him, and that he might do it, nor will I pray nor require of him nought will the others do that they ought of right to do. For no leisure have "Damsel," saith Lancelot, "Ill do you, and a sin, to conjure me for remembered that the damsel had conjured him by the thing that most he knight courteous and wise and good, as now you ought to be, and great damsel prayeth you so to do, before the others." giveth it to the damsel. for a fool and a braggart and I put myself forward before all other." "Sir," saith she to King Arthur, "Now is it my devoir to tell you strong wrench, so sturdily that he maketh the column tremble. Then he Queen, albeit she were dead, nor never thought he of none other thing "By my head," saith the King, "Not so! Rather will you be held as a save her alone. Then standeth he straight upright, doth off his robe, worship will it be to yourself and you may draw forth the quarrel, and VII. he that should draw it forth should do that which I shall require of not mine errand bootless, but set your hand to the quarrel and then setteth his hand thereunto and draweth it forth with a right passing plainly of my errand; nor might none of the knights here within have Lancelot hath no mind to disobey the King's commandment; and he of the faith you owe me, that you set your hand thereto, sith that the great courtesy will it be to aid the damsel. Wherefore I require you, and cometh straight to the quarrel that is fixed in the column. He drawn forth the quarrel save only he; and you held me in covenant how I to tarry here long time." nought, for so many good knights be here within, that I should be held loved; nor was there nought in the world that he loved so much as the