shallmakeyourdelverancewthyourworshp。Tellme，sadAlsander，bywhatmeans，andyeshallhavemylove。
　　Farknght，sadshe，thscastleofrghtoughttobemne，andhaveanunclethewhchsamghtyearl，hesEarlofPase，andofallfolkshehatethmostMorganleFay；andshallsenduntohmandprayhmformysaketodestroythscastlefortheevlcustomsthatbeusedtheren；andthenwllhecomeandsetwld-freoneverypartofthecastle，andshallgetyououtataprvypostern，andthereshallyehaveyourhorseandyourharness。Yesaywell，damosel，sadAlsander。Andthenshesad：Yemaykeeptheroomofthscastlethstwelvemonthandaday，thenbreakyenotyouroath。
　　Truly，fardamosel，sadAlsander，yesaysooth。Andthenhekssedher，andddtoherpleasaunceastpleasedthembothattmesandlesures。
　　Soanonshesentuntoheruncleandbadehmcomeanddestroythatcastle，forasthebooksath，hewouldhavedestroyedthatcastleaforetmehadnotthatdamoselbeen。Whentheearlunderstoodherlettershesentherwordaganthatonsuchadayhewouldcomeanddestroythatcastle。SowhenthatdaycamesheshowedAlsanderaposternwherethroughheshouldfleentoagarden，andthereheshouldfndhsarmourandhshorse。Whenthedaycamethatwasset，ththercametheEarlofPasewthfourhundredknghts，andsetonfreallthepartsofthecastle，thatortheyceasedtheyleftnotastonestandng。
　　Andallthswhlethatthefrewasnthecastleheabodenthegarden。AndwhenthefrewasdoneheletmakeacrythathewouldkeepthatpeceofearththereasthecastleofLaBealeRegardwasatwelvemonthandaday，fromallmannerknghtsthatwouldcomeSothappedtherewasadukethathghtAnsrus，andhewasoftheknofSrLauncelot。Andthsknghtwasagreatplgrm，foreverythrdyearhewouldbeatJerusalem。AndbecauseheusedallhslfetogonplgrmagemencalledhmDukeAnsrusthePlgrm。
　　AndthsdukehadadaughterthathghtAlce，thatwasapassngfarwoman，andbecauseofherfathershewascalledAlcelaBealePlgrm。AndanonassheheardofthscryshewentuntoArthur’scourt，andsadopenlynhearngofmanyknghts，thatwhatknghtmayovercomethatknghtthatkeepeththatpeceofearthshallhavemeandallmylands。
　　WhentheknghtsoftheRoundTableheardhersaythusmanywereglad，forshewaspassngfarandofgreatrents。RghtsosheletcryncastlesandtownsasfastonhersdeasAlsanderddonhssde。ThenshedressedherpavlonstraghtbythepeceoftheearththatAlsanderkept。SoshewasnotsosoontherebuttherecameaknghtofArthur’scourtthathghtSagramoreleDesrous，andheprofferedtojoustwthAlsander；andtheyencountered，andSagramoreleDesrousbrsedhsspearuponSrAlsander，butSrAlsandersmotehmsohardthatheavodedhssaddle。AndwhenLaBealeAlcesawhmjoustsowell，shethoughthmapassnggoodlyknghtonhorseback。Andthensheleaptoutofherpavlon，andtookSrAlsanderbythebrdle，andthusshesad：Farknght，requretheeofthyknghthoodshowmethyvsage。darewell，sadAlsander，showmyvsage。Andthenheputoffhshelm；andshesawhsvsage，shesad：OsweetJesu，theemustlove，andneverother。Thenshowmeyourvsage，sadhe。
　　HowAlsandermetwthAlcelaBealePlgrm，andhowhejoustedwthtwoknghts；andafterofhmandofSrMordred。
　　Thensheunwmpledhervsage。Andwhenhesawherhesad：Herehavefoundmyloveandmylady。
　　Truly，farlady，sadhe，promseyoutobeyourknght，andnoneotherthatbeareththelfe。Now，gentleknght，sadshe，tellmeyourname。Mynames，sadhe，AlsanderleOrpheln。Now，damosel，tellmeyourname，sadhe。Mynames，sadshe，AlcelaBealePlgrm。Andwhenwebemoreatourheart’sease，bothyeandshalltellotherofwhatbloodwebecome。
