ANDsohechoseherforhssoveregnlady，andnevertoloveotherbuther，butshewassoproudthatshehadscornofhm，andsadthatshewouldneverlovehmthoughhewoulddeforher。Whereforeallladesandgentlewomenhadscornofherthatshewassoproud，fortherewerefarerthanshe，andtherewasnonethatwastherebutanSrPelleaswouldhaveprofferedthemlove，theywouldhavelovedhmforhsnobleprowess。AndsothsknghtpromsedtheLadyEttardtofollowherntothscountry，andnevertoleavehertllshelovedhm。Andthushesherethemostpartnghher，andlodgedbyaprory，andeveryweekshesendethknghtstofghtwthhm。Andwhenhehathputthemtotheworse，thenwllhesufferthemwlfullytotakehmprsoner，becausehewouldhaveasghtofthslady。Andalwaysshedothhmgreatdespte，forsometmeshemakethherknghtstotehmtohshorse’stal，andsometobndhmunderthehorse’sbelly；thusnthemostshamefullestwaysthatshecanthnkhesbroughttoher。Andallshedothtfortocausehmtoleavethscountry，andtoleavehslovng；butallthscannotmakehmtoleave，foranhewouldhavefoughtonfoothemghthavehadthebetterofthetenknghtsaswellonfootasonhorseback。Alas，sadSrGawane，tsgreatptyofhm；
andafterthsnghtwllseekhmto-morrow，nthsforest，todohmallthehelpcan。SoonthemornSrGawanetookhsleaveofhshostSrCarados，androdentotheforest；andatthelasthemetwthSrPelleas，maknggreatmoanoutofmeasure，soeachofthemsalutedother，andaskedhmwhyhemadesuchsorrow。Andastsaboverehearsed，SrPelleastoldSrGawane：Butalwayssufferherknghtstofaresowthmeasyesawyesterday，ntrustatthelasttownherlove，forsheknowethwellallherknghtsshouldnotlghtlywnme，anmelsttofghtwththemtotheuttermost。Whereforeanlovedhernotsosore，hadleferdeanhundredtmes，anmghtdesooft，ratherthanwouldsufferthatdespte；buttrustshewllhaveptyuponmeatthelast，forlovecausethmanyagoodknghttosuffertohavehsentent，butalasamunfortunate。Andtherewthhemadesogreatdoleandsorrowthatunnethehemghtholdhmonhorseback。
Now，sadSrGawane，leaveyourmournngandshallpromseyoubythefathofmybodytodoallthatlethnmypowertogetyoutheloveofyourlady，andtheretowllplghtyoumytroth。Ah，sadSrPelleas，ofwhatcourtareye？tellme，
prayyou，mygoodfrend。AndthenSrGawanesad，amofthecourtofKngArthur，andhssster’sson，andKngLotofOrkneywasmyfather，andmynamesSrGawane。Andthenhesad，MynamesSrPelleas，bornnthesles，andofmanyslesamlord，andneverhavelovedladynordamoseltllnownanunhappytme；and，srknght，snceyearesonghcousnuntoKngArthur，andakng’sson，thereforebetraymenotbuthelpme，formaynevercomebyherbutbysomegoodknght，forshesnastrongcastlehere，fastbywthnthsfourmle，andoverallthscountryshesladyof。Andsomaynevercometoherpresence，butassufferherknghtstotakeme，andbutfddsothatmghthaveasghtofher，hadbeendeadlongorthstme；andyetfarwordhadneverofher，butwhenambroughtto-forehersherebukethmenthefoulestmanner。
Andthentheytakemyhorseandharnessandputmeoutofthegates，andshewllnotsuffermetoeatnordrnk；andalways
offermetobeherprsoner，butthatshewllnotsufferme，forwoulddesrenomore，whatpanssoeverhad，sothatmghthaveasghtofherdaly。Well，sadSrGawane，allthsshallamendanyewlldoasshalldevse：wllhaveyourhorseandyourarmour，andsowllrdeuntohercastleandtellherthathaveslanyou，andsoshallcomewthnhertocausehertochershme，andthenshalldomytruepartthatyeshallnotfaltohavetheloveofher。
HowSrGawanecametotheLadyEttard，andhowSrPelleasfoundthemsleepng。
