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Chapter XIII
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Thenhebethoughthimthatifhegrantedherrequesthewouldbethemoredisguised,forneverbeforehadhewornanylady’stoken.Soanonhesaid,“Fairdamsel,Iwillwearthytokenonmyhelmetifthouwiltshowitme.”
Thereatwasshepassingglad,andbroughthimascarletsleevebroideredwithpearls,whichSirLancelottook,andputuponhishelm.Thenheprayedhertokeephisshieldforhimuntilhecameagain,andtakingSirTorre’sshieldinstead,rodeforthwithSirLavainetowardsCamelot.
Onthemorrowthetrumpetsblewforthetourney,andtherewasagreatpressofdukesandearlsandbaronsandmanynobleknights;andKingArthursatinagallerytobeholdwhodidthebest.SotheKingofScotlandandhisknights,andKingAnguishofIrelandrodeforthonKingArthur’sside;andagainstthemcametheKingofNorthWales,theKingofaHundredKnights,theKingofNorthumberland,andthenobleprinceSirGalahaut.
ButSirLancelotandSirLavainerodeintoalittlewoodbehindthepartywhichwasagainstKingArthur,towatchwhichsideshouldprovetheweakest.
Thenwasthereastrongfightbetweenthetwoparties,fortheKingofaHundredKnightssmotedowntheKingofScotland;andSirPalomedes,whowasonKingArthur’sside,overthrewSirGalahaut.ThencamefifteenKnightsoftheRoundTableandbeatbacktheKingsofNorthumberlandandNorthWaleswiththeirknights.
“Now,”saidSirLancelottoSirLavaine,“ifyewillhelpme,yeshallseeyonderfellowshipgobackasfastastheycame.”
“Sir,”saidSirLavaine,“IwilldowhatIcan.
