WhenSrPercvalecametothereclusesheknewhmwellenough，andSrLauncelotboth。ButSrLauncelotrodeoverthwartandendlongnawldforest，andheldnopathbutaswldadventureledhm。Andatthelasthecametoastonycrosswhchdepartedtwowaysnwasteland；andbythecrosswasastonethatwasofmarble，buttwassodarkthatSrLauncelotmghtnotwtwhattwas。ThenSrLauncelotlookedbyhm，andsawanoldchapel，andthereheweenedtohavefoundpeople；andSrLauncelottedhshorsetllatree，andthereheddoffhssheldandhungtuponatree，andthenwenttothechapeldoor，andfoundtwasteandbroken。Andwthnhefoundafaraltar，fullrchlyarrayedwthclothofcleanslk，andtherestoodafarcleancandlestck，whchbaresgreatcandles，andthecandlestckwasofslver。AndwhenSrLauncelotsawthslghthehadgreatwllfortoenterntothechapel，buthecouldfndnoplacewherehemghtenter；thenwashepassngheavyanddsmayed。
　　Thenhereturnedandcametohshorseandddoffhssaddleandbrdle，andlethmpasture，andunlacedhshelm，andungrthssword，andladhmdowntosleepuponhssheldto-forethecross。
　　HowSrLauncelot，halfsleepngandhalfwakng，sawasckmanbornenaltter，andhowhewashealedwththeSangreal。
　　ANDsohefellasleep；andhalfwakngandsleepnghesawcomebyhmtwopalfreysallfarandwhte，thewhchbarealtter，therenlyngasckknght。Andwhenhewasnghthecrosshethereabodestll。AllthsSrLauncelotsawandbeheld，forhesleptnotverly；
　　andheheardhmsay：OsweetLord，whenshallthssorrowleaveme？andwhenshalltheholyvesselcomebyme，wherethroughshallbeblessed？Forhaveenduredthuslong，forlttletrespass。Afullgreatwhlecomplanedtheknghtthus，andalwaysSrLauncelotheardt。WththatSrLauncelotsawthecandlestckwththestaperscomebeforethecross，andhesawnobodythatbroughtt。Alsotherecameatableofslver，andtheholyvesseloftheSangreal，whchLauncelothadseenaforetmenKngPescheour’shouse。Andtherewththesckknghtsethmup，andheldupbothhshands，andsad：FarsweetLord，whchsherewthnthsholyvessel；takeheeduntomethatmaybewholeofthsmalady。Andtherewthonhshandsandonhskneeshewentsonghthathetouchedtheholyvesselandkssedt，andanonhewaswhole；andthenhesad：LordGod，thankthee，foramhealedofthssckness。
　　Sowhentheholyvesselhadbeenthereagreatwhletwentuntothechapelwththechandelerandthelght，sothatLauncelotwstnotwheretwasbecome；forhewasovertakenwthsnthathehadnopowertorseagantheholyvessel；whereforeafterthatmanymensadofhmshame，buthetookrepentanceafterthat。Thenthesckknghtdressedhmupandkssedthecross；anonhssqurebroughthmhsarms，andaskedhslordhowhedd。Certes，sadhe，thankGodrghtwell，throughtheholyvesselamhealed。Buthavemarvelofthssleepngknghtthathadnopowertoawakewhenthsholyvesselwasbroughthther。darerghtwellsay，sadthesqure，thathedwellethnsomedeadlysnwhereofhewasneverconfessed。Bymyfath，sadtheknght，whatsomeverhebehesunhappy，forasdeemhesofthefellowshpoftheRoundTable，thewhchsenteredntothequestoftheSangreal。Sr，sadthesqure，herehavebroughtyouallyourarmssaveyourhelmandyoursword，andthereforebymneassentnowmayyetakethsknght’shelmandhssword：andsohedd。AndwhenhewascleanarmedhetookSrLauncelot’shorse，forhewasbetterthanhs；andsodepartedtheyfromthecross。
　　HowavocespaketoSrLauncelot，andhowhefoundhshorseandhshelmborneaway，andafterwentafoot。
　　THENanonSrLauncelotwaked，andsethmup，andbethoughthmwhathehadseenthere，andwhethertweredreamsornot。Rghtsoheardheavocethatsad：SrLauncelot，moreharderthansthestone，andmorebtterthansthewood，andmorenakedandbarerthanstheleafofthefgtree；thereforegothoufromhence，andwthdrawtheefromthsholyplace。AndwhenSrLauncelotheardthshewaspassngheavyandwstnotwhattodo，andsodepartedsoreweepng，andcursedthetmethathewasborn。
　　Forthenhedeemednevertohavehadworshpmore。
