glad, and ask him tidings of King Arthur, and whether he were dead or led him up to the castle, and Messire Ywain with him and the other Palace Meadow, where he won the white destrier and the crown of gold The knights are much comforted of the coming of Lancelot, but he is "Then you tell us of a truth that the King is on live, and Messire Waste Manor is at the castle of the Hard Rock, and good fellow is it XVII. taketh most pains to do them evil. there where the tidings were brought to him that Queen Guinievre was heed and with-hold him from doing you ill, but he departed from the Thereupon were they gladder than before. They told him of their own Kay the Seneschal was with him to do them hurt. For he it is that field with the point of my spear in him when I rescued Messire Ywain." knight that was wounded. All the knights of the castle were right they all come forward to meet him save they that were wounded, and so the world that most he hateth, and that he will avenge him of his hath heard, that Lancelot is come, and saith that he is the knight of mischance, how Briant of the Isles had put them to the worse, and how "By my head," saith Lancelot, "Kay the Seneschal ought of right to take Gawain?" no. And Lancelot telleth them that he was departed from him at the XVIII. "Both, you may be certain!" saith Lancelot. betwixt him and Kay the Seneschal. He is right glad of the tidings he dead. The tidings thereof came to the knights that were in the castle, and much grieved that he findeth so many of them wounded. Meliant of the