Thennthemeanwhletherecameadamoseltothehautprnce,andcomplanedthattherewasaknghtthathghtGoneresthatwthheldherallherlands。Thentheknghtwastherepresent,andcasthsglovetoherortoanythatwouldfghtnhername。Sothedamoseltookupthegloveallheavlyfordefaultofachampon。Thentherecameavarlettoherandsad:Damosel,wllyedoafterme?Fullfan,sadthedamosel。Thengoyouuntosuchaknghtthatlethherebesdenanhermtage,andthatfolloweththeQuestngBeast,andprayhmtotakethebattleuponhm,andanonwotwellhewllgrantyou。
Soanonshetookherpalfrey,andwthnawhleshefoundthatknght,thatwasSrPalomdes。Andwhensherequredhmhearmedhmandrodewthher,andmadehertogotothehautprnce,andtoaskleaveforherknghttodobattle。wllwell,sadthehautprnce。
Thentheknghtswerereadynthefeldtojoustonhorseback;andethergataspearntherhands,andmetsofercelytogetherthattherspearsallto-shvered。
Thentheyflangoutswords,andSrPalomdessmoteSrGoneresdowntotheearth。Andthenheracedoffhshelmandsmoteoffhshead。Thentheywenttosupper,andthedamosellovedPalomdesasparamour,butthebooksathshewasofhskn。SothenPalomdesdsgusedhmselfnthsmanner,nhssheldhebaretheQuestngBeast,andnallhstrappngs。Andwhenhewasthusready,hesenttothehautprncetogvehmleavetojoustwthotherknghts,buthewasadoubtedofSrLauncelot。Thehautprncesenthmwordaganthatheshouldbewelcome,andthatSrLauncelotshouldnotjoustwthhm。ThenSrGalahalt,thehautprnce,letcrywhatknghtsomeverhewerethatsmotedownSrPalomdesshouldhavehsdamoseltohmself。
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