　　Forthosewordswenttohsheart，tllthatheknewwhereforehewascalledso。ThenSrLauncelotwenttothecrossandfoundhshelm，hssword，andhshorsetakenaway。Andthenhecalledhmselfaverywretch，andmostunhappyofallknghts；andtherehesad：Mysnandmywckednesshavebroughtmeuntogreatdshonour。Forwhensoughtworldlyadventuresforworldlydesres，everenchevedthemandhadthebetterneveryplace，andneverwasdscomftnnoquarrel，weretrghtorwrong。Andnowtakeuponmetheadventuresofholythngs，andnowseeandunderstandthatmneoldsnhnderethmeandshamethme，sothathadnopowertostrnorspeakwhentheholybloodappearedaforeme。Sothushesorrowedtlltwasday，andheardthefowlssng：thensomewhathewascomforted。ButwhenSrLauncelotmssedhshorseandhsharnessthenhewstwellGodwasdspleasedwthhm。
　　Thenhedepartedfromthecrossonfootntoaforest；
　　andsobyprmehecametoanhghhll，andfoundanhermtageandahermttherenwhchwasgonguntomass。AndthenLauncelotkneeleddownandcredonOurLordmercyforhswckedworks。SowhenmasswasdoneLauncelotcalledhm，andprayedhmforchartyfortohearhslfe。Wthagoodwll，sadthegoodman。Sr，sadhe，beyeofKngArthur’scourtandofthefellowshpoftheRoundTable？Yeaforsooth，andmynamesSrLauncelotduLakethathathbeenrghtwellsadof，andnowmygoodfortuneschanged，foramthemostwretchoftheworld。Thehermtbeheldhmandhadmarvelhowhewassoabashed。Sr，sadthehermt，yeoughttothankGodmorethananyknghtlvng，forHehathcausedyoutohavemoreworldlyworshpthananyknghtthatnowlveth。AndforyourpresumptontotakeuponyoundeadlysnfortobenHspresence，whereHsfleshandHsbloodwas，thatcausedyouyemghtnotseetwthworldlyeyes；
　　forHewllnotappearwheresuchsnnersbe，butftbeuntothergreathurtanduntothergreatshame；andtheresnoknghtlvngnowthatoughttogveGodsogreatthankasye，forHehathgvenyoubeauty，seemlness，andgreatstrengthaboveallotherknghts；andthereforeyearethemorebeholdnguntoGodthananyotherman，toloveHmanddreadHm，foryourstrengthandmanhoodwlllttleavalyouanGodbeaganstyou。
　　HowSrLauncelotwasshrven，andwhatsorrowhemadeandofthegoodensampleswhchwereshewedhm。
　　THENSrLauncelotweptwthheavycheer，andsad：
　　Nowknowwellyesaymesooth。Sr，sadthegoodman，hdenoneoldsnfromme。Truly，sadSrLauncelot，thatweremefullloathtodscover。Forthsfourteenyearneverdscoveredonethngthathaveused，andthatmaynowwtemyshameandmydsadventure。
　　Andthenhetoldtherethatgoodmanallhslfe。Andhowhehadlovedaqueenunmeasurablyandoutofmeasurelong。Andallmygreatdeedsofarmsthat
　　havedone，ddforthemostpartforthequeen’ssake，andforhersakewoulddobattleweretrghtorwrong，andneverddbattleallonlyforGod’ssake，butfortownworshpandtocausemetobethebetterbelovedandlttleornoughtthankedGodoft。ThenSrLauncelotsad：prayyoucounselme。wllcounselyou，sadthehermt，fyewllensuremethatyewllnevercomenthatqueen’sfellowshpasmuchasyemayforbear。AndthenSrLauncelotpromsedhmhenold，bythefathofhsbody。Lookthatyourheartandyourmouthaccord，sadthegoodman，andshallensureyouyeshallhavemoreworshpthaneveryehad。
　　Holyfather，sadSrLauncelot，marvelofthevocethatsadtomemarvellouswords，asyehaveheardto-
　　forehand。Haveyenomarvel，sadthegoodmanthereof，fortseemethwellGodlovethyou；formenmayunderstandastoneshardofknd，andnamelyonemorethananother；andthatstounderstandbythee，SrLauncelot，forthouwltnotleavethysnfornogoodnessthatGodhathsentthee；thereforethouartmorethananystone，andneverwouldstthoubemadeneshnorbywaternorbyfre，andthatstheheatoftheHolyGhostmaynotenternthee。Nowtakeheed，nalltheworldmenshallnotfndoneknghttowhomOurLordhathgvensomuchofgraceasHehathgvenyou，forHehathgvenyoufarnesswthseemlness，Hehathgventheewt，dscretontoknowgoodfromevl，Hehathgventheeprowessandhardness，andgventheetoworksolargelythatthouhasthadatalldaysthebetterwheresomeverthoucame；andnowOurLordwllsuffertheenolonger，butthatthoushaltknowHmwhetherthouwltornylt。Andwhythevocecalledtheebttererthanwood，forwhereovermuchsndwelleth，theremaybebutlttlesweetness，whereforethouartlkenedtoanoldrottentree。
