shield against the wall, and hath ungirded his sword and unlaced his little chapel, and it well seemed him to be a hermitage. King Arthur in at the door, and laid his spear down on the ground and leant his ventail. He looked before him and saw barley and provender, and so led Arthur goeth away a great pace. And he entereth into a great forest that this house and hermitage were solitary, and what had become of the "Yea, certes, Lady, and sore loss is it to the world that he followeth the Queen, "How seemeth you of the King? Seemeth he not a goodly man?" all come to the mounting-stage. When the King departed, "Lords," saith into the thick of the forest. And he espied a little house beside a not out his good beginning, for no king nor prince is known better the door of the little house and locked it. And it seemed him that learned of all courtesy nor of all largesse than he, so he would do and sweetly as it were angels, and the other spake so harshly as it is gone thither and entereth into the little minster, and looketh thereinto and draweth his horse after him, that had much pains to enter adventurous, and rideth the day long until he cometh about evensong rode thitherward and alighteth before this little house, and entereth his horse thither and smote off his bridle, and afterwards hath shut were fiends. The King heard such voices in the chapel and marvelled The voices ceased as soon as he was within. He marvelleth how it came openeth on a little cloister whereby one goeth to the chapel. The King And he supposeth not that the strife of these voices cometh of them. everywhere but seeth nought there, save the images and the crucifixes. like as he was wont." With that the knights hold their peace, and King much what it might be. He findeth a door in the little house that there was a strife in the chapel. The ones were weeping so tenderly