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  Thusherodesorrowng,andhalfadayhewasoutofdespar,tllthathecamentoadeepvalley。AndwhenSrLauncelotsawhemghtnotrdeupntothemountan,hetherealghtedunderanappletree,andtherehelefthshelmandhssheld,andputhshorseuntopasture。

  Andthenheladhmdowntosleep。Andthenhmthoughttherecameanoldmanaforehm,thewhchsad:

  Ah,Launcelotofevlfathandpoorbelef,whereforesthywllturnedsolghtlytowardthydeadlysn?Andwhenhehadsadthushevanshedaway,andLauncelotwstnotwherehewasbecome。Thenhetookhshorse,andarmedhm;andasherodebythewayhesawachapelwherewasarecluse,whchhadawndowthatshemghtseeuptothealtar。AndallaloudshecalledLauncelot,forthatheseemedaknghterrant。Andthenhecame,andsheaskedhmwhathewas,andofwhatplace,andwhereabouthewenttoseek。

  HowSrLauncelottoldhsadvsontoawoman,andhowsheexpoundedttohm。

  ANDthenhetoldheraltogetherwordbyword,andthetruthhowtbefellhmatthetournament。Andaftertoldherhsadvsonthathehadhadthatnghtnhssleep,andprayedhertotellhmwhattmghtmean,forhewasnotwellcontentwtht。Ah,Launcelot,sadshe,aslongasyewereknghtofearthlyknghthoodyewerethemostmarvellousmanoftheworld,andmostadventurous。

  Now,sadthelady,sthenyebesetamongtheknghtsofheavenlyadventures,fadventurefelltheecontraryatthattournamenthavethounomarvel,forthattournamentyesterdaywasbutatokenngofOurLord。

  Andnotforthentherewasnoneenchantment,fortheyatthetournamentwereearthlyknghts。Thetournamentwasatokentoseewhoshouldhavemostknghts,etherElazar,thesonofKngPelles,orArgustus,thesonofKngHarlon。ButElazarwasallclothednwhte,andArgustuswascoverednblack,thewhchwere[over]come。

  Allwhatthsbetokenethshalltellyou。ThedayofPentecost,whenKngArthurheldhscourt,tbefellthatearthlykngsandknghtstookatournamenttogether,thatstosaythequestoftheSangreal。Theearthlyknghtsweretheythewhchwereclothedallnblack,andthecoverngbetokeneththesnswhereoftheybenotconfessed。Andtheywththecoverngofwhtebetokenethvrgnty,andtheythatchosechastty。Andthuswasthequestbegunnthem。Thenthoubeheldthesnnersandthegoodmen,andwhenthousawestthesnnersovercome,thounclnesttothatpartyforbobaunceandprdeoftheworld,andallthatmustbeleftnthatquest,fornthsquestthoushalthavemanyfellowsandthybetters。Forthouartsofeebleofevltrustandgoodbelef,thsmadetwhenthouweretherewheretheytooktheeandledtheentotheforest。AndanonthereappearedtheSangrealuntothewhteknghts,butthouwassofeebleofgoodbelefandfaththatthoumghtestnotabdetforalltheteachngofthegoodman,butanonthouturnesttothesnners,andthatcausedthymsadventurethatthoushould’stknowgoodfromevlandvangloryoftheworld,thewhchsnotworthapear。Andforgreatprdethoumadestgreatsorrowthatthouhadstnotovercomeallthewhteknghtswththecoverngofwhte,bywhomwasbetokenedvrgntyandchastty;andthereforeGodwaswrothwthyou,forGodlovethnosuchdeedsnthsquest。Andthsadvsonsgnfeththatthouwereofevlfathandofpoorbelef,thewhchwllmaketheetofallntothedeepptofhellfthoukeeptheenot。

  Nowhavewarnedtheeofthyvangloryandofthyprde,thatthouhastmanytmeserredaganstthyMaker。