　　Nowhaveshewedtheewhythouartharderthanthestoneandbttererthanthetree。Nowshallshewtheewhythouartmorenakedandbarerthanthefgtree。
　　tbefellthatOurLordonPalmSundaypreachednJerusalem，andthereHefoundnthepeoplethatallhardnesswasharbourednthem，andthereHefoundnallthetownnotonethatwouldharbourhm。AndthenHewentwthoutthetown，andfoundnmdstofthewayafgtree，thewhchwasrghtfarandwellgarnshedofleaves，butfruthadtnone。ThenOurLordcursedthetreethatbarenofrut；thatbetokeneththefgtreeuntoJerusalem，thathadleavesandnofrut。Sothou，SrLauncelot，whentheHolyGralwasbroughtaforethee，Hefoundntheenofrut，norgoodthoughtnorgoodwll，anddefouledwthlechery。Certes，sadSrLauncelot，allthatyouhavesadstrue，andfromhenceforwardcastme，bythegraceofGod，nevertobesowckedashavebeen，butastofollowknghthoodandtodofeatsofarms。
　　ThenthegoodmanenjonedSrLauncelotsuchpenanceashemghtdoandtoseweknghthood，andsoassoledhm，andprayedSrLauncelottoabdewthhmallthatday。wllwell，sadSrLauncelot，forhavenetherhelm，norhorse，norsword。Asforthat，sadthegoodman，shallhelpyouorto-mornatevenofanhorse，andallthatlongeduntoyou。AndthenSrLauncelotrepentedhmgreatly。
　　HereendethoffthehstoryofSrLauncelot。AndherefollowethofSrPercvaledeGals，whchsthefourteenthbook。
　　HowSrPercvalecametoarecluseandaskedcounsel，andhowshetoldhmthatshewashsaunt。
　　NOWsaththetale，thatwhenSrLauncelotwasrddenafterSrGalahad，thewhchhadalltheseadventuresabovesad，SrPercvaleturnedaganuntotherecluse，wherehedeemedtohavetdngsofthatknghtthatLauncelotfollowed。Andsohekneeledatherwndow，andtherecluseopenedtandaskedSrPercvalewhathewould。Madam，hesad，amaknghtofKngArthur’scourt，andmynamesSrPercvaledeGals。Whentherecluseheardhsnameshehadgreatjoyofhm，formckleshehadlovedhmto-foreanyotherknght，forsheoughttodoso，forshewashsaunt。Andthenshecommandedthegatestobeopened，andtherehehadallthecheerthatshemghtmakehm，andallthatwasnherpowerwasathscommandment。
　　SoonthemornSrPercvalewenttotherecluseandaskedherfsheknewthatknghtwththewhtesheld。
　　Sr，sadshe，whywouldyewt？Truly，madam，sadSrPercvale，shallneverbewellateasetllthatknowofthatknght’sfellowshp，andthatmayfghtwthhm，formaynotleavehmsolghtly，forhavetheshameyet。Ah，Percvale，sadshe，wouldyefghtwthhm？
　　seewellyehavegreatwlltobeslanasyourfatherwas，throughoutrageousness。Madam，sadSrPercvale，tseemethbyyourwordsthatyeknowme。Yea，sadshe，welloughttoknowyou，foramyouraunt，althoughbenaproryplace。ForsomecalledmesometmetheQueenoftheWasteLands，andwascalledthequeenofmostrchesntheworld；andtpleasedmenevermyrchessomuchasdothmypoverty。ThenSrPercvaleweptforveryptywhenthatheknewtwashsaunt。Ah，farnephew，sadshe，whenheardyetdngsofyourmother？Truly，sadhe，heardnoneofher，butdreamofhermuchnmysleep；andthereforewotnotwhethershebedeadoralve。Certes，farnephew，sadshe，yourmothersdead，forafteryourdepartngfromhershetooksuchasorrowthatanon，aftershewasconfessed，sheded。Now，Godhavemercyonhersoul，sadSrPercvale，tsoreforthnkethme；
　　butallwemustchangethelfe。Now，faraunt，tellmewhatstheknght？deemtbehethatbaretheredarmsonWhtsunday。Wtyouwell，sadshe，thatthsshe，forotherwseoughthenottodo，buttogonredarms；andthatsameknghthathnopeer，forheworkethallbymracle，andheshallneverbeovercomeofnoneearthlyman’shand。