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  wllfghtwththee。Asforthat,sadSrTrstram,wllbeadvsed,forwllnotdobattlebutfmelst。Andfdobattle,sadSrTrstram,yearenotabletowthstandme。Feonthee,coward,sadSrDnadan。

  Andthusastheyhovedstll,theysawaknghtcomerdngaganstthem。Lo,sadSrTrstram,seewherecomethaknghtrdng,wlljoustwthyou。Anon,asSrDnadanbeheldhmhesad:Thatsthesamedotedknghtthatsawlebythewell,nethersleepngnorwakng。Well,sadSrTrstram,knowthatknghtwellwththecoveredsheldofazure,hesthekng’ssonofNorthumberland,hsnamesEpnegrs;andhesasgreataloverasknow,andheloveththekng’sdaughterofWales,afullfarlady。Andnowsuppose,sadSrTrstram,anyerequrehmhewlljoustwthyou,andthenshallyeprovewhetheraloverbeabetterknght,oryethatwllnotlovenolady。Well,sadDnadan,nowshaltthouseewhatshalldo。TherewthalSrDnadanspakeonhghandsad:Srknght,maketheereadytojoustwthme,fortsthecustomoferrantknghtsonetojoustwthother。Sr,sadEpnegrs,sthattheruleofyouerrantknghtsfortomakeaknghttojoust,wllheornll?Asforthat,sadDnadan,maketheeready,forheresforme。AndtherewthaltheyspurredtherhorsesandmettogethersohardthatEpnegrssmotedownSrDnadan。ThenSrTrstramrodetoSrDnadanandsad:Hownow,meseemeththeloverhathwellsped。

  Feonthee,coward,sadSrDnadan,andfthoubeagoodknghtrevengeme。Nay,sadSrTrstram,wllnotjoustasatthstme,buttakeyourhorseandletusgohence。Goddefendme,sadSrDnadan,fromthyfellowshp,forneverspedwellsncemetwththee:

  andsotheydeparted。Well,sadSrTrstram,peradventurecouldtellyoutdngsofSrTrstram。Goddefendme,sadDnadan,fromthyfellowshp,forSrTrstramweremckletheworseanhewerenthycompany;andthentheydeparted。Sr,sadSrTrstram,yettmayhappenshallmeetwthyounotherplaces。

  SorodeSrTrstramuntoJoyousGard,andthereheheardnthattowngreatnoseandcry。Whatsthsnose?sadSrTrstram。Sr,sadthey,heresaknghtofthscastlethathathbeenlongamongus,andrghtnowhesslanwthtwoknghts,andfornoneothercausebutthatourknghtsadthatSrLauncelotwereabetterknghtthanSrGawane。Thatwasasmplecause,sadSrTrstram,fortoslayagoodknghtfortosaywellbyhsmaster。Thatslttleremedytous,sadthemenofthetown。ForanSrLauncelothadbeenheresoonweshouldhavebeenrevengeduponthefalseknghts。

  WhenSrTrstramheardthemsaysohesentforhssheldandforhsspear,andlghtlywthnawhlehehadovertakenthem,andbadethemturnandamendthattheyhadmsdone。Whatamendswouldstthouhave?sadtheoneknght。Andtherewththeytookthercourse,andethermetothersohardthatSrTrstramsmotedownthatknghtoverhshorse’stal。ThentheotherknghtdressedhmtoSrTrstram,andnthesamewseheservedtheotherknght。Andthentheygatofftherhorsesaswellastheymght,anddressedthersheldsandswordstodotherbattletotheutterance。Knghts,sadSrTrstram,yeshalltellmeofwhenceyeare,andwhatbeyournames,forsuchmenyemghtbeyeshouldhardescapemyhands;andyemghtbesuchmenofsuchacountrythatforallyourevldeedsyeshouldpassqut。

  Wtthouwell,srknght,sadthey,wefearnottotelltheeournames,formynamesSrAgravane,andmynamesGahers,brethrenuntothegoodknghtSrGawane,andwebenephewsuntoKngArthur。Well,sadSrTrstram,forKngArthur’ssakeshallletyoupassasatthstme。Buttsshame,sadSrTrstram,thatSrGawaneandyebecomeofsogreatabloodthatyefourbrethrenaresonamedasyebe,foryebecalledthegreatestdestroyersandmurderersofgoodknghtsthatbenownthsrealm;fortsbutasheardsaythatSrGawaneandyeslewamongyouabetterknghtthaneveryewere,thatwasthenobleknghtSrLamorakdeGals。AnthadpleasedGod,sadSrTrstram,wouldhadbeenbySrLamorakathsdeath。Thenshouldstthouhavegonethesameway,sadSrGahers。Farknght,sadSrTrstram,theremusthavebeenmanymoreknghtsthanyeare。AndtherewthalSrTrstramdepartedfromthemtowardJoyousGard。Andwhenhewasdepartedtheytooktherhorses,andtheonesadtotheother:WewllovertakehmandberevengeduponhmnthedespteofSrLamorak。

