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Chapter XIII
SoElainerestedinthehermitage,andevernightanddayshewatchedandwaitedonSirLancelot,andwouldletnoneothertendhim.Andasshesawhimmore,themoreshesetherloveuponhim,andcouldbynomeanswithdrawit.ThensaidSirLancelottoSirLavaine,“IpraytheesetsometowatchforthegoodknightSirBors,forashehurtme,sowillhesurelyseekforme.”
NowSirBorsbythistimehadcometoCamelot,andwasseekingforSirLanceloteverywhere,soSirLavainesoonfoundhim,andbroughthimtothehermitage.
AndwhenhesawSirLancelotpaleandfeeble,heweptforpityandsorrowthathehadgivenhimthatgrievouswound.“Godsendtheearightspeedycure,dearlord,”saidhe;“forIamofallmenmostunhappytohavewoundedthee,whoartourleader,andthenoblestknightinalltheworld.”
“Faircousin,”saidSirLancelot,“becomforted,forIhavebutgainedwhatIsought,anditwasthroughpridethatIwashurt,forhadIwarnedyeofmycomingithadnotbeen;whereforeletusspeakofotherthings.”
Sotheytalkedlongtogether,andSirBorstoldhimofthequeen’sanger.ThenheaskedSirLancelot,“Wasitfromthismaidwhotendethyousolovinglyyehadthetoken?”
“Yea,”saidSirLancelot;“andwouldIcouldpersuadehertowithdrawherlovefromme.”
“Whyshouldyedoso?”saidSirBors;“forsheispassingfairandloving.Iwouldtoheavenyecouldloveher.”
“Thatmaynotbe,”repliedhe;“butitrepentethmeinsoothtogrieveher.
