Король Артур и рыцари Круглого стола
Chapter X
“Iprayyou,”saidhe,“tellthemnotwhereIam,butwhenmylordKingArthuraskethforme,advisehimthus—thatheproclaimatournamentbeforethiscastleonAssumptionDay,andthattheknightwhoprovethbestshallwinyourselfandallyourlands.”SotheLadyLyonesdepartedandcametoKingArthur’scourt,andtherewasrightnoblywelcomed.AndwhentheyaskedherwhereSirGarethwas,shesaidshecouldnottell.“But,lord,”saidshe,“withthygoodwillIwillproclaimatournamentbeforemycastleontheFeastoftheAssumption,whereoftheprizeshallbemyselfandallmylands.Thenifitbeproclaimedthatyou,lord,andyourknightswillbethere,Iwillfindknightsonmysidetofightyouandyours,andthusamIsureyewillheartidingsofSirGareth.”“Beitsodone,”repliedtheking.
SoSirGarethsentmessengersprivilytoSirPerseantandSirIronside,andchargedthemtobereadyonthedayappointed,withtheircompaniesofknightstoaidhimandhispartyagainsttheking.Andwhentheywerearrivedhesaid,“Nowbeyewellassuredthatweshallbematchedwiththebestknightsoftheworld,andthereforemustwegatherallthegoodknightswecanfind.”
SoproclamationwasmadethroughoutallEngland,Wales,Scotland,Ireland,andCornwall,andintheoutislesandothercountries,thatattheFeastoftheAssumptionofourLady,nextcoming,allknightswhocametojoustatCastlePerilousshouldmakechoicewhethertheywouldsidewiththekingorwiththecastle.Thencamemanygoodknightsonthesideofthecastle.