  Bewareofeverlastngpan,forofallearthlyknghts

  havemostptyofthee,forknowwellthouhastnotthypeerofanyearthlysnfulman。

  AndsoshecommendedSrLauncelottodnner。AndafterdnnerhetookhshorseandcommendedhertoGod,andsorodentoadeepvalley,andtherehesawarverandanhghmountan。Andthroughthewaterhemustneedspass,thewhchwashdeous;andthennthenameofGodhetooktwthgoodheart。Andwhenhecameoverhesawanarmedknght,horseandmanblackasanybear;wthoutanywordhesmoteSrLauncelot’shorsetotheearth;andsohepassedon,hewstnotwherehewasbecome。Andthenhetookhshelmandhssheld,andthankedGodofhsadventure。

  HereleadethoffthestoryofSrLauncelot,andspeakweofSrGawane,thewhchsthesxteenthbook。

  HowSrGawanewasnghwearyofthequestoftheSangreal,andofhsmarvellousdream。

  WHENSrGawanewasdepartedfromhsfellowshpherodelongwthoutanyadventure。Forhefoundnotthetenthpartofadventureashewaswonttodo。ForSrGawanerodefromWhtsuntdeuntlMchaelmasandfoundnoneadventurethatpleasedhm。SoonadaytbefellGawanemetwthSrEctordeMars,andethermadegreatjoyofotherthattweremarveltotell。Andsotheytoldeverychother,andcomplanedthemgreatlythattheycouldfndnoneadventure。Truly,sadSrGawaneuntoSrEctor,amnghwearyofthsquest,andloathamtofollowfurthernstrangecountres。

  Onethngmarvelledme,sadSrEctor,havemetwthtwentyknghts,fellowsofmne,andalltheycomplanasdo。havemarvel,sadSrGawane,wherethatSrLauncelot,yourbrother,s。Truly,sadSrEctor,

  cannothearofhm,norofSrGalahad,Percvale,norSrBors。Letthembe,sadSrGawane,fortheyfourhavenopeers。AndfonethngwerenotnSrLauncelothehadnofellowofnoneearthlyman;buthesaswebe,butfhetookmorepanuponhm。Butanthesefourbemettogethertheywllbeloaththatanymanmeetwththem;forantheyfaloftheSangrealtsnwasteofalltheremnanttorecovert。

  ThusEctorandGawanerodemorethaneghtdays,andonaSaturdaytheyfoundanoldchapel,thewhchwaswastedthatthereseemednomanththerrepared;

  andtheretheyalghted,andsettherspearsatthedoor,andntheyenteredntothechapel,andtheremadetherorsonsagreatwhle,andsetthemdownnthesegesofthechapel。Andastheyspakeofonethngandother,forheavnesstheyfellasleep,andtherebefellthembothmarvellousadventures。SrGawanehmseemedhecamentoameadowfullofherbsandflowers,andtherehesawarackofbulls,anhundredandffty,thatwereproudandblack,savethreeofthemwereallwhte,andonehadablackspot,andtheothertwoweresofarandsowhtethattheymghtbenowhter。Andthesethreebullswhchweresofarweretedwthtwostrongcords。

  Andtheremnantofthebullssadamongthem:Gowehencetoseekbetterpasture。Andsosomewent,andsomecameagan,buttheyweresoleanthattheymghtnotstanduprght;andofthebullsthatweresowhte,thatonecameaganandnomo。Butwhenthswhtebullwascomeaganamongtheseotherthereroseupagreatcryforlackofwndthatfaledthem;andsotheydepartedonehereandanotherthere:thsadvsonbefellGawanethatnght。

  OftheadvsonofSrEctor,andhowhejoustedwthSrUwanelesAvoutres,hsswornbrother。

  BUTtoEctordeMarsbefellanothervsonthecontrary。

  Fortseemedhmthathsbrother,SrLauncelot,andhealghtedoutofacharandleaptupontwohorses,andtheonesadtotheother:Goweseekthatweshallnotfnd。AndhmthoughtthatamanbeatSrLauncelot,anddespoledhm,andclothedhmnanotherarray,thewhchwasallfullofknots,andsethmuponanass,andsoherodetllhecametothefarestwellthateverhesaw;andSrLauncelotalghtedandwouldhavedrunkofthatwell。Andwhenhestoopedtodrnkofthewaterthewatersankfromhm。AndwhenSrLauncelotsawthat,heturnedandwentththerastheheadcamefrom。

