatasde，forsorrowandshamecomethtomeafterworshp。
Howaknghtandadwarfstroveforalady。
ANDtherewthhepasseduntotheonesdeofthelaund；andontheothersdesawSrGawanetenknghtsthathovedstllandmadethemreadywththersheldsandspearsaganstthatoneknghtthatcamebySrGawane。
Thenthsoneknghtaventredagreatspear，andoneofthetenknghtsencounteredwthhm，butthswofulknghtsmotehmsohardthathefelloverhshorse’stal。Sothssamedolorousknghtservedthemall，thatattheleastwayhesmotedownhorseandman，andallheddwthonespear；andsowhentheywerealltenonfoot，theywenttothatoneknght，andhestoodstonestll，andsufferedthemtopullhmdownoffhshorse，andboundhmhandandfoot，andtedhmunderthehorse’sbelly，andsoledhmwththem。OJesu!sadSrGawane，thssadolefulsght，toseetheyonderknghtsotobeentreated，andtseemethbytheknghtthathesuffereththemtobndhmso，forhemakethnoresstance。No，sadhshost，thatstruth，foranhewouldtheyallweretooweaksotodohm。Sr，sadthedamoseluntoSrGawane，meseemethtwereyourworshptohelpthatdolorousknght，formethnkethhesoneofthebestknghtsthateversaw。woulddoforhm，sadSrGawane，buttseemethhewllhavenohelp。Then，sadthedamosel，methnkethyehavenolusttohelphm。
Thusastheytalkedtheysawaknghtontheothersdeofthelaundallarmedsavethehead。Andontheothersdetherecameadwarfonhorsebackallarmedsavethehead，wthagreatmouthandashortnose；andwhenthedwarfcamenghhesad，Wherestheladyshouldmeetushere？andtherewthalshecameforthoutofthewood。Andthentheybegantostrveforthelady；fortheknghtsadhewouldhaveher，andthedwarfsadhewouldhaveher。Wllwedowell？sadthedwarf；yondersaknghtatthecross，letusputtbothuponhm，andashedeemethsoshalltbe。wllwell，sadtheknght，andsotheywentallthreeuntoSrGawaneandtoldhmwhereforetheystrove。Well，srs，sadhe，wllyeputthematternmyhand？Yea，theysadboth。
Nowdamosel，sadSrGawane，yeshallstandbetwxtthemboth，andwhetheryelstbettertogoto，heshallhaveyou。Andwhenshewassetbetweenthemboth，shelefttheknghtandwenttothedwarf，andthedwarftookherandwenthswaysngng，andtheknghtwenthswaywthgreatmournng。
Thencametheretwoknghtsallarmed，andcredonhgh，SrGawane!knghtofKngArthur’s，maketheereadynallhasteandjoustwthme。Sotheyrantogether，thatetherfelldown，andthenonfoottheydrewtherswords，andddfullactually。
Themeanwhletheotherknghtwenttothedamosel，andaskedherwhysheabodewththatknght，andfyewouldabdewthme，
wllbeyourfathfulknght。Andwthyouwllbe，sadthedamosel，forwthSrGawanemaynotfndnmnehearttobewthhm；fornowherewasoneknghtdscomftedtenknghts，andatthelasthewascowardlyledaway；andthereforeletustwogowhlsttheyfght。AndSrGawanefoughtwththatotherknghtlong，butatthelasttheyaccordedboth。AndthentheknghtprayedSrGawanetolodgewthhmthatnght。SoasSrGawanewentwththsknghtheaskedhm，Whatknghtshenthscountrythatsmotedownthetenknghts？Forwhenhehaddonesomanfullyhesufferedthemtobndhmhandandfoot，andsoledhmaway。Ah，sadtheknght，thatsthebestknght
trowntheworld，andthemostmanofprowess，andhehathbeenservedsoashewasevenmorethantentmes，andhsnamehghtSrPelleas，andhelovethagreatladynthscountryandhernamesEttard。Andsowhenhelovedhertherewascrednthscountryagreatjouststhreedays，andalltheknghtsofthscountrywerethereandgentlewomen，andwhothatprovedhmthebestknghtshouldhaveapassnggoodswordandacrcletofgold，andthecrclettheknghtshouldgvettothefarestladythatwasatthejousts。AndthsknghtSrPelleaswasthebestknghtthatwasthere，andtherewerefvehundredknghts，buttherewasnevermanthateverSrPelleasmetwthalbuthestruckhmdown，orelsefromhshorse；andeverydayofthreedayshestruckdowntwentyknghts，thereforetheygavehmtheprze，andforthwthalhewentthereastheLadyEttardwas，andgaveherthecrclet，andsadopenlyshewasthefarestladythattherewas，andthatwouldheproveuponanyknghtthatwouldsaynay。
HowKngPelleassufferedhmselftobetakenprsonerbecausehewouldhaveasghtofhslady，andhowSrGawanepromsedhmtogettohmtheloveofhslady。