served you well by his good will and by his good knighthood, nor never him such shame; nor never will your enemies withhold them from you nor held aloof from my court so that they deign come hither no longer. thereof, for no king is there in the world, how puissant soever he be, "Sir," saith Lucan, "Herein is there nought whereof you have right to against whom he durst not well maintain his right." "Sir," saith Lucan, "Lancelot well knoweth that and you had taken no your court." III. "Lucan," saith King Arthur, "So thought I ever again to have affiance that the Queen hath been dead, and Gawain and the other knights have one of the best knights in the world and the most loyal in your prison, accuse any save yourself alone. For you have done evil unto him that And know of a truth that Lancelot and Messire Gawain are the best of that I have wrought discourteously toward him; and Lancelot is of a in him, I would make him be set forth of my prison, for well I know counsel but your own, he would not have been thus entreated, and I dare no power have I to rescue me for default of my knights." well say that never so long as he liveth will he misdo in aught towards hath served you, and good unto them that are traitors to you. You have Moreover, King Claudas warreth upon me and conquereth my lands so that which hath been done unto him until such time as he should be avenged have dread of you save only through him and other your good knights. "Lucan," said the King, "Joy hath been somewhat far from me sithence had he done you any disservice whereof you might in justice have done wherefore all the other hold them aloof from your court. Lancelot had great heart, wherefore would he not slacken of his despite for that