ThenSrLauncelotwentntothehall，andtherecameaforehmthreescoreladesanddamosels，andallkneeleduntohm，andthankedGodandhmoftherdelverance；Forsr，sadthey，themostpartyofushavebeenherethssevenyeartherprsoners，andwehaveworkedallmannerofslkworksforourmeat，andweareallgreatgentlewomenborn；andblessedbethetme，knght，thateverthoubeborn，forthouhastdonethemostworshpthateverddknghtnthsworld，thatwllwebearrecord，andweallprayyoutotellusyourname，thatwemaytellourfrendswhodelveredusoutofprson。Fardamosel，hesad，mynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Ah，sr，sadtheyall，wellmayestthoubehe，forelsesaveyourself，aswedeemed，theremghtneverknghthavethebetterofthesetwogants；formanyfarknghtshaveassayedt，andherehaveended，andmanytmeshavewewshedafteryou，andthesetwogantsdreadneverknghtbutyou。Nowmayyesay，sadSrLauncelot，untoyourfrendshowandwhohathdelveredyou，andgreetthemallfromme，andfthatcomenanyofyourmarches，showmesuchcheerasyehavecause，andwhattreasurethattherenthscastlesgvetyouforarewardforyourgrevance，andthelordthatsownerofthscastlewouldherecevedtassrght。Farsr，sadthey，thenameofthscastlesTntagl，andadukeoughttsometmethathadweddedfargrane，andafterweddedherUtherPendragon，andgatonherArthur。Well，sadSrLauncelot，understandtowhomthscastlelongeth；andsohedepartedfromthem，andbetaughtthemuntoGod。
Andthenhemounteduponhshorse，androdentomanystrangeandwldcountres，andthroughmanywatersandvalleys，andevlwashelodged。Andatthelastbyfortunehmhappened，aganstanght，tocometoafarcourtelage，andtherenhefoundanoldgentlewomanthatlodgedhmwthgoodwll，andtherehehadgoodcheerforhmandhshorse。Andwhentmewas，hshostbroughthmntoafargarret，overthegate，tohsbed。
ThereSrLauncelotunarmedhm，andsethsharnessbyhm，andwenttobed，andanonhefellasleep。So，soonafter，therecameoneonhorseback，andknockedatthegatengreathaste，andwhenSrLauncelotheardths，hearoseupandlookedoutatthewndow，andsawbythemoonlghtthreeknghtscamerdngafterthatoneman，andallthreelashedonhmatoncewthswords，andthatoneknghtturnedonthemknghtlyagan，anddefendedhm。Truly，sadSrLauncelot，yonderoneknghtshallhelp，fortwereshameformetoseethreeknghtsonone，andfhebeslanampartnerofhsdeath；andtherewthhetookhsharness，andwentoutatawndowbyasheetdowntothefourknghts，andthenSrLauncelotsadonhgh，Turnyouknghtsuntome，andleaveyourfghtngwththatknght。AndthentheyallthreeleftSrKay，andturneduntoSrLauncelot，andtherebegangreatbattle，fortheyalghtedallthree，andstruckmanygreatstrokesatSrLauncelot，andassaledhmoneverysde。
ThenSrKaydressedhmfortohaveholpenSrLauncelot。Nay，sr，sadhe，wllnoneofyourhelp；thereforeasyewllhavemyhelp，letmealonewththem。SrKay，forthepleasureoftheknght，sufferedhmfortodohswll，andsostoodasde。
Andthenanonwthnsstrokes，SrLauncelothadstrckenthemtotheearth。