and she besought him over and over to keep his covenant, and he said "Lady," saith Lancelot, "Gramercy, but in no castle may I abide more the Lady. I love you than any other knight that liveth." than one night until I have been thither whither behoveth me to go." and lieth in languishment on account of two knights that have been at his castle and made not good demand. Would you fain go thither?" saith "Ha, Lancelot," saith the Lady, "Love you other than me?" "Lady," saith he, "to the Castle of Souls." "Whither are you bound?" saith she. "Then pledge me your faith that you will return by me to speak to me, "Yea," saith Lancelot. IX. "Yea, truly," saith Lancelot, "were you beyond sea!" so the Graal shall appear to you and you ask whereof it serveth." Graal appeareth not to no knight so wanton as be ye. For you love the Queen Guenievre, the wife of your lord, King Arthur, nor so long as "Well know I the castle," saith she. "The King hath the name Fisherman, this love lieth at your heart may you never behold the Graal." Lancelot heard the damsel and blushed of despite. Lancelot lay the night at the castle, and right wroth was he of the damsel that calleth the love of him and the Queen disloyal. And the "Lady," saith he, "the damsel may say her pleasure." morrow when he had heard mass, he took leave of the Lady of the Castle, "Then," saith she, "you will abide with me in this castle, for more do that so would he do without fail. Therewithal he issueth forth of the "Sir," saith one of the damsels, "So much may you well promise, for the