WhereforeQueenGueneverhadhmngreatfavouraboveallotherknghts，andncertanhelovedthequeenaganaboveallotherladesanddamoselsofhslfe，andforherheddmanydeedsofarms，andsavedherfromthefrethroughhsnoblechvalry。
ThusSrLauncelotrestedhmlongwthplayandgame。Andthenhethoughthmselftoprovehmselfnstrangeadventures，thenhebadehsnephew，SrLonel，fortomakehmready；forwetwowllseekadventures。Sotheymountedontherhorses，armedatallrghts，androdentoadeepforestandsontoadeepplan。Andthentheweatherwashotaboutnoon，andSrLauncelothadgreatlusttosleep。ThenSrLonelespedagreatapple-treethatstoodbyanhedge，andsad，Brother，yondersafarshadow，theremaywerestus[and]ourhorses。
tswellsad，farbrother，sadSrLauncelot，forthseghtyearwasnotsosleepyasamnow；andsotheytherealghtedandtedtherhorsesuntosundrytrees，andsoSrLauncelotladhmdownunderanappletree，andhshelmheladunderhshead。AndSrLonelwakedwhleheslept。SoSrLauncelotwasasleeppassngfast。
Andnthemeanwhletherecamethreeknghtsrdng，asfastfleengasevertheymghtrde。Andtherefollowedthemthreebutoneknght。AndwhenSrLonelsawhm，hmthoughthesawneversogreataknght，norsowellfarngaman，nethersowellapparelleduntoallrghts。Sowthnawhlethsstrongknghthadovertakenoneoftheseknghts，andtherehesmotehmtothecoldearththathelaystll。Andthenherodeuntothesecondknght，andsmotehmsothatmanandhorsefelldown。
Andthenstraghttothethrdknghtherode，andsmotehmbehndhshorse’sarseaspearlength。Andthenhealghteddownandrenedhshorseonthebrdle，andboundallthethreeknghtsfastwththerensoftherownbrdles。WhenSrLonelsawhmdothus，hethoughttoassayhm，andmadehmready，andstllyandprvlyhetookhshorse，andthoughtnotfortoawakeSrLauncelot。Andwhenhewasmounteduponhshorse，heovertookthsstrongknght，andbadehmturn，andtheothersmoteSrLonelsohardthathorseandmanhebaretotheearth，andsohealghteddownandboundhmfast，andthrewhmoverthwarthsownhorse，andsoheservedthemallfour，androdewththemawaytohsowncastle。Andwhenhecametherehegartunarmthem，andbeatthemwththornsallnaked，andafterputthemnadeepprsonwhereweremanymoreknghts，thatmadegreatdolour。