Andnow,blessedbeGod,sadLaBealesoud,heswholeandsoundandcomeagantothecourt。
Thereofamglad,sadSrTrstram,andnowshallyeandmakeusready,forbothyeandwllbeatthefeast。Sr,sadsoud,antpleaseyouwllnotbethere,forthroughmeyebemarkedofmanygoodknghts,andthatcausedyoutohavemuchmorelabourformysakethanneedethyou。Thenwllnotbethere,sadSrTrstram,butfyebethere。Goddefend,sadLaBealesoud,forthenshallbespokenofshameamongallqueensandladesofestate;foryethatarecalledoneofthenoblestknghtsoftheworld,andyeaknghtoftheRoundTable,howmayyebemssedatthatfeast?Whatshallbesadamongallknghts?SeehowSrTrstramhunteth,andhawketh,andcowerethwthnacastlewthhslady,andforsakethyourworshp。Alas,shallsomesay,tsptythateverhewasmadeknght,orthateverheshouldhavetheloveofalady。Alsowhatshallqueensandladessayofme?tsptythathavemylfe,thatwllholdsonobleaknghtasyearefromhsworshp。
SoGodmehelp,sadSrTrstramuntoLaBealesoud,tspassngwellsadofyouandnoblycounselled;andnowwellunderstandthatyeloveme;andlkeasyehavecounselledmewlldoapartthereafter。Butthereshallnomannorchldrdewthme,butmyself。AndsowllrdeonTuesdaynextcomng,andnomoreharnessofwarbutmyspearandmysword。
HowSrTrstramdepartedunarmedandmetwthSrPalomdes,andhowtheysmoteeachother,andhowSrPalomdesforbarehm。
ANDsowhenthedaycameSrTrstramtookhsleaveatLaBealesoud,andshesentwthhmfourknghts,andwthnhalfamlehesentthemagan:andwthnamleafterSrTrstramsawaforehmwhereSrPalomdeshadstrckendownaknght,andalmostwoundedhmtothedeath。ThenSrTrstramrepentedhmthathewasnotarmed,andthenhehovedstll。WththatSrPalomdesknewSrTrstram,andcredonhgh:SrTrstram,nowbewemet,fororwedepartwewllredressouroldsores。