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Chapter XII
“Shelingerethbelowinadungeon,”saidthey.
SoSirGalahadwentdownandreleasedher,andrestoredherherinheritance;andwhenhehadsummonedthebaronsofthecountrytodoherhomage,hetookhisleave,anddeparted.
Presentlythereafter,asherode,heenteredagreatforest,andinagladethereofmettwoknights,disguised,whoprofferedhimtojoust.ThesewereSirLancelot,hisfather,andSirPercival,butneitherknewtheother.SoheandSirLancelotencounteredfirst,andSirGalahadsmotedownhisfather.Thendrawinghissword,forhisspearwasbroken,hefoughtwithSirPercival,andstrucksomightilythatheclaveSirPercival’shelm,andsmotehimfromhishorse.
Nowhardbywheretheyfoughttherewasahermitage,wheredweltapiouswoman,arecluse,who,whensheheardthesound,cameforth,andseeingSirGalahadride,shecried,“Godbewiththee,thebestknightintheworld;hadyonderknightsknowntheeaswellasIdo,theywouldnothaveencounteredwiththee.”
WhenSirGalahadheardthat,fearingtobemadeknown,heforthwithsmotehishorsewithhisspurs,anddepartedatagreatpace.
SirLancelotandSirPercivalheardherwordsalso,androdefastafterhim,butwithinawhilehewasoutoftheirsight.ThenSirPercivalrodebacktoaskhisnameoftherecluse;butSirLancelotwentforwardonhisquest,andfollowinganypathhishorsewouldtake,hecameby-and-byafternightfalltoastonecrosshardbyanancientchapel.