　　Sotherewasgreatlovebetwxtthem。AndastheythustalkedtherecameaknghtthathghtHarsouseleBerbuse，andaskedpartofSrAlsander’sspears。ThenSrAlsanderencounteredwthhm，andatthefrstSrAlsandersmotehmoverhshorse’scroup。AndthentherecameanotherknghtthathghtSrHewgon，andSrAlsandersmotehmdownasheddthatother。ThenSrHewgonprofferedtodobattleonfoot。SrAlsanderovercamehmwththreestrokes，andtherewouldhaveslanhmhadhenotyeldedhm。SothenAlsandermadeboththoseknghtstosweartowearnonearmournatwelvemonthandaday。
　　ThenSrAlsanderalghteddown，andwenttoresthmandreposehm。ThenthedamoselthathelpedSrAlsanderoutofthecastle，nherplaytoldAlcealltogetherhowhewasprsonernthecastleofLaBealeRegard，andthereshetoldherhowshegothmoutofprson。
　　Sr，sadAlcelaBealePlgrm，meseemethyearemuchbeholdngtothsmaden。Thatstruth，sadSrAlsander。AndthereAlcetoldhmofwhatbloodshewascome。Sr，wtyewell，shesad，thatamofthebloodofKngBan，thatwasfatheruntoSrLauncelot。
　　Y-ws，farlady，sadAlsander，mymothertoldmethatmyfatherwasbrotheruntoakng，andnghcousnuntoSrTrstram。
　　Thenthswhlecametherethreeknghts，thatonehghtVans，andtheotherhghtHarvsdelesMarches，andthethrdhghtPerndelaMontane。AndwthonespearSrAlsandersmotethemdownallthree，andgavethemsuchfallsthattheyhadnolsttofghtuponfoot。
　　Sohemadethemtosweartowearnonearmsnatwelvemonth。
　　SowhentheyweredepartedSrAlsanderbeheldhsladyAlceonhorsebackashestoodnherpavlon。Andthenwashesoenamoureduponherthathewstnotwhetherhewereonhorsebackoronfoot。
　　RghtsocamethefalseknghtSrMordred，andsawSrAlsanderwasassotteduponhslady；andtherewthalhetookhshorsebythebrdle，andledhmhereandthere，andhadcasttohaveledhmoutofthatplacetohaveshamedhm。Whenthedamoselthathelpedhmoutofthatcastlesawhowshamefullyhewasled，anonsheletarmher，andsetashelduponhershoulder；andtherewthshemounteduponhshorse，andgatanakedswordnherhand，andshethrustuntoAlsanderwthallhermght，andshegavehmsuchabuffetthathethoughtthefreflewoutofhseyen。AndwhenAlsanderfeltthatstrokehelookedabouthm，anddrewhsswordAndwhenshesawthat，shefled，andsoddMordredntotheforest，andthedamoselfledntothepavlon。
　　SowhenAlsanderunderstoodhmselfhowthefalseknghtwouldhaveshamedhmhadnotthedamoselbeenthenwashewrothwthhmselfthatSrMordredwassoescapedhshands。ButthenSrAlsanderandAlcehadgoodgameatthedamosel，howsadlyshehthmuponthehelm。
　　ThenSrAlsanderjoustedthusdaybyday，andonfootheddmanybattleswthmanyknghtsofKngArthur’scourt，andwthmanyknghtsstrangers。Thereforetotellallthebattlesthatheddtwereovermuchtorehearse，foreverydaywthnthattwelvemonthhehadadowthoneknghtorwthother，andsomedayhehadadowththreeorwthfour；andtherewasneverknghtthatputhmtotheworse。Andatthetwelvemonth’sendhedepartedwthhslady，AlcelaBealePlgrm。
　　Andthedamoselwouldnevergofromhm，andsotheywentntothercountryofBenoye，andlvedtherengreatjoy。
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　　HowSrGalahaltdddocryajoustsnSurluse，andQueenGuenever’sknghtsshouldjoustaganstallthatwouldcome。
　　BUTasthebooksath，KngMarkwouldneverstnttllhehadslanhmbytreason。AndbyAlcehegatachldthathghtBellengerusleBeuse。AndbygoodfortunehecametothecourtofKngArthur，andprovedapassnggoodknght；andherevengedhsfather’sdeath，forthefalseKngMarkslewbothSrTrstramandAlsanderfalselyandfelonously。AndthappedsothatAlsanderhadnevergracenorfortunetocometoKngArthur’scourt。ForanhehadcometoSrLauncelot，allknghtssadthatknewhm，hewasoneofthestrongestknghtsthatwasnArthur’sdays，andgreatdolewasmadeforhm。Soletweofhmpass，andturnwetoanothertale。
　　SotbefellthatSrGalahalt，thehautprnce，waslordofthecountryofSurluse，whereofcamemanygoodknghts。Andthsnobleprncewasapassnggoodmanofarms，andeverheheldanoblefellowshptogether。
　　AndthenhecametoArthur’scourtandtoldhmhsntent，howthswashswll，howhewouldletcryajoustsnthecountryofSurluse，thewhchcountrywaswthnthelandsofKngArthur，andthereheaskedleavetoletcryajousts。wllgveyouleave，sadKngArthur；
　　butwtthouwell，sadKngArthur，maynotbethere。
　　Sr，sadQueenGuenever，pleasetyoutogvemeleavetobeatthatjousts。Wthrghtgoodwll，sadArthur；
　　forSrGalahalt，thehautprnce，shallhaveyoungovernance。Sr，sadGalahalt，wllasyewll。Sr，thenthequeen，wlltakewthme[SrLauncelot]andsuchknghtsaspleasemebest。Doasyelst，sadKngArthur。SoanonshecommandedSrLauncelottomakehmreadywthsuchknghtsashethoughtbest。
　　Soneverygoodtownandcastleofthslandwasmadeacry，thatnthecountryofSurluseSrGalahaltshouldmakeajoustthatshouldlasteghtdays，andhowthehautprnce，wththehelpofQueenGuenever’sknghts，shouldjoustaganstallmannerofmenthatwouldcome。Whenthscrywasknown，kngsandprnces，dukesandearls，baronsandnobleknghts，madethemreadytobeatthatjousts。AndatthedayofjoustngtherecamenSrDnadandsgused，andddmanygreatdeedsofarms。
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　　HowSrLauncelotfoughtnthetournament，andhowSrPalomdesddarmsthereforadamosel。
　　THENattherequestofQueenGueneverandofKngBagdemagusSrLauncelotcamentotherange，buthewasdsgused，andthatwasthecausethatfewfolkknewhm；andtheremetwthhmSrEctordeMars，hsownbrother，andetherbraketherspearsuponothertotherhands。Andthenethergatanotherspear。AndthenSrLauncelotsmotedownSrEctordeMars，hsownbrother。ThatsawSrBleobers，andhesmoteSrLauncelotsuchabuffetuponthehelmthathewstnotwellwherehewas。ThenSrLauncelotwaswrothyandsmoteSrBleoberssosoreuponthehelmthathsheadboweddownbackward。Andhesmoteeftanotherbuffet，thatheavodedhssaddle；andsoherodeby，andthrustforthtothethckest。WhentheKngofNorthgalssawSrEctorandBleobersleonthegroundthenwashewroth，fortheycameonhspartyaganstthemofSurluse。
　　SotheKngofNorthgalsrantoSrLauncelot，andbrakeaspearuponhmalltopeces。TherewthSrLauncelotovertooktheKngofNorthgals，andsmotehmsuchabuffetonthehelmwthhsswordthathemadehmtoavodhshorse；andanonthekngwashorsedagan。
　　SoboththeKngBagdemagus’andtheKngofNorth-gals’
　　partyhurledtoother；andthenbeganastrongmedley，buttheyofNorthgalswerefarbgger。
　　WhenSrLauncelotsawhspartygototheworsthethrangntothethckestpresswthaswordnhshand；
　　andtherehesmotedownontherghthandandonthelefthand，andpulleddownknghtsandracedofftherhelms，thatallmenhadwonderthateveroneknghtmghtdosuchdeedsofarms。WhenSrMelagaunce，thatwassonuntoKngBagdemagus，sawhowSrLauncelotfaredhemarvelledgreatly。Andwhenheunderstoodthattwashe，hewstwellthathewasdsgusedforhssake。ThenSrMelagaunceprayedaknghttoslaySrLauncelot’shorse，etherwthswordorwthspear。AtthattmeKngBagdemagusmetwthaknghtthathghtSausese，agoodknght，towhomhesad：
　　NowfarSausese，encounterwthmysonMelagaunceandgvehmlargepayment，forwouldhewerewellbeatenofthyhands，thathemghtdepartoutofthsfeld。
　　AndthenSrSauseseencounteredwthSrMelagaunce，andethersmoteotherdown。Andthentheyfoughtonfoot，andthereSausesehadwonSrMelagaunce，hadtherenotcomerescues。Sothenthehautprnceblewtolodgng，andeveryknghtunarmedhmandwenttothegreatfeast。