andwtyewellhesthenobleknght，SrLauncelot，forbythssheldknowhm。Alas，sadtheFarMadenofAstolat，howmaythsbe，andwhatwashshurt？
Truly，sadSrGawane，themanntheworldthatlovedhmbesthurthmso；anddaresay，sadSrGawane，anthatknghtthathurthmknewtheverycertantythathehadhurtSrLauncelot，twouldbethemostsorrowthatevercametohsheart。
Nowfarfather，sadthenElane，requreyougvemeleavetordeandtoseekhm，orelsewotwellshallgooutofmymnd，forshallneverstnttllthatfndhmandmybrother，SrLavane。Doastlkethyou，sadherfather，formesorerepentethofthehurtofthatnobleknght。Rghtsothemadmadeherready，andbeforeSrGawane，maknggreatdole。
ThenonthemornSrGawanecametoKngArthur，andtoldhmhowhehadfoundSrLauncelot’ssheldnthekeepngoftheFarMadenofAstolat。Allthatknewaforehand，sadKngArthur，andthatcausedmewouldnotsufferyoutohaveadoatthegreatjousts，foresped，sadKngArthur，whenhecamentllhslodgngfulllatentheevenngnAstolat。Butmarvelhave，sadArthur，thateverhewouldbearanysgnofanydamosel，forornowneverheardsaynorknewthateverhebareanytokenofnoneearthlywoman。Bymyhead，sadSrGawane，theFarMadenofAstolatlovethhmmarvellouslywell；whattmeanethcannotsay，andshesrddenaftertoseekhm。SothekngandallcametoLondon，andthereSrGawaneopenlydsclosedtoallthecourtthattwasSrLauncelotthatjoustedbest。
OfthesorrowthatSrBorshadforthehurtofLauncelot；
andoftheangerthatthequeenhadbecauseLauncelotbarethesleeve。
ANDwhenSrBorsheardthat，wtyewellhewasanheavyman，andsowereallhsknsmen。ButwhenQueenGueneverwstthatSrLauncelotbaretheredsleeveoftheFarMadenofAstolatshewasnghoutofhermndforwrath。AndthenshesentforSrBorsdeGansnallthehastethatmghtbe。SowhenSrBorswascometo-forethequeen，thenshesad：AhSrBors，haveyeheardsayhowfalselySrLauncelothathbetrayedme？Alasmadam，sadSrBors，amafeardhehathbetrayedhmselfandusall。Noforce，sadthequeen，thoughhebedestroyed，forhesafalsetrator-knght。
Madam，sadSrBors，prayyousayyenotso，forwtyouwellmaynothearsuchlanguageofhm。WhySrBors，sadshe，shouldnotcallhmtratorwhenhebaretheredsleeveuponhsheadatWnchester，atthegreatjousts？Madam，sadSrBors，thatsleeve-bearngrepentethmesore，butdaresayheddttononeevlntent，butforthscausehebaretheredsleevethatnoneofhsbloodshouldknowhm。Fororthenwe，nornoneofusall，neverknewthateverhebaretokenorsgnofmad，lady，negentlewoman。Feonhm，sadthequeen，yetforallhsprdeandbobauncethereyeprovedyourselfhsbetter。Naymadam，sayyenevermoreso，forhebeatmeandmyfellows，andmghthaveslanusanhehadwould。Feonhm，sadthequeen，forheardSrGawanesaybeforemylordArthurthattweremarveltotellthegreatlovethatsbetweentheFarMadenofAstolatandhm。Madam，sadSrBors，maynotwarnSrGawanetosaywhattpleasedhm；butdaresay，asformylord，SrLauncelot，thathelovethnolady，gentlewoman，normad，butallhelovethnlkemuch。
Andthereforemadam，sadSrBors，yemaysaywhatyewll，butwtyewellwllhastemetoseekhm，andfndhmwheresomeverhebe，andGodsendmegoodtdngsofhm。Andsoleavewethemthere，andspeakweofSrLauncelotthatlayngreatperl。
SoasfarElanecametoWnchestershesoughtthereallabout，andbyfortuneSrLavanewasrddentoplayhm，toenchafehshorse。AndanonasElanesawhmsheknewhm，andthenshecredalouduntlhm。Andwhenheheardheranonhecametoher，andthensheaskedherbrotherhowddmylord，SrLauncelot。Whotoldyou，sster，thatmylord’snamewasSrLauncelot？ThenshetoldhmhowSrGawanebyhssheldknewhm。
