HowSrLauncelothadwordhowthequeenwastaken，andhowSrMelagranceladabushmentforLauncelotTHENbythequeen’scommandmenttheyleftbattle，anddressedthewoundedknghtsonhorseback，somesttng，someoverthwarttherhorses，thattwasptytobeholdthem。AndthenSrMelagrancechargedthequeenandallherknghtsthatnoneofallherfellowshpshoulddepartfromher；forfullsorehedreadSrLauncelotduLake，lestheshouldhaveanyknowledgng。Allthsespedthequeen，andprvlyshecalleduntoherachldofherchamberthatwasswftlyhorsed，towhomshesad：
Gothou，whenthouseestthytme，andbearthsrnguntoSrLauncelotduLake，andprayhmashelovethmethathewllseemeandrescueme，feverhewllhavejoyofme；andsparenotthyhorse，sadthequeen，netherforwater，netherforland。Sothechldespedhstme，andlghtlyhetookhshorsewththespurs，anddepartedasfastashemght。AndwhenSrMelagrancesawhmsoflee，heunderstoodthattwasbythequeen’scommandmentfortowarnSrLauncelot。Thentheythatwerebesthorsedchasedhmandshotathm，butfromthemallthechldwentsuddenly。AndthenSrMelagrancesadtothequeen：Madam，yeareabouttobetrayme，but
shallordanforSrLauncelotthatheshallnotcomelghtlyatyou。Andthenherodewthher，andtheyall，tohscastle，nallthehastethattheymght。AndbythewaySrMelagranceladnanembushmentthebestarchersthathemghtgetnhscountry，tothenumberofthrty，toawatuponSrLauncelot，chargngthemthatftheysawsuchamannerofknghtcomebythewayuponawhtehorse，thatnanywsetheyslayhshorse，butnnomannerofwsehavenotadowthhmbodly，forhesover-hardytobeovercome。
Sothswasdone，andtheywerecometohscastle，butnnowsethequeenwouldneverletnoneofthetenknghtsandherladesoutofhersght，butalwaystheywerenherpresence；forthebooksath，SrMelagrancedurstmakenomasteres，fordreadofSrLauncelot，nsomuchhedeemedthathehadwarnng。SowhenthechldwasdepartedfromthefellowshpofSrMelagrance，wthnawhlehecametoWestmnster，andanonhefoundSrLauncelot。Andwhenhehadtoldhsmessage，anddelveredhmthequeen’srng：Alas，sadSrLauncelot，nowamshamedforever，unlessthatmayrescuethatnobleladyfromdshonour。Theneagerlyheaskedhsarmour；andeverthechldtoldSrLauncelothowthetenknghtsfoughtmarvellously，andhowSrPelleas，andSrronsde，andSrBrandles，andSrPersantofnde，foughtstrongly，butnamelySrPelleas，theremghtnonewthstandhm；andhowtheyallfoughttllatthelasttheywereladtotheearth；andthenthequeenmadeappontmentfortosavetherlves，andgowthSrMelagrance。
Alas，sadSrLauncelot，thatmostnoblelady，thatsheshouldbesodestroyed；hadlefer，sadSrLauncelot，thanallFrance，thathadbeentherewellarmed。SowhenSrLauncelotwasarmedanduponhshorse，heprayedthechldofthequeen’schambertowarnSrLavanehowsuddenlyhewasdeparted，andforwhatcause。
Andprayhmashelovethme，thathewllhehmafterme，andthathestntnotuntlhecometothecastlewhereSrMelagranceabdeth，ordwelleth；forthere，sadSrLauncelot，heshallhearofmeanamamanlvng，andrescuethequeenandthetenknghtsthewhchhetratorouslyhathtaken，andthatshallproveuponhshead，andallthemthatholdwthhm。
V
HowSrLauncelot’shorsewasslan，andhowSrLauncelotrodenacartfortorescuethequeenTHENSrLauncelotrodeasfastashemght，andthebooksathhetookthewateratWestmnsterBrdge，andmadehshorsetoswmoverThamesuntoLambeth。
