HowtheQueenofOrkneycametothsfeastofPentecost，andSrGawaneandhsbrethrencametoaskherblessng。
Sothenthekngandtheywenttomeat，andwereservednthebestmanner。Andastheysatatthemeat，therecamentheQueenofOrkney，wthladesandknghtsagreatnumber。AndthenSrGawane，SrAgravane，andGahersarose，andwenttoherandsalutedherupontherknees，andaskedherblessng；fornffteenyeartheyhadnotseenher。ThenshespakeonhghtoherbrotherKngArthur：WherehaveyedonemyyoungsonSrGareth？Hewashereamongstyouatwelvemonth，andyemadeaktchenknaveofhm，thewhchsshametoyouall。Alas，wherehaveyedonemydearsonthatwasmyjoyandblss？Odearmother，sadSrGawane，knewhmnot。Nor，sadthekng，thatnowmerepenteth，butthankedbeGodhesprovedaworshpfulknghtasanysnowlvngofhsyears，andshallneverbegladtllmayfndhm。
Ah，brother，sadtheQueenuntoKngArthur，anduntoSrGawane，andtoallhersons，yeddyourselfgreatshamewhenyeamongstyoukeptmysonnthektchenandfedhmlkeapoorhog。Farsster，sadKngArthur，yeshallrghtwellwt
knewhmnot，nornomoreddSrGawane，norhsbrethren；butsthentsso，sadthekng，thathesthusgonefromusall，wemustshapearemedytofndhm。Also，sster，meseemethyemghthavedonemetowtofhscomng，andthenanhadnotdonewelltohmyemghthaveblamedme。Forwhenhecametothscourthecameleanngupontwomen’sshoulders，asthoughhemghtnothavegone。Andthenheaskedmethreegfts；andoneheaskedthesameday，thatwasthatwouldgvehmmeatenoughthattwelvemonth；andtheothertwogftsheaskedthatdayatwelvemonth，andthatwasthathemghthavetheadventureofthedamoselLnet，andthethrdwasthatSrLauncelotshouldmakehmknghtwhenhedesredhm。Andsograntedhmallhsdesre，andmanynthscourtmarvelledthathedesredhssustenanceforatwelvemonth。Andthereby，wedeemed，manyofus，thathewasnotcomeofanoblehouse。
Sr，sadtheQueenofOrkneyuntoKngArthurherbrother，wtyewellthatsenthmuntoyourghtwellarmedandhorsed，andworshpfullybeseenofhsbody，andgoldandslverplentytospend。tmaybe，sadtheKng，butthereofsawwenone，savethatsamedayashedepartedfromus，knghtstoldmethattherecameadwarfhthersuddenly，andbroughthmarmourandagoodhorsefullwellandrchlybeseen；andthereatweallhadmarvelfromwhencethatrchescame，thatwedeemedallthathewascomeofmenofworshp。Brother，sadthequeen，allthatyesaybeleve，foreversthenhewasgrownhewasmarvellouslywtted，andeverhewasfathfulandtrueofhspromse。But