WhenSrPercvalecametothereclusesheknewhmwellenough,andSrLauncelotboth。ButSrLauncelotrodeoverthwartandendlongnawldforest,andheldnopathbutaswldadventureledhm。Andatthelasthecametoastonycrosswhchdepartedtwowaysnwasteland;andbythecrosswasastonethatwasofmarble,buttwassodarkthatSrLauncelotmghtnotwtwhattwas。ThenSrLauncelotlookedbyhm,andsawanoldchapel,andthereheweenedtohavefoundpeople;andSrLauncelottedhshorsetllatree,andthereheddoffhssheldandhungtuponatree,andthenwenttothechapeldoor,andfoundtwasteandbroken。Andwthnhefoundafaraltar,fullrchlyarrayedwthclothofcleanslk,andtherestoodafarcleancandlestck,whchbaresgreatcandles,andthecandlestckwasofslver。AndwhenSrLauncelotsawthslghthehadgreatwllfortoenterntothechapel,buthecouldfndnoplacewherehemghtenter;thenwashepassngheavyanddsmayed。
Thenhereturnedandcametohshorseandddoffhssaddleandbrdle,andlethmpasture,andunlacedhshelm,andungrthssword,andladhmdowntosleepuponhssheldto-forethecross。
HowSrLauncelot,halfsleepngandhalfwakng,sawasckmanbornenaltter,andhowhewashealedwththeSangreal。
ANDsohefellasleep;andhalfwakngandsleepnghesawcomebyhmtwopalfreysallfarandwhte,thewhchbarealtter,therenlyngasckknght。Andwhenhewasnghthecrosshethereabodestll。AllthsSrLauncelotsawandbeheld,forhesleptnotverly;
andheheardhmsay:OsweetLord,whenshallthssorrowleaveme?andwhenshalltheholyvesselcomebyme,wherethroughshallbeblessed?Forhaveenduredthuslong,forlttletrespass。Afullgreatwhlecomplanedtheknghtthus,andalwaysSrLauncelotheardt。WththatSrLauncelotsawthecandlestckwththestaperscomebeforethecross,andhesawnobodythatbroughtt。Alsotherecameatableofslver,andtheholyvesseloftheSangreal,whchLauncelothadseenaforetmenKngPescheour’shouse。Andtherewththesckknghtsethmup,andheldupbothhshands,andsad:FarsweetLord,whchsherewthnthsholyvessel;takeheeduntomethatmaybewholeofthsmalady。Andtherewthonhshandsandonhskneeshewentsonghthathetouchedtheholyvesselandkssedt,andanonhewaswhole;andthenhesad:LordGod,thankthee,foramhealedofthssckness。