AndthenwthnawhlehecametothesameplacethereasthetennobleknghtsfoughtwthSrMelagrance。AndthenSrLauncelotfollowedthetrackuntlthathecametoawood，andtherewasastraghtway，andtherethethrtyarchersbadeSrLauncelotturnagan，andfollownolongerthattrack。Whatcommandmenthaveyethereto，sadSrLauncelot，tocausemethatamaknghtoftheRoundTabletoleavemyrghtway？Thswayshaltthouleave，other-elsethoushaltgotonthyfoot，forwtthouwellthyhorseshallbeslan。Thatslttlemastery，sadSrLauncelot，toslaymnehorse；butasformyself，whenmyhorsesslan，gverghtnoughtforyou，notanyewerefvehundredmore。SothentheyshotSrLauncelot’shorse，andsmotehmwthmanyarrows；andthenSrLauncelotavodedhshorse，andwentonfoot；butthereweresomanydtchesandhedgesbetwxtthemandhmthathemghtnotmeddlewthnoneofthem。Alasforshame，sadLauncelot，thateveroneknghtshouldbetrayanotherknght；buttsanoldsaw，Agoodmansneverndangerbutwhenhesnthedangerofacoward。ThenSrLauncelotwentawhle，andthenhewasfoulcumberedofhsarmour，hssheld，andhsspear，andallthatlongeduntohm。Wtyewellhewasfullsoreannoyed，andfullloathhewasfortoleaveanythngthatlongeduntohm，forhedreadsorethetreasonofSrMelagrance。
Thenbyfortunetherecamebyhmacharotthatcameththerfortofetchwood。Sayme，carter，sadSrLauncelot，whatshallgvetheetosuffermetoleapntothycharot，andthatthoubrngmeuntoacastlewthnthstwomle？Thoushaltnotcomewthnmycharot，sadthecarter，foramsentfortofetchwoodformylord，SrMelagrance。Wthhmwouldspeak。
Thoushaltnotgowthme，sadthecarter。ThenSrLauncelotleapttohm，andgavehmsuchabuffetthathefelltotheearthstarkdead。Thentheothercarter，hsfellow，wasafeard，andweenedtohavegonethesameway；andthenhecred：Farlord，savemylfe，and
shallbrngyouwhereyewll。Thenchargethee，sadSrLauncelot，thatthoudrvemeandthscharotevenuntoSrMelagrance’sgate。Leapupntothecharot，sadthecarter，andyeshallbethereanon。Sothecarterdroveonagreatwallop，andSrLauncelot’shorsefollowedthecharot，wthmorethanafortyarrowsbroadandroughnhm。
AndmorethananhourandanhalfDameGueneverwasawatngnabaywndowwthherlades，andespedanarmedknghtstandngnacharot。See，madam，sadalady，whererdethnacharotagoodlyarmedknght；
supposeherdethuntohangng。Where？sadthequeen。Thensheespedbyhssheldthathewastherehmself，SrLauncelotduLake。Andthenshewaswarewherecamehshorseeverafterthatcharot，andeverhetrodhsgutsandhspaunchunderhsfeet。Alas，sadthequeen，nowseewellandprove，thatwellshmthathathatrustyfrend。Ha，ha，mostnobleknght，sadQueenGuenever，seewellthouarthardbesteadwhenthourdestnacharot。ThensherebukedthatladythatlkenedSrLauncelottordenacharottohangng。twasfoulmouthed，sadthequeen，andevllkened，sofortolkenthemostnobleknghtoftheworlduntosuchashamefuldeath。
OJesudefendhmandkeephm，sadthequeen，fromallmschevousend。BythswasSrLauncelotcometothegatesofthatcastle，andtherehedescendeddown，andcred，thatallthecastlerangoft：Whereartthou，falsetrator，SrMelagrance，andknghtoftheTableRound？
nowcomeforthhere，thoutratorknght，thouandthyfellowshpwththee；forheream，SrLauncelotduLake，thatshallfghtwthyou。Andtherewthalhebarethegatewdeopenupontheporter，andsmotehmunderhsearwthhsgauntlet，thathsneckbrasta-sunder。
HowSrMelagrancerequredforgvenessofthequeen，andhowsheappeasedSrLauncelot；andothermattersWHENSrMelagranceheardthatSrLauncelotwasthereheranuntoQueenGuenever，andfelluponhsknee，andsad：Mercy，madam，nowputmewhollyntoyourgrace。Whatalethyounow？sadQueenGuenever；
forsoothmghtwellwtsomegoodknghtwouldrevengeme，thoughmylordArthurwstnotofthsyourwork。
Madam，sadSrMelagrance，allthsthatsamssonmypartshallbeamendedrghtasyourselfwlldevse，andwhollyputmenyourgrace。Whatwouldyethat
dd？sadthequeen。wouldnomore，sadMelagrance，butthatyewouldtakeallnyourownhands，andthatyewllrulemylordSrLauncelot；andsuchcheerasmaybemadehmnthspoorcastleyeandheshallhaveuntlto-morn，andthenmayyeandalltheyreturnuntoWestmnster；
andmybodyandallthathaveshallputnyourrule。Yesaywell，sadthequeen，andbetterspeacethaneverwar，andthelessnosethemoresmyworshp。
Thenthequeenandherladeswentdownuntotheknght，SrLauncelot，thatstoodwrothoutofmeasurenthennercourt，toabdebattle；andeverhebade：Thoutratorknghtcomeforth。Thenthequeencametohmandsad：SrLauncelot，whybeyesomoved？Ha，madam，sadSrLauncelot，whyaskyemethatqueston？
Meseemeth，sadSrLauncelot，yeoughttobemorewroththanam，foryehavethehurtandthedshonour，forwtyewell，madam，myhurtsbutlttleforthekllngofamare’sson，butthedesptegrevethmemuchmorethanallmyhurt。Truly，sadthequeen，yesaytruth；butheartlythankyou，sadthequeen，butyemustcomenwthmepeaceably，forallthngsputnmyhand，andallthatsevlshallbeforthebest，fortheknghtfullsorerepentethhmofthemsadventurethatsbefallenhm。
Madam，sadSrLauncelot，sthtssothatyebeenaccordedwthhm，asformemaynotbeagant，howbetSrMelagrancehathdonefullshamefullytome，andcowardly。Ahmadam，sadSrLauncelot，anhadwstyewouldhavebeensosoonaccordedwthhm
wouldnothavemadesuchhasteuntoyou。Whysayyeso，sadthequeen，doyeforthnkyourselfofyourgooddeeds？Wtyouwell，sadthequeen，accordedneveruntohmforfavournorlovethathaduntohm，butfortolaydowneveryshamefulnose。Madam，sadSrLauncelot，yeunderstandfullwellwasneverwllngnorgladofshamefulslandernornose；andtheresnetherkng，queen，norknght，thatbeareththelfe，exceptmylordKngArthur，andyou，madam，shouldletme，but
shouldmakeSrMelagrance’sheartfullcoldorever
departedfromhence。Thatwotwell，sadthequeen，butwhatwllyemore？Yeshallhaveallthngruledasyelsttohavet。Madam，sadSrLauncelot，soyebepleasedcarenot，asformypartyeshallsoonplease。
RghtsothequeentookSrLauncelotbythebarehand，forhehadputoffhsgauntlet，andsoshewentwthhmtllherchamber；andthenshecommandedhmtobeunarmed。AndthenSrLauncelotaskedwherewerethetenknghtsthatwerewoundedsore；sosheshowedthemuntoSrLauncelot，andtheretheymadegreatjoyofthecomngofhm，andSrLauncelotmadegreatdoleoftherhurts，andbewaledthemgreatly。AndthereSrLauncelottoldthemhowcowardlyandtratorlyMelagrancesetarcherstoslayhshorse，andhowhewasfantoputhmselfnacharot。Thustheycomplanedeverychtoother；andfullfantheywouldhavebeenrevenged，buttheypeacedthemselvesbecauseofthequeen。
Then，astheFrenchbooksath，SrLauncelotwascalledmanyadayafterleChevalerduCharot，andddmanydeeds，andgreatadventureshehad。AndsoleaveweofthstaleleChevalerduCharot，andturnwetothstale。
SoSrLauncelothadgreatcheerwththequeen，andthenSrLauncelotmadeapromsewththequeenthatthesamenghtSrLauncelotshouldcometoawndowoutwardtowardagarden；andthatwndowwasy-barredwthron，andthereSrLauncelotpromsedtomeetherwhenallfolkswereasleep。SothencameSrLavanedrvngtothegates，cryng：Wheresmylord，SrLauncelotduLake？Thenwashesentfor，andwhenSrLavanesawSrLauncelot，hesad：Mylord，foundwellhowyewerehardbestead，forhavefoundyourhorsethatwasslanwtharrows。Asforthat，sadSrLauncelot，prayyou，SrLavane，speakyeofothermatters，andletyethspass，andweshallrghttanothertmewhenwebestmay。
HowSrLauncelotcamenthenghttothequeenandlaywthher，andhowSrMelagranceappeachedthequeenoftreasonTHENtheknghtsthatwerehurtweresearched，andsoftsalveswereladtotherwounds；andsotpassedontllsuppertme，andallthecheerthatmghtbemadethemtherewasdoneuntothequeenandallherknghts。Thenwhenseasonwas，theywentuntotherchambers，butnnowsethequeenwouldnotsufferthewoundedknghtstobefromher，butthattheywereladwthndraughtsbyherchamber，uponbedsandpllows，thatsheherselfmghtseetothem，thattheywantednothng。