great hall, and found it filled all around with a great throng of folk him, for they of the gate and they of the castle within thought to have will have no power, nor will they do you evil, save only the lord of shoot so sore that none may endure their strokes, and hereof will they puissant enough to slay one man. Perceval entered all armed into a power to slay him. But so soon as they saw him, they lost their will thereof and were all amared and without strength, and said that they XXI. midst of the hall, all armed. soon as he came, and all the archers left of shooting. Then knew they forward a great gallop, but they know him not on account of the white well that it was Perceval who came. The door was opened to receive "Sir," say his men, "And you have not defence of yourself, never no know I wherefore they will cease then, for they will come to shut you the Car after. The archers draw and shoot stoutly. Perceval goeth shield. They think rather that it is one of the other knights, and the castle; but he will do battle against you right gladly." up within to slay and to destroy. Natheless all they that are within that was right foul to look on. He that was called the Black Hermit was full tall and Seemed to be of noble lordship, and he was in the she, "I durst not come nigh the castle, for there be archers there that they lodge many arrows in his shield. He came nigh a drawbridge over a Perceval goeth toward the castle of the Black Hermit, and the Damsel of counsel nor aid may you have of us!" stint not, they say, until such time as you be come thither. But well moat right broad and foul and horrible, and the bridge was lowered so would set this business on their lord that was strong enough and