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  HowSrTrstramsmotedownSrAgravaneandSrGahers,andhowSrDnadanwassentforbyLaBealesoud。

  SOwhentheyhadovertakenSrTrstram,SrAgravanebadehm:Turn,tratorknght。Thatsevlsad,sadSrTrstram;andtherewthhepulledouthssword,andsmoteSrAgravanesuchabuffetuponthehelmthathetumbleddownoffhshorsenaswoon,andhehadagrevouswound。AndthenheturnedtoGahers,andSrTrstramsmotehsswordandhshelmtogetherwthsuchamghtthatGahersfelloutofhssaddle:andsoSrTrstramrodeuntoJoyousGard,andtherehealghtedandunarmedhm。SoSrTrstramtoldLaBealesoudofallhsadventure,asyehaveheardto-fore。AndwhensheheardhmtellofSrDnadan:Sr,sadshe,snotthathethatmadethesongbyKngMark?Thatsameshe,sadSrTrstram,forhesthebestbourderandjaper,andanobleknghtofhshands,andthebestfellowthat

  know,andallgoodknghtslovehsfellowshp。Alas,sr,sadshe,whybroughtyenothmwthyou?Haveyenocare,sadSrTrstram,forherdethtoseekmenthscountry;andthereforehewllnotawaytllhehavemetwthme。AndthereSrTrstramtoldLaBealesoudhowSrDnadanheldaganstalllovers。RghtsotherecamenavarletandtoldSrTrstramhowtherewascomeanerrantknghtntothetown,wthsuchcoloursuponhssheld。ThatsSrDnadan,sadSrTrstram;wtyewhatyeshalldo,sadSrTrstram:sendyeforhm,myLadysoud,andwllnotbeseen,andyeshallhearthemerrestknghtthateveryespakewthal,andthemaddesttalker;andprayyouheartlythatyemakehmgoodcheer。

  ThenanonLaBealesoudsentntothetown,andprayedSrDnadanthathewouldcomentothecastleandreposehmtherewthalady。Wthagoodwll,sadSrDnadan;andsohemounteduponhshorseandrodentothecastle;andtherehealghted,andwasunarmed,andbroughtntothecastle。AnonLaBealesoudcameuntohm,andethersalutedother;thensheaskedhmofwhencethathewas。Madam,sadDnadan,amofthecourtofKngArthur,andknghtoftheTableRound,andmynamesSrDnadan。Whatdoyenthscountry?

  sadLaBealesoud。Madam,sadhe,seekSrTrstramthegoodknght,fortwastoldmethathewasnthscountry。tmaywellbe,sadLaBealesoud,butamnotwareofhm。Madam,sadDnadan,marvelofSrTrstramandmootherlovers,whataleththemtobesomadandsosotteduponwomen。Why,sadLaBealesoud,areyeaknghtandbenolover?tsshametoyou:whereforeyemaynotbecalledagoodknght[but]fyemakeaquarrelforalady。Goddefendme,sadDnadan,forthejoyoflovestooshort,andthesorrowthereof,andwhatcomeththereof,durethoverlong。Ah,sadLaBealesoud,sayyenotso,forherefastbywasthegoodknghtSrBleobers,thatfoughtwththreeknghtsatonceforadamosel’ssake,andhewonheraforetheKngofNorthumberland。twasso,sadSrDnadan,forknowhmwellforagoodknghtandanoble,andcomeofnobleblood;forallbenobleknghtsofwhomhescomeof,thatsSrLauncelotduLake。

  Nowprayyou,sadLaBealesoud,tellmewllyoufghtformylovewththreeknghtsthatdomegreatwrong?andnsomuchasyebeaknghtofKngArthur’srequreyoutodobattleforme。ThenSrDnadansad:shallsayyouyebeasfaraladyaseversawany,andmuchfarerthansmyladyQueenGuenever,butwtyewellatoneword,wllnotfghtforyouwththreeknghts,Jesudefendme。Thensoudlaughed,andhadgoodgameathm。Sohehadallthecheerthatshemghtmakehm,andtherehelayallthatnght。AndonthemornearlySrTrstramarmedhm,andLaBealesoudgavehmagoodhelm;andthenhepromsedherthathewouldmeetwthSrDnadan,andtheytwowouldrdetogetherntoLonazep,wherethetournamentshouldbe:Andthereshallmakereadyforyouwhereyeshallseethetournament。ThendepartedSrTrstramwthtwosquresthatbarehssheldandhsspearsthatweregreatandlong。

  HowSrDnadanmetwthSrTrstram,andwthjoustngwthSrPalomdes,SrDnadanknewhm。

  THENafterthatSrDnadandeparted,androdehswayagreatpaceuntlhehadovertakenSrTrstram。

  AndwhenSrDnadanhadovertakenhmheknewhmanon,andhehatedthefellowshpofhmaboveallotherknghts。Ah,sadSrDnadan,artthouthatcowardknghtthatmetwthyesterday?keepthee,forthoushaltjoustwthmemaugrethyhead。Well,sadSrTrstram,andamloathtojoust。Andsotheylettherhorsesrun,andSrTrstrammssedofhma-purpose,andSrDnadanbrakeaspearuponSrTrstram,andtherewthSrDnadandressedhmtodrawouthssword。

