her. Fair, sweet my friend," saith the hermit, "Let go this folly, was thus, therefore, in her beginning vowed to God; yet now is she may be her pleasure, and I may have her good will. So dearly do I love her love, and God is so sweet and so full of right merciful mildness, the penance due thereunto upon myself!" "Ha, fair sweet friend," saith the hermit, "Nought may you avail you of fain to tell you, that and if you shall lie in the hostel of King that you may be able to do the will of Our Saviour. But so much am I which is so cruel, that you have taken in hand, and be repentant of as good men bear witness, that He will have pity upon us, for never no His side, so may He pardon you of this sin that you have maintained, renounce it, nor have I no wish to speak aught wherewith my heart enjoined of this sin, but my lady the Queen will I serve so long as it and that so you be repentant and truly confessed thereof, I may take which is much worth. And this is a Queen, blessed and anointed, that Fisherman, yet never may you behold the Graal for the mortal sin that treason have I done toward her, nor she toward me." given over to the Devil of her love for you, and you of your love for lieth at your heart." her that I wish not even that any will should come to me to renounce truly as He pardoned His death to him that smote Him with a lance in much the more blame hath she of that she doeth, and you likewise. For these sins! So every day will I pray to the Saviour for you, that so whatsoever I may say, wherefore God grant her such will and you also, "Sir," saith Lancelot, "I thank you much, but I am not minded to accordeth not. I am willing enough to do penance as great as is of that which is of little worth is the loss not so great as of that