Sotheyrodetogethertllthattheycametothehermtage，andanonshealghted。
SoSrLavanebroughtherntoSrLauncelot；andwhenshesawhmlesosckandpalenhsbedshemghtnotspeak，butsuddenlyshefelltotheearthdownsuddenlynaswoon，andthereshelayagreatwhle。Andwhenshewasreleved，sheshrekedandsad：Mylord，SrLauncelot，alaswhybeyenthsplght？andthensheswoonedagan。AndthenSrLauncelotprayedSrLavanetotakeherup：Andbrnghertome。AndwhenshecametoherselfSrLauncelotkssedher，andsad：Farmaden，whyfareyethus？yeputmetopan；
whereforemakeyenomoresuchcheer，foranyebecometocomfortmeyeberghtwelcome；andofthslttlehurtthathaveshallberghthastlywholebythegraceofGod。Butmarvel，sadSrLauncelot，whotoldyoumyname？ThenthefarmadentoldhmallhowSrGawanewaslodgedwthherfather：Andtherebyyoursheldhedscoveredyourname。Alas，sadSrLauncelot，thatmerepenteththatmynamesknown，foramsuretwllturnuntoanger。AndthenSrLauncelotcompassednhsmndthatSrGawanewouldtellQueenGueneverhowhebaretheredsleeve，andforwhom；thathewstwellwouldturnntogreatanger。
SothsmadenElaneneverwentfromSrLauncelot，butwatchedhmdayandnght，andddsuchattendancetohm，thattheFrenchbooksaththerewasneverwomanddmorekndlerformanthanshe。ThenSrLauncelotprayedSrLavanetomakeaspesnWnchesterforSrBorsfhecamethere，andtoldhmbywhattokensheshouldknowhm，byawoundnhsforehead。Forwellamsure，sadSrLauncelot，thatSrBorswllseekme，forhesthesamegoodknghtthathurtme。
HowSrBorssoughtLauncelotandfoundhmnthehermtage，andofthelamentatonbetweenthem。
NOWturnweuntoSrBorsdeGansthatcameuntoWnchestertoseekafterhscousnSrLauncelot。AndsowhenhecametoWnchester，anontherewerementhatSrLavanehadmadetolenawatchforsuchaman，andanonSrLavanehadwarnng；andthenSrLavanecametoWnchesterandfoundSrBors，andtherehetoldhmwhathewas，andwthwhomhewas，andwhatwashsname。Nowfarknght，sadSrBors，requreyouthatyewllbrngmetomylord，SrLauncelot。Sr，sadSrLavane，takeyourhorse，andwthnthshouryeshallseehm。Andsotheydeparted，andcametothehermtage。
AndwhenSrBorssawSrLauncelotlenhsbedpaleanddscoloured，anonSrBorslosthscountenance，andforkndnessandptyhemghtnotspeak，butwepttenderlyagreatwhle。Andthenwhenhemghtspeakhesadthus：Omylord，SrLauncelot，Godyoubless，andsendyouhastyrecover；andfullheavyamofmymsfortuneandofmneunhappness，fornowmaycallmyselfunhappy。AnddreadmethatGodsgreatlydspleasedwthme，thathewouldsuffermetohavesuchashamefortohurtyouthatareallourleader，andallourworshp；andthereforecallmyselfunhappy。Alasthateversuchacatff-knghtasamshouldhavepowerbyunhappnesstohurtthemostnoblestknghtoftheworld。
Wheresoshamefullysetuponyouandoverchargedyou，andwhereyemghthaveslanme，yesavedme；andsoddnot，forandyourbloodddtoyouourutterance。
marvel，sadSrBors，thatmyheartormybloodwouldserveme，whereforemylord，SrLauncelot，askyourmercy。Farcousn，sadSrLauncelot，yeberghtwelcome；andwtyewell，overmuchyesayfortopleaseme，thewhchpleasethmenot，forwhyhavethesame
sought；forwouldwthprdehaveovercomeyouall，andtherenmyprdewasnearslan，andthatwasnmneowndefault，formghthavegvenyouwarnngofmybengthere。Andthenhadhadnohurt，fortsanoldsadsaw，thereshardbattlethereasknandfrendsdobattleetheraganstother，theremaybenomercybutmortalwar。Therefore，farcousn，sadSrLauncelot，letthsspeechoverpass，andallshallbewelcomethatGodsendeth；andletusleaveoffthsmatterandletusspeakofsomerejocng，forthsthatsdonemaynotbeundone；andletusfndaremedyhowsoonthatmaybewhole。