  Notso,sadSrTrstram,whyareyesowroth?wllnotfght。Feonthee,coward,sadDnadan,thoushamestallknghts。Asforthat,sadSrTrstram,

  carenot,forwllwatuponyouandbeunderyourprotecton;forbecauseyearesogoodaknghtyemaysaveme。Thedevldelvermeofthee,sadSrDnadan,forthouartasgoodlyamanofarmsandofthypersonaseversaw,andthemostcowardthateversaw。

  Whatwltthoudowththosegreatspearsthatthoucarrestwththee?shallgvethem,sadSrTrstram,tosomegoodknghtwhencometothetournament;

  andfseeyoudobest,shallgvethemtoyou。

  Sothusastheyrodetalkngtheysawwherecameanerrantknghtaforethem,thatdressedhmtojoust。Lo,sadSrTrstram,yondersonewlljoust;nowdresstheetohm。Ah,shamebetdethee,sadSrDnadan。

  Nay,notso,sadTrstram,forthatknghtbeseemethashrew。Thenshall,sadSrDnadan。Andsotheydressedthersheldsandtherspears,andtheymettogethersohardthattheotherknghtsmotedownSrDnadanfromhshorse。Lo,sadSrTrstram,thadbeenbetteryehadleft。Feonthee,coward,sadSrDnadan。ThenSrDnadanstartedupandgathsswordnhshand,andprofferedtodobattleonfoot。

  Whethernloveornwrath?sadtheotherknght。

  Letusdobattlenlove,sadSrDnadan。Whatsyourname,sadthatknght,prayyoutellme。WtyewellmynamesSrDnadan。Ah,Dnadan,sadthatknght,andmynamesGareth,theyoungestbrotheruntoSrGawane。Thenethermadeofothergreatcheer,forthsGarethwasthebestknghtofallthebrethren,andheprovedagoodknght。Thentheytooktherhorses,andtheretheyspakeofSrTrstram,howsuchacowardhewas;andeverywordSrTrstramheardandlaughedthemtoscorn。

  Thenweretheywarewherecameaknghtaforethemwellhorsedandwellarmed,andhemadehmreadytojoust。Farknghts,sadSrTrstram,lookbetwxtyouwhoshalljoustwthyonderknght,forwarnyouwllnothaveadowthhm。Thenshall,sadSrGareth。

  Andsotheyencounteredtogether,andtherethatknghtsmotedownSrGarethoverhshorse’scroup。Hownow,sadSrTrstramuntoSrDnadan,dresstheenowandrevengethegoodknghtGareth。Thatshallnot,sadSrDnadan,forhehathstrckendownamuchbggerknghtthanam。Ah,sadSrTrstram,nowSrDnadan,seeandfeelwellyourheartfalethyou,thereforenowshallyeseewhatshalldo。AndthenSrTrstramhurtleduntothatknght,andsmotehmqutefromhshorse。AndwhenSrDnadansawthat,hemarvelledgreatly;andthenhedeemedthattwasSrTrstram。

  Thenthsknghtthatwasonfootpulledouthsswordtodobattle。Whatsyourname?sadSrTrstram。Wtyewell,sadthatknght,mynamesSrPalomdes。Whatknghthateyemost?sadSrTrstram。Srknght,sadhe,hateSrTrstramtothedeath,foranmaymeetwthhmtheoneofusshallde。

  Yesaywell,sadSrTrstram,andwtyewellthatamSrTrstramdeLones,andnowdoyourworst。WhenSrPalomdesheardhmsaysohewasastoned。Andthenhesadthus:prayyou,SrTrstram,forgvemeallmneevlwll,andflveshalldoyouservceaboveallotherknghtsthatbelvng;andwhereas

  haveowedyouevlwllmesorerepenteth。wotnotwhatalethme,formeseemeththatyeareagoodknght,andnoneotherknghtthatnamedhmselfagoodknghtshouldnothateyou;thereforerequreyou,SrTrstram,takenodspleasureatmneunkndwords。SrPalomdes,sadSrTrstram,yesaywell,andwellwotyeareagoodknght,forhaveseenyeproved;andmanygreatenterprseshaveyetakenuponyou,andwellachevedthem;therefore,sadSrTrstram,anyehaveanyevlwlltome,nowmayyerghtt,foramreadyatyourhand。Notso,mylordSrTrstram,wlldoyouknghtlyservcenallthngasyewllcommand。

  Andrghtsowlltakeyou,sadSrTrstram。Andsotheyrodeforthontherwaystalkngofmanythngs。

  OmylordSrTrstram,sadDnadan,foulhaveyemockedme,forGodknowethcamentothscountryforyoursake,andbytheadvceofmylordSrLauncelot;

  andyetwouldnotSrLauncelottellmethecertantyofyou,whereshouldfndyou。Truly,sadSrTrstram,SrLauncelotwstwellwherewas,forabodewthnhsowncastle。

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