standby,forwonthemoncenafeldofafullnobleknght,hsnamewasSrMarhaus;andwthgreatpanwonthatknght,fortherewasnoneotherrecover,butSrMarhausdedthroughfalseleeches;andyetwasheneveryoldentome。Sr,sadPalomdes,weenedyehadbeenturneduponSrLauncelot’sparty,andthatcausedmetoturn。Yesaywell,sadSrTrstram,andsotakeyou,andforgveyou。
Sothentheyrodentotherpavlons;andwhentheywerealghtedtheyunarmedthemandwashedtherfacesandhands,andsoyodeuntomeat,andweresetatthertable。ButwhensoudsawSrPalomdesshechangedthenhercolours,andforwrathshemghtnotspeak。
AnonSrTrstramespedhercountenanceandsad:
Madam,forwhatcausemakeyeussuchcheer?wehavebeensoretravaledthsday。Mneownlord,sadLaBealesoud,forGod’ssakebeyenotdspleasedwthme,formaynoneotherwsedo;forsawthsdayhowyewerebetrayedandnghbroughttoyourdeath。Truly,sr,saweverydeal,howandnwhatwse,andtherefore,sr,howshouldsuffernyourpresencesuchafelonandtratorasSrPalomdes;forsawhmwthmneeyes,howhebeheldyouwhenyewentoutofthefeld。Foreverhehovedstlluponhshorsetllhesawyoucomenaganward。Andthenforthwthalsawhmrdetothehurtknght,andchangedharnesswthhm,andthenstraghtsawhmhowherodentothefeld。Andanonashehadfoundyouheencounteredwthyou,andthuswlfullySrPalomdesddbattlewthyou;andasforhm,sr,wasnotgreatlyafrad,butdreadsoreLauncelot,thatknewyounot。Madam,sadPalomdes,yemaysaywhatsoyewll,maynotcontraryyou,butbymyknghthoodknewnotSrTrstram。SrPalomdes,sadSrTrstram,wlltakeyourexcuse,butwellwotyesparedmebutlttle,butallspardonedonmypart。ThenLaBealesoudhelddownherheadandsadnomoreatthattme。
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HowKngArthurandSrLauncelotcameuntotherpavlonsastheysatatsupper,andofSrPalomdes。
ANDtherewthaltwoknghtsarmedcameuntothepavlon,andtheretheyalghtedboth,andcamenarmedatallpeces。Farknghts,sadSrTrstram,yearetoblametocomethusarmedatallpecesuponmewhleweareatourmeat;fyewouldanythngwhenwewerenthefeldtheremghtyehaveeasedyourhearts。Notso,sadtheoneofthoseknghts,wecomenotforthatntent,butwtyewellSrTrstram,webecomehtherasyourfrends。
Andamcomehere,sadtheone,fortoseeyou,andthsknghtscomefortoseeLaBealesoud。ThensadSrTrstram:requreyoudooffyourhelmsthatmayseeyou。Thatwllwedoatyourdesre,sadtheknghts。
Andwhentherhelmswereoff,SrTrstramthoughtthatheshouldknowthem。
ThensadSrDnadanprvlyuntoSrTrstram:Sr,thatsSrLauncelotduLakethatspakeuntoyoufrst,andtheothersmylordKngArthur。Then,sadSrTrstramuntoLaBealesoud,Madamarse,forheresmylord,KngArthur。Thenthekngandthequeenkssed,andSrLauncelotandSrTrstrambracedetherothernarms,andthentherewasjoywthoutmeasure;andattherequestofLaBealesoud,KngArthurandLauncelotwereunarmed,andthentherewasmerrytalkng。Madam,sadSrArthur,tsmanyadaysthenthathavedesredtoseeyou,foryehavebeenprasedsofar;andnowdaresayyearethefarestthateversaw,andSrTrstramsasfarandasgoodaknghtasanythatknow;thereforemebeseemethyearewellbesettogether。Sr,Godthankyou,sadthenobleknght,SrTrstram,andsoud;ofyourgreatgoodnessandlargessyearepeerless。Thustheytalkedofmanythngsandofallthewholejousts。Butforwhatcause,sadKngArthur,wereye,SrTrstram,aganstus?YeareaknghtoftheTableRound;ofrghtyeshouldhavebeenwthus。Sr,sadSrTrstram,heresDnadan,andSrGarethyourownnephew,causedmetobeaganstyou。MylordArthur,sadGareth,maywellbeartheblame,buttwereSrTrstram’sowndeeds。
Thatmayrepent,sadDnadan,forthsunhappySrTrstrambroughtustothstournament,andmanygreatbuffetshecausedustohave。ThenthekngandLauncelotlaughedthattheymghtnotst。
Whatknghtwasthat,sadArthur,thatheldyousoshort,thswththesheldofslver?Sr,sadSrTrstram,herehesttethatthsboard。What,sadArthur,wastSrPalomdes?Wtyewelltwashe,sadLaBealesoud。SoGodmehelp,sadArthur,thatwasunknghtlydoneofyouofsogoodaknght,forhaveheardmanypeoplecallyouacourteousknght。Sr,sadPalomdes,knewnotSrTrstram,forhewassodsgused。
SoGodmehelp,sadLauncelot,tmaywellbe,forknewnotSrTrstram;butmarvelwhyyeturnedonourparty。Thatwasdoneforthesamecause,sadLauncelot。
Asforthat,sadSrTrstram,havepardonedhm,andwouldberghtloathtoleavehsfellowshp,forloverghtwellhscompany:sotheyleftoffandtalkedofotherthngs。
AndntheevenngKngArthurandSrLauncelotdeparteduntotherlodgng;butwtyewellSrPalomdeshadenvyheartly,forallthatnghthehadneverrestnhsbed,butwaledandweptoutofmeasure。SoonthemornSrTrstram,Gareth,andDnadanaroseearly,andthentheywentuntoSrPalomdes’chamber,andtheretheyfoundhmfastasleep,forhehadallnghtwatched,andtwasseenuponhscheeksthathehadweptfullsore。
Saynothng,sadSrTrstram,foramsurehehathtakenangerandsorrowfortherebukethatgavetohm,andLaBealesoud。
HowSrTrstramandSrPalomdesddthenextday,andhowKngArthurwasunhorsed。
THENSrTrstramletcallSrPalomdes,andbadehmmakehmready,fortwastmetogotothefeld。Whentheywerereadytheywerearmed,andclothedallnred,bothsoudandallthey;andsotheyledherpassngfreshlythroughthefeld,ntotheprorywherewasherlodgng。Andthentheyheardthreeblastsblow,andeverykngandknghtdressedhmuntothefeld。AndthefrstthatwasreadytojoustwasSrPalomdesandSrKanusleStrange,aknghtoftheTableRound。Andsotheytwoencounteredtogether,butSrPalomdessmoteSrKanussohardthathesmotehmquteoverhshorse’scroup。AndforthwthalSrPalomdessmotedownanotherknght,andbrakethenhsspear,andpulledouthsswordandddwonderlywell。AndthenthenosebegangreatlyuponSrPalomdes。Lo,sadKngArthur,yonderPalomdesbegnnethtoplayhspageant。SoGodmehelp,sadArthur,hesapassnggoodknght。Andrghtastheystoodtalkngthus,ncameSrTrstramasthunder,andheencounteredwthSrKaytheSeneschal,andtherehesmotehmdownqutefromhshorse;andwththatsamespearSrTrstramsmotedownthreeknghtsmore,andthenhepulledouthsswordandddmarvellously。
ThenthenoseandcrychangedfromSrPalomdesandturnedtoSrTrstram,andallthepeoplecred:O
Trstram,OTrstram。AndthenwasSrPalomdescleanforgotten。
Hownow,sadLauncelotuntoArthur,yonderrdethaknghtthatplayethhspageants。SoGodmehelp,sadArthurtoLauncelot,yeshallseethsdaythatyondertwoknghtsshallheredothsdaywonders。Sr,sadLauncelot,theoneknghtwatethupontheother,andenforcethhmselfthroughenvytopassthenobleknghtSrTrstram,andheknowethnotoftheprvyenvythewhchSrPalomdeshathtohm;forallthatthenobleSrTrstramdothsthroughcleanknghthood。AndthenSrGarethandDnadanddwonderlygreatdeedsofarms,astwonobleknghts,sothatKngArthurspakeofthemgreathonourandworshp;andthekngsandknghtsofSrTrstram’ssdeddpassnglywell,andheldthemtrulytogether。ThenSrArthurandSrLauncelottooktherhorsesanddressedthem,andgatntothethckestofthepress。AndthereSrTrstramunknowngsmotedownKngArthur,andthenSrLauncelotwouldhaverescuedhm,butthereweresomanyuponSrLauncelotthattheypulledhmdownfromhshorse。AndthentheKngofrelandandtheKngofScotswththerknghtsddtherpantotakeKngArthurandSrLauncelotprsoner。
WhenSrLauncelotheardthemsayso,hefaredasthadbeenanhungrylon,forhefaredsothatnoknghtdurstnghhm。
ThencameSrEctordeMars,andhebareaspearaganstSrPalomdes,andbrasttuponhmalltoshvers。
AndthenSrEctorcameaganandgaveSrPalomdessuchadashwthaswordthathestoopeddownuponhssaddlebow。AndforthwthalSrEctorpulleddownSrPalomdesunderhsfeet;andthenSrEctordeMarsgatSrLauncelotduLakeanhorse,andbroughtttohm,andbadehmmountuponhm;butSrPalomdesleaptaforeandgatthehorsebythebrdle,andleaptntothesaddle。SoGodmehelp,sadLauncelot,yearebetterworthytohavethathorsethan。ThenSrEctorbroughtSrLauncelotanotherhorse。Gramercy,sadLauncelotuntohsbrother。Andsowhenhewashorsedagan,wthonespearhesmotedownfourknghts。AndthenSrLauncelotbroughttoKngArthuroneofthebestofthefourhorses。ThenSrLauncelotwthKngArthurandafewofhsknghtsofSrLauncelot’sknddmarvellousdeeds;forthattme,asthebookrecordeth,SrLauncelotsmotedownandpulleddownthrtyknghts。NotwthstandngtheotherpartyheldthemsofasttogetherthatKngArthurandhsknghtswereovermatched。AndwhenSrTrstramsawthat,whatlabourKngArthurandhsknghts,andnespecalthenobledeedsthatSrLauncelotddwthhsownhands,hemarvelledgreatly。
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HowSrTrstramturnedtoKngArthur’ssde,andhowPalomdeswouldnot。
THENSrTrstramcalleduntohmSrPalomdes,SrGareth,andSrDnadan,andsadthustothem:Myfarfellows,wtyewellthatwllturnuntoKngArthur’sparty,forsawneversofewmendosowell,andtwllbeshameuntousknghtsthatbeoftheRoundTabletoseeourlordKngArthur,andthatnobleknghtSrLauncelot,tobedshonoured。twllbewelldone,sadSrGarethandSrDnadan。Doyourbest,sadPalomdes,forwllnotchangemypartythatcamenwthal。
Thatsformysake,sadSrTrstram;Godspeedyounyourjourney。AndsodepartedSrPalomdesfromthem。
ThenSrTrstram,Gareth,andDnadan,turnedwthSrLauncelot。AndthenSrLauncelotsmotedowntheKngofrelandqutefromhshorse;andsoSrLauncelotsmotedowntheKngofScots,andtheKngofWales;
andthenSrArthurranuntoSrPalomdesandsmotehmqutefromhshorse;andthenSrTrstrambaredownallthathemet。SrGarethandSrDnadanddthereasnobleknghts;thenallthepartesbegantoflee。Alas,sadPalomdes,thatevershouldseethsday,fornowhavelostalltheworshpthatwon;andthenSrPalomdeswenthswaywalng,andsowthdrewhmtllhecametoawell,andthereheputhshorsefromhm,andddoffhsarmour,andwaledandweptlkeashehadbeenawoodman。ThenmanyknghtsgavetheprzetoSrTrstram,andthereweremanythatgavetheprzeuntoSrLauncelot。
Farlords,sadSrTrstram,thankyouofthehonouryewouldgveme,butprayyouheartlythatyewouldgveyourvocetoSrLauncelot,forbymyfathsadSrTrstram,wllgveSrLauncelotmyvoce。ButSrLauncelotwouldnothavet,andsotheprzewasgvenbetwxtthemboth。
Theneverymanrodetohslodgng,andSrBleobersandSrEctorrodewthSrTrstramandLaBealesouduntotherpavlons。ThenasSrPalomdeswasatthewellwalngandweepng,therecamebyhmflyngthekngsofWalesandofScotland,andtheysawSrPalomdesnthatarage。Alas,sadthey,thatsonobleamanasyebeshouldbenthsarray。AndthenthosekngsgatSrPalomdes’horseagan,andmadehmtoarmhmandmountuponhshorse,andsoherodewththem,maknggreatdole。SowhenSrPalomdescamenghthepavlonsthereasSrTrstramandLaBealesoudwasn,thenSrPalomdesprayedthetwokngstoabdehmtherethewhlethathespakewthSrTrstram。Andwhenhecametotheportofthepavlons,SrPalomdessadonhgh:Whereartthou,SrTrstramdeLones?
Sr,sadDnadan,thatsPalomdes。What,SrPalomdes,wllyenotcomenhereamongus?Feontheetrator,sadPalomdes,forwtyouwellantweredaylghtastsnghtshouldslaythee,mneownhands。
Andfevermaygetthee,sadPalomdes,thoushaltdeforthsday’sdeed。SrPalomdes,sadSrTrstram,yewtemewthwrong,forhadyedoneasddyehadwonworshp。Butsthenyegvemesolargewarnngshallbewellwareofyou。Feonthee,trator,sadPalomdes,andtherewthdeparted。
ThenonthemornSrTrstram,Bleobers,andSrEctordeMars,SrGareth,SrDnadan,whatbywaterandwhatbyland,theybroughtLaBealesouduntoJoyousGard,andtherereposedthemasevennght,andmadeallthemrthsanddsportsthattheycoulddevse。
AndKngArthurandhsknghtsdrewuntoCamelot,andSrPalomdesrodewththetwokngs;andeverhemadethegreatestdolethatanymancouldthnk,forhewasnotallonlysodolorousforthedepartngfromLaBealesoud,buthewasapartassorrowfultodepartfromthefellowshpofSrTrstram;forSrTrstramwassokndandsogentlethatwhenSrPalomdesrememberedhmthereofhemghtneverbemerry。
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