ThenSrBorsleaneduponhsbedsde，andtoldSrLauncelothowthequeenwaspassngwrothwthhm，becauseheworetheredsleeveatthegreatjousts；andthereSrBorstoldhmallhowSrGawanedscoveredt：
ByyoursheldthatyeleftwththeFarMadenofAstolat。Thensthequeenwroth，sadSrLauncelotandthereforeamrghtheavy，fordeservednowrath，forallthatddwasbecausewouldnotbeknown。
Rghtsoexcusedyou，sadSrBors，butallwasnvan，forshesadmorelargelertomethantoyounow。Butsthsshe，sadSrBors，thatssobusyaboutyou，thatmencalltheFarMadenofAstolat？Shets，sadSrLauncelot，thatbynomeanscannotputherfromme。
Whyshouldyeputherfromyou？sadSrBors，shesapassngfardamosel，andawellbeseen，andwelltaught；
andGodwould，farcousn，sadSrBors，thatyecouldloveher，butastothatmaynot，nordarenot，counselyou。Butseewell，sadSrBors，byherdlgenceaboutyouthatshelovethyouentrely。Thatmerepenteth，sadSrLauncelot。Sr，sadSrBors，shesnotthefrstthathathlostherpanuponyou，andthatsthemorepty：andsotheytalkedofmanymorethngs。AndsowthnthreedaysorfourSrLauncelotwasbgandstrongagan。
HowSrLauncelotarmedhmtoassayfhemghtbeararms，andhowhswoundsbrastoutagan。
THENSrBorstoldSrLauncelothowtherewasswornagreattournamentandjoustsbetwxtKngArthurandtheKngofNorthgals，thatshouldbeuponAllHallowmassDay，besdeWnchester。sthattruth？sadSrLauncelot；
thenshallyeabdewthmestllalttlewhleuntlthat
bewhole，forfeelmyselfrghtbgandstrong。BlessedbeGod，sadSrBors。Thenweretheytherenghamonthtogether，andeverthsmadenElaneddeverherdlgentlabournghtanddayuntoSrLauncelot，thattherewasneverchldnorwfemoremeekertoherfatherandhusbandthanwasthatFarMadenofAstolat；whereforeSrBorswasgreatlypleasedwthher。
Souponaday，bytheassentofSrLauncelot，SrBors，andSrLavane，theymadethehermttoseeknwoodsfordversherbs，andsoSrLauncelotmadefarElanetogatherherbsforhmtomakehmaban。nthemeanwhleSrLauncelotmadehmtoarmhmatallpeces；
andtherehethoughttoassayhsarmourandhsspear，forhshurtornot。Andsowhenhewasuponhshorsehestrredhmfercely，andthehorsewaspassnglustyandfreshbecausehewasnotlabouredamonthafore。AndthenSrLauncelotcouchedthatspearntherest。Thatcourserleaptmghtlywhenhefeltthespurs；andhethatwasuponhm，thewhchwasthenoblesthorseoftheworld，stranedhmmghtlyandstably，andkeptstllthespearntherest；andtherewthSrLauncelotstranedhmselfsostratly，wthsogreatforce，togetthehorseforward，thatthebuttonofhswoundbrastbothwthnandwthout；andtherewthalthebloodcameoutsofercelythathefelthmselfsofeeblethathemghtnotstuponhshorse。AndthenSrLauncelotcreduntoSrBors：Ah，SrBorsandSrLavane，help，foramcometomneend。
Andtherewthhefelldownontheonesdetotheearthlkeadeadcorpse。AndthenSrBorsandSrLavanecametohmwthsorrow-makngoutofmeasure。AndsobyfortunethemadenElaneheardthermournng，andthenshecamethther；andwhenshefoundSrLauncelottherearmednthatplaceshecredandweptasshehadbeenwood；andthenshekssedhm，andddwhatshemghttoawakehm。AndthensherebukedherbrotherandSrBors，andcalledthemfalsetrators，whytheywouldtakehmoutofhsbed；thereshecred，andsadshewouldappealthemofhsdeath。