Andsotheytookhmbyeverypartofthebody,andbarehmntoachamber,andladhmnarchbed,farfromallfolk;andsohelayfourdays。Thentheonesadhewasalve,andtheothersad,Nay。nthenameofGod,sadanoldman,fordoyouverlytowthesnotdead,buthessofulloflfeasthemghtestofyouall;andthereforecounselyouthathebewellkepttllGodsendhmlfeagan。
HowSrlauncelothadlanfour-and-twentydaysandasmanynghtsasadeadman,andotherdversmatters。
NsuchmannertheykeptLauncelotfour-and-twentydaysandallsomanynghts,thateverhelaystllasadeadman;andatthetwenty-ffthdaybefellhmaftermddaythatheopenedhseyes。Andwhenhesawfolkhemadegreatsorrow,andsad:Whyhaveyeawakedme,forwasmoreateasethanamnow。OJesuChrst,whomghtbesoblessedthatmghtseeopenlythygreatmarvelsofsecretnesstherewherenosnnermaybe!Whathaveyeseen?sadtheyabouthm。
haveseen,