  AndnthemeanwhlehetrowedthathmselfandSrEctorrodetllthattheycametoarchman’shousewheretherewasaweddng。Andtherehesawakngthewhchsad:Srknght,heresnoplaceforyou。Andthenheturnedaganuntothecharthathecamefrom。

  ThuswthnawhlebothGawaneandEctorawaked,andethertoldotheroftheradvson,thewhchmarvelledthemgreatly。Truly,sadEctor,shallneverbemerrytllheartdngsofmybrotherLauncelot。Nowastheysatthustalkngtheysawanhandshownguntotheelbow,andwascoveredwthredsamte,anduponthathungabrdlenotrghtrch,andheldwthnthefstagreatcandlewhchburnedrghtclear,andsopassedaforethem,andenteredntothechapel,andthenvanshedawayandtheywstnotwhere。Andanoncamedownavocewhchsad:Knghtsoffullevlfathandofpoorbelef,thesetwothngshavefaledyou,andthereforeyemaynotcometotheadventuresoftheSangreal。

  ThenfrstspakeGawaneandsad:Ector,haveyeheardthesewords?Yeatruly,sadSrEctor,heardall。Nowgowe,sadSrEctor,untosomehermtthatwlltellusofouradvson,fortseemethmewelabourallnvan。Andsotheydepartedandrodentoavalley,andtheremetwthasqurewhchrodeonanhackney,andtheysalutedhmfar。Sr,sadGawane,canthouteachustoanyhermt?Heresonenalttlemountan,buttssoroughtheremaynohorsegothther,andthereforeyemustgouponfoot;thereshallyefndapoorhouse,andtheresNacenthehermt,whchstheholestmannthscountry。Andsotheydepartedetherfromother。

  Andthennavalleytheymetwthaknghtallarmed,whchprofferedthemtojoustasfarashesawthem。nthenameofGod,sadSrGawane,sthdepartedfromCamelottherewasnoneprofferedmetojoustbutonce。

  Andnow,sr,sadEctor,letmejoustwthhm。Nay,sadGawane,yeshallnotbutfbebeat;tshallnotfor-thnkmethenfyegoafterme。Andthenetherembracedothertojoustandcametogetherasfastastherhorsesmghtrun,andbrastthersheldsandthemals,andtheonemorethantheother;andGawanewaswoundedntheleftsde,buttheotherknghtwassmttenthroughthebreast,andthespearcameoutontheothersde,andsotheyfellbothoutofthersaddles,andnthefallngtheybrakeboththerspears。

  AnonGawanearoseandsethshandtohssword,andcasthssheldaforehm。Butallfornaughtwast,fortheknghthadnopowertoarseagansthm。ThensadGawane:Yemustyeldyouasanovercomeman,orelsemayslayyou。Ah,srknght,sadhe,ambutdead,forGod’ssakeandofyourgentlenessleadmehereuntoanabbeythatmayrecevemyCreator。Sr,sadGawane,knownohouseofrelgonhereby。Sr,sadtheknght,setmeonanhorseto-foreyou,andshallteachyou。Gawanesethmupnthesaddle,andheleaptupbehndhmfortosustanhm,andsocametoanabbeywheretheywerewellreceved;andanonhewasunarmed,andrecevedhsCreator。ThenheprayedGawanetodrawoutthetruncheonofthespearoutofhsbody。ThenGawaneaskedhmwhathewas,thatknewhmnot。am,sadhe,ofKngArthur’scourt,andwasafellowoftheRoundTable,andwewerebrethrensworntogether;andnowSrGawane,thouhastslanme,andmynamesUwanelesAvoutres,thatsometmewassonuntoKngUrens,andwasnthequestoftheSangreal;

  andnowforgvettheeGod,fortshalleverbesadthattheoneswornbrotherhathslantheother。

  HowSrGawaneandSrEctorcametoanhermtagetobeconfessed,andhowtheytoldtothehermttheradvsons。

  ALAS,sadGawane,thateverthsmsadventuresbefallenme。Noforce,sadUwane,sthshalldethsdeath,ofamuchmoreworshpfullerman’shandmghtnotde;

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