SoSrMarhauswasletnwthtorchlght，andtherewasagoodlysghtofyoungmenthatwelcomedhm。Andthenhshorsewasledntothestable，andheandthedamoselwerebroughtntothehall，andtherestoodamghtydukeandmanygoodlymenabouthm。Thenthslordaskedhmwhathehght，andfromwhencehecame，andwthwhomhedwelt。Sr，hesad，amaknghtofKngArthur’sandknghtoftheTableRound，andmynamesSrMarhaus，andbornamnreland。Andthensadtheduketohm，Thatmesorerepenteth：thecausesths，forlovenotthylordnornoneofthyfellowsoftheTableRound；andthereforeeasethyselfthsnghtaswellasthoumayest，forasto-mornandmyssonsshallmatchwthyou。stherenoremedybutthatmusthaveadowthyouandyourssonsatonce？sadSrMarhaus。No，sadtheduke，forthscausemademneavow，forSrGawaneslewmysevensonsnarecounter，thereforemademneavow，thereshouldneverknghtofKngArthur’scourtlodgewthme，orcomethereasmghthaveadowthhm，butthatwouldhavearevengngofmysons’death。
Whatsyourname？sadSrMarhaus；requreyoutellme，antpleaseyou。WtthouwellamtheDukeofSouthMarches。Ah，sadSrMarhaus，haveheardsaythatyehavebeenlongtmeagreatfoeuntomylordArthurandtohsknghts。Thatshallyefeelto-morn，sadtheduke。Shallhaveadowthyou？sadSrMarhaus。Yea，sadtheduke，thereofshaltthounotchoose，andthereforetakeyoutoyourchamber，andyeshallhaveallthattoyoulongeth。SoSrMarhausdepartedandwasledtoachamber，andhsdamoselwasleduntoherchamber。AndonthemornthedukesentuntoSrMarhausandbademakehmready。AndsoSrMarhausaroseandarmedhm，andthentherewasamasssungaforehm，andbrakehsfast，andsomountedonhorsebacknthecourtofthecastlewheretheyshoulddothebattle。Sotherewasthedukeallreadyonhorseback，cleanarmed，andhsssonsbyhm，andeverychhadaspearnhshand，andsotheyencountered，whereasthedukeandhstwosonsbraketherspearsuponhm，butSrMarhaushelduphsspearandtouchednoneofthem。
HowSrMarhausfoughtwththedukeandhsfoursonsandmadethemtoyeldthem。
THENcamethefoursonsbycouple，andtwoofthembraketherspears，andsoddtheothertwo。AndallthswhleSrMarhaustouchedthemnot。ThenSrMarhausrantotheduke，andsmotehmwthhsspearthathorseandmanfelltotheearth，andsoheservedhssons；andthenSrMarhausalghteddownandbadethedukeyeldhmorelsehewouldslayhm。Andthensomeofhssonsrecovered，andwouldhavesetuponSrMarhaus；thenSrMarhaussadtotheduke，Ceasethysons，orelsewlldotheuttermosttoyouall。Thenthedukesawhemghtnotescapethedeath，hecredtohssons，andchargedthemtoyeldthemtoSrMarhaus；andtheykneeledalldownandputthepommelsoftherswordstotheknght，andsoherecevedthem。Andthentheyhelpeduptherfather，andsobythercomnalassentpromsedtoSrMarhausnevertobefoesuntoKngArthur，andthereuponatWhtsuntdeaftertocome，heandhssons，andputthemnthekng’sgrace。
ThenSrMarhausdeparted，andwthntwodayshsdamoselbroughthmwhereaswasagreattournamentthattheLadydeVawsehadcred。Andwhothatddbestshouldhavearchcrcletofgoldworthathousandbesants。AndthereSrMarhausddsonoblythathewasrenowned，andhadsometmedownfortyknghts，andsothecrcletofgoldwasrewardedhm。Thenhedepartedfromthemwthgreatworshp；andsowthnsevennghtshsdamoselbroughthmtoanearl’splace，hsnamewastheEarlFergus，thatafterwasSrTrstram’sknght；andthsearlwasbutayoungman，andlatecomentohslands，andtherewasagantfastbyhmthathghtTaulurd，andhehadanotherbrothernCornwallthathghtTaulas，thatSrTrstramslewwhenhewasoutofhsmnd。SothsearlmadehscomplantuntoSrMarhaus，thattherewasagantbyhmthatdestroyedallhslands，andhowhedurstnowhererdenorgoforhm。Sr，sadtheknght，whetherusethhetofghtonhorsebackoronfoot？