and never shall it be but that my soul shall love you in the other exceeding great comfort had it been to me, and my soul would have crieth God of mercy and saith, "Ha, Lady" saith he, "Never shall I see But faithfully do I promise you that my love shall fail you not yet, covenant without fail, wherefore he lieth down on the ground as it were "By my head," saith the knight, "That shall you know in such sort as my Lancelot thinketh to die, and is minded to abide by that he hath in you more! but, might I have seen you yet once again before I die, axe?" behoveth me to die, for die one must when one hath lived long enough. you twenty knights as good as you are one. But well I know that you to cut the better. Lancelot asketh him, "What will you do with this more, as now it seemeth me, troubleth me more than the death whereby will, you shall soon find one that shall make you do it perforce, were "How?" saith Lancelot, "Will you slay me then?" on a cross, and crieth mercy of God. He mindeth him of the Queen, and delay and kneel down and stretch your neck even as my brother did, and have not come hither for this, but only to fulfil your pledge, and that world like as my body hath loved you in this, if thus the soul may not loyally promised hereof that you would set your head in the same otherwise may you depart therefrom. Wherefore now come forward without "That shall you know," saith he, "or ever you depart hence. Have you you will raise no contention herein." jeopardy as the knight set his, whom you slew without defence? And no brother knew when you cut off his head, so I may speed of my business." so will I smite off your head, and, if you do nor this of your own good departed from me more at ease. But this, that never shall I see you