SothsknghtSelsesthendressedhmuntoSrGareth,andtheytwomettogethersohardthatethersmoteotherdown,hshorseandall,totheearth,sotheywerebothbrusedandhurt;andtheretheylaytlltheKngwththeHundredKnghtshalpSelsesup,andSrTrstramandSrPalomdeshalpupGarethagan。AndsotheyrodewthSrGarethuntotherpavlons,andthentheypulledoffhshelm。
AndwhenLaBealesoudsawSrGarethbrusednthefacesheaskedhmwhataledhm。Madam,sadSrGareth,hadagreatbuffet,andassupposegaveanother,butnoneofmyfellows,Godthankthem,wouldnotrescueme。Forsooth,sadPalomdes,tlongednottononeofusasthsdaytojoust,fortherehavenotthsdayjoustednoprovedknghts,andneedlyyewouldjoust。
Andwhentheotherpartysawyeprofferedyourselftojousttheysentonetoyou,apassnggoodknghtofhsage,forknowhmwell,hsnamesSelses;andworshpfullyyemetwthhm,andnetherofyouaredshonoured,andthereforerefreshyourselfthatyemaybereadyandwholetojoustto-morrow。Asforthat,sadGareth,shallnotfalyouanmaybestrdemnehorse。
HowSrTrstramandhsfellowshpjousted,andofthenoblefeatsthattheyddnthattourneyng。
NOWuponwhatparty,sadTrstram,stbestwebewthalasto-morn?Sr,sadPalomdes,yeshallhavemneadvcetobeaganstKngArthurasto-morn,foronhspartywllbeSrLauncelotandmanygoodknghtsofhsbloodwthhm。Andthemoremenofworshpthattheybe,themoreworshpweshallwn。Thatsfullknghtlyspoken,sadSrTrstram;andrghtsoasyecounselme,sowllwedo。nthenameofGod,sadtheyall。Sothatnghttheywerelodgedwththebest。Andonthemornwhentwasdaytheywerearrayedallngreentrappngs,sheldsandspears,andLaBealesoudnthesamecolour,andherthreedamosels。Andrghtsothesefourknghtscamentothefeldendlongandthrough。