The authority of this story recordeth that the two knights are in them of the blood. And they see that Lancelot is sorer wounded than ill thereof." that was cousin-german to King Pelles and had tended Perceval within in TITLE I. "Sir," saith she, "In no wise of this wound, but behoveth him take good "Sir, the wound that he hath will be soon healed. He will have none hermitage, and that Perceval is well-nigh whole; but Lancelot hath sore that was there within, of sinople with a white hart, Lancelot would The damsel, that was right cunning of leech-craft, tended the wounds of the knights, and made them whole as best she might, and King Hermit pain of his wound and is still far from his healing. them, for he had heard tell of this shield at the court of King Arthur. "God be praised!" saith he, "and of my nephew how seemeth you?" "Hath he danger of death?" Now the story is silent about the two knights for a little time, and himself gave counsel therein. But and Perceval had borne his shield is in a right perilous place." Perceval. and made them be disarmed right tenderly. There was a damsel within IV. BRANCH IX. "Sir," saith she, "Needs must this knight sojourn here, for his wound his sickness. She washeth their wounds right sweetly and cleanseth heed thereto." have known him well, nor would there have been any quarrel between "Damsel," saith the Hermit, "How seemeth you?"