ANDtherewthSrGawaneplghthstrothuntoSrPelleastobetrueandfathfuluntohm；soeachoneplghtthertrothtoother，andsotheychangedhorsesandharness，andSrGawanedeparted，andcametothecastlewhereasstoodthepavlonsofthsladywthoutthegate。AndassoonasEttardhadespedSrGawaneshefledntowardthecastle。SrGawanespakeonhgh，andbadeherabde，forhewasnotSrPelleas；amanotherknghtthathaveslanSrPelleas。Dooffyourhelm，sadtheLadyEttard，thatmayseeyourvsage。AndsowhenshesawthattwasnotSrPelleas，shebadehmalghtandledhmuntohercastle，andaskedhmfathfullywhetherhehadslanSrPelleas。Andhesadheryea，andtoldherhsnamewasSrGawaneofthecourtofKngArthur，andhssster’sson。Truly，sadshe，thatsgreatpty，forhewasapassnggoodknghtofhsbody，butofallmenalvehatedhmmost，forcouldneverbequtofhm；andforyehaveslanhm
shallbeyourwoman，andtodoanythngthatmghtpleaseyou。
SoshemadeSrGawanegoodcheer。ThenSrGawanesadthathelovedaladyandbynomeansshewouldlovehm。Shestoblame，sadEttard，anshewllnotloveyou，foryethatbesowellbornaman，andsuchamanofprowess，theresnoladyntheworldtoogoodforyou。Wllye，sadSrGawane，promsemetodoallthatyemay，bythefathofyourbody，togetmetheloveofmylady？Yea，sr，sadshe，andthatpromseyoubythefathofmybody。Now，sadSrGawane，tsyourselfthatlovesowell，thereforeprayyouholdyourpromse。maynotchoose，sadtheLadyEttard，butfshouldbeforsworn；andsoshegrantedhmtofulflallhsdesre。
SotwasthennthemonthofMaythatsheandSrGawanewentoutofthecastleandsuppednapavlon，andtherewasmadeabed，andthereSrGawaneandtheLadyEttardwenttobedtogether，andnanotherpavlonsheladherdamosels，andnthethrdpavlonsheladpartofherknghts，forthenshehadnodreadofSrPelleas。AndthereSrGawanelaywthhernthatpavlontwodaysandtwonghts。Andonthethrdday，nthemornngearly，SrPelleasarmedhm，forhehadneversleptsnceSrGawanedepartedfromhm；forSrGawanehadpromsedhmbythefathofhsbody，tocometohmuntohspavlonbythatprorywthnthespaceofadayandanght。
ThenSrPelleasmounteduponhorseback，andcametothepavlonsthatstoodwthoutthecastle，andfoundnthefrstpavlonthreeknghtsnthreebeds，andthreesqureslyngattherfeet。Thenwenthetothesecondpavlonandfoundfourgentlewomenlyngnfourbeds。AndthenheyedetothethrdpavlonandfoundSrGawanelyngnbedwthhsLadyEttard，andetherclppngothernarms，andwhenhesawthathsheartwell-nghbrastforsorrow，andsad：Alas!thateveraknghtshouldbefoundsofalse；andthenhetookhshorseandmghtnotabdenolongerforpuresorrow。Andwhenhehadrddennghhalfamleheturnedaganandthoughttoslaythemboth；andwhenhesawthembothsolesleepngfast，unnethehemghtholdhmonhorsebackforsorrow，andsadthustohmself，Thoughthsknghtbeneversofalse，wllneverslayhmsleepng，forwllneverdestroythehghorderofknghthood；andtherewthhedepartedagan。Andorhehadrddenhalfamlehereturnedagan，andthoughtthentoslaythemboth，makngthegreatestsorrowthatevermanmade。Andwhenhecametothepavlons，hetedhshorseuntoatree，andpulledouthsswordnakednhshand，andwenttothemthereastheylay，andyethethoughttwereshametoslaythemsleepng，andladthenakedswordoverthwartboththerthroats，andsotookhshorseandrodehsway。
AndwhenSrPelleascametohspavlonshetoldhsknghtsandhssqureshowhehadsped，andsadthustothem，Foryourtrueandgoodservceyehavedonemeshallgveyouallmygoods，forwllgountomybedandneverarseuntlamdead。
Andwhenthatamdeadchargeyouthatyetaketheheartoutofmybodyandbeartherbetwxttwoslverdshes，andtellherhowsawherlewththefalseknghtSrGawane。RghtsoSrPelleasunarmedhmself，andwentuntohsbedmakngmarvellousdoleandsorrow。
WhenSrGawaneandEttardawokeofthersleep，andfoundthenakedswordoverthwarttherthroats，thensheknewwelltwasSrPelleas’sword。Alas!sadshetoSrGawane，yehavebetrayedmeandSrPelleasboth，foryetoldmeyehadslanhm，andnowknowwelltsnotso，hesalve。AndfSrPelleashadbeenasuncourteoustoyouasyehavebeentohmyehadbeenadeadknght；butyehavedecevedmeandbetrayedmefalsely，thatallladesanddamoselsmaybewarebyyouandme。
AndtherewthSrGawanemadehmready，andwentntotheforest。SothappedthenthattheDamoseloftheLake，Nmue，metwthaknghtofSrPelleas，thatwentonhsfootntheforestmaknggreatdole，andsheaskedhmthecause。Andsothewofulknghttoldherhowhsmasterandlordwasbetrayedthroughaknghtandlady，andhowhewllneverarseoutofhsbedtllhebedead。Brngmetohm，sadsheanon，andwllwarranthslfeheshallnotdeforlove，andshethathathcausedhmsotolove，sheshallbenasevlplghtashesortbelongto，fortsnojoyofsuchaproudladythatwllhavenomercyofsuchavalantknght。Anonthatknghtbroughtheruntohm，andwhenshesawhmlenhsbed，shethoughtshesawneversolkelyaknght；andtherewthshethrewanenchantmentuponhm，andhefellasleep。AndtherewhlesherodeuntotheLadyEttard，andchargednomantoawakehmtllshecameagan。SowthntwohoursshebroughttheLadyEttardthther，andbothladesfoundhmasleep：Lo，sadtheDamoseloftheLake，yeoughttobeashamedfortomurdersuchaknght。Andtherewthshethrewsuchanenchantmentuponherthatshelovedhmsore，thatwell-nghshewasoutofhermnd。
OLordJesu，sadtheLadyEttard，howstbefallenuntomethatlovenowhmthathavemosthatedofanymanalve？
ThatstherghteousjudgmentofGod，sadthedamosel。AndthenanonSrPelleasawakedandlookeduponEttard；andwhenhesawherheknewher，andthenhehatedhermorethananywomanalve，andsad：Away，tratress，comenevernmysght。Andwhensheheardhmsayso，sheweptandmadegreatsorrowoutofmeasure。
HowSrPelleaslovednomoreEttardbymeansoftheDamoseloftheLake，whomhelovedeverafter。
SRKNGHTPELLEAS，sadtheDamoseloftheLake，takeyourhorseandcomeforthwthmeoutofthscountry，andyeshalllovealadythatshallloveyou。wllwell，sadSrPelleas，forthsLadyEttardhathdonemegreatdespteandshame，andtherehetoldherthebegnnngandendng，andhowhehadpurposednevertohavearsentllthathehadbeendead。AndnowsuchgraceGodhathsentme，thathateherasmuchaseverlovedher，thankedbeourLordJesus!Thankme，sadtheDamoseloftheLake。AnonSrPelleasarmedhm，andtookhshorse，andcommandedhsmentobrngafterhspavlonsandhsstuffwheretheDamoseloftheLakewouldassgn。SotheLadyEttarddedforsorrow，andtheDamoseloftheLakerejocedSrPelleas，andlovedtogetherdurngtherlfedays。
HowSrMarhausrodewththedamosel，andhowhecametotheDukeoftheSouthMarches。
NOWturnweuntoSrMarhaus，thatrodewththedamoselofthrtywnterofage，southward。Andsotheycamentoadeepforest，andbyfortunetheywerenghted，androdelongnadeepway，andatthelasttheycameuntoacourtelage，andtheretheyaskedharbour。Butthemanofthecourtelagewouldnotlodgethemfornotreatsethattheycouldtreat，butthusmuchthegoodmansad，Anyewlltaketheadventureofyourlodgng，
shallbrngyouwhereyeshallbelodged。Whatadventuresthatthatshallhaveformylodgng？sadSrMarhaus。Yeshallwtwhenyecomethere，sadthegoodman。Sr，whatadventuresotbe，brngmeththerpraythee，sadSrMarhaus；foramweary，mydamosel，andmyhorse。Sothegoodmanwentandopenedthegate，andwthnanhourhebroughthmuntoafarcastle，andthenthepoormancalledtheporter，andanonhewasletntothecastle，andsohetoldthelordhowhebroughthmaknghterrantandadamoselthatwouldbelodgedwthhm。Lethmn，sadthelord，tmayhappenheshallrepentthattheytooktherlodgnghere。