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Chapter XII

           

           AtthatSirGalahadembracedhim;andwhenhehadsodonetheking’seyeswereopened,andhesaid,“FairLordJesus,suffermenowtocometoThee;”andanonhissouldeparted.

           Thentheyburiedhimroyally,asakingshouldbe;andSirGalahadwentonhisway.

           Withinawhilehecametoachapelinaforest,inthecryptwhereofhesawatombwhichalwaysblazedandburnt.Andaskingthebrethrenwhatthatmightmean,theytoldhim,“JosephofArimathea’ssondidfoundthismonastery,andonewhowrongedhimhathlainherethesethreehundredandfiftyyearsandburnethevermore,untilthatperfectknightwhoshallachievetheSangrealdothquenchthefire.”

           Thensaidhe,“Iprayyebringmetothetomb.”

           Andwhenhetouchedtheplaceimmediatelythefirewasquenched,andavoicecamefromthegraveandcried,“ThanksbetoGod,whonowhathpurgedmeofmysin,anddrawethmefromearthlypainsintothejoysofparadise.”

           ThenSirGalahadtookthebodyinhisarmsandboreittotheabbey,andonthemorrowputitintheearthbeforethehighaltar.

           Anonhedepartedfromthenceandrodefivedaysinagreatforest;andafterthathemetSirPercival,andalittlefurtheronSirBors.Whentheyhadtoldeachothertheiradventures,theyrodetogethertotheCastleofCarbonek:andthereKingPellesgavethemheartywelcome,forheknewtheyshouldachievetheHolyQuest.

           Assoonastheywerecomeintothecastle,avoicecriedinthemidstofthechamber,“LetthemwhooughtnotnowtositatthetableoftheLordriseanddeparthence!”Thenall,savethosethreeknights,departed.

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