garnished. She leadeth him into a great ancient hall that was right poorly better fashioned them, and all the beauty that may be in woman's body Perceval looketh on the damsels and hath great pity of them, for so IX. "Lady," saith Perceval, "God grant you joy and honour!" this long while past." She maketh him be unarmed of a servant that was there within, and the nought have they but what you see, albeit gentlewomen are they and of castle." honour than this." "Sir," saith she, "Within are no better garments wherewith to show you well shapen were they of limb and body as that nature might not have as poorly clad as is the lady. "Lady," saith Perceval, "Is this castle, then, not yours?" land, and you see there my daughters of whom is it right sore pity, for was in them, and all the sweetness and simpleness. take in good part that we may do and you knew the plight of this her body and her cheer and her bearing that she was a gentlewoman, and seen enter this castle of a long time." "Sir," saith she, "Need have we thereof, for none scarce have I had "Sir," saith she, "Here will you harbour you the night, and you would he seeth that two damsels come with her that are young of age and are "Sir," saith she to Perceval, "Welcome may you be. No knight have I damsels come before him and serve him right sweetly. The lady bringeth him a mantle to do on. "Sir," saith she, "So much is all that remaineth unto me of all my