ANDsohechoseherforhssoveregnlady,andnevertoloveotherbuther,butshewassoproudthatshehadscornofhm,andsadthatshewouldneverlovehmthoughhewoulddeforher。Whereforeallladesandgentlewomenhadscornofherthatshewassoproud,fortherewerefarerthanshe,andtherewasnonethatwastherebutanSrPelleaswouldhaveprofferedthemlove,theywouldhavelovedhmforhsnobleprowess。AndsothsknghtpromsedtheLadyEttardtofollowherntothscountry,andnevertoleavehertllshelovedhm。Andthushesherethemostpartnghher,andlodgedbyaprory,andeveryweekshesendethknghtstofghtwthhm。Andwhenhehathputthemtotheworse,thenwllhesufferthemwlfullytotakehmprsoner,becausehewouldhaveasghtofthslady。Andalwaysshedothhmgreatdespte,forsometmeshemakethherknghtstotehmtohshorse’stal,andsometobndhmunderthehorse’sbelly;thusnthemostshamefullestwaysthatshecanthnkhesbroughttoher。Andallshedothtfortocausehmtoleavethscountry,andtoleavehslovng;butallthscannotmakehmtoleave,foranhewouldhavefoughtonfoothemghthavehadthebetterofthetenknghtsaswellonfootasonhorseback。Alas,sadSrGawane,tsgreatptyofhm;
andafterthsnghtwllseekhmto-morrow,nthsforest,todohmallthehelpcan。SoonthemornSrGawanetookhsleaveofhshostSrCarados,androdentotheforest;andatthelasthemetwthSrPelleas,maknggreatmoanoutofmeasure,soeachofthemsalutedother,andaskedhmwhyhemadesuchsorrow。Andastsaboverehearsed,SrPelleastoldSrGawane:Butalwayssufferherknghtstofaresowthmeasyesawyesterday,ntrustatthelasttownherlove,forsheknowethwellallherknghtsshouldnotlghtlywnme,anmelsttofghtwththemtotheuttermost。Whereforeanlovedhernotsosore,hadleferdeanhundredtmes,anmghtdesooft,ratherthanwouldsufferthatdespte;buttrustshewllhaveptyuponmeatthelast,forlovecausethmanyagoodknghttosuffertohavehsentent,butalasamunfortunate。Andtherewthhemadesogreatdoleandsorrowthatunnethehemghtholdhmonhorseback。
Now,sadSrGawane,leaveyourmournngandshallpromseyoubythefathofmybodytodoallthatlethnmypowertogetyoutheloveofyourlady,andtheretowllplghtyoumytroth。Ah,sadSrPelleas,ofwhatcourtareye?tellme,
prayyou,mygoodfrend。AndthenSrGawanesad,amofthecourtofKngArthur,andhssster’sson,andKngLotofOrkneywasmyfather,andmynamesSrGawane。Andthenhesad,MynamesSrPelleas,bornnthesles,andofmanyslesamlord,andneverhavelovedladynordamoseltllnownanunhappytme;and,srknght,snceyearesonghcousnuntoKngArthur,andakng’sson,thereforebetraymenotbuthelpme,formaynevercomebyherbutbysomegoodknght,forshesnastrongcastlehere,fastbywthnthsfourmle,andoverallthscountryshesladyof。Andsomaynevercometoherpresence,butassufferherknghtstotakeme,andbutfddsothatmghthaveasghtofher,hadbeendeadlongorthstme;andyetfarwordhadneverofher,butwhenambroughtto-forehersherebukethmenthefoulestmanner。
Andthentheytakemyhorseandharnessandputmeoutofthegates,andshewllnotsuffermetoeatnordrnk;andalways