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Chapter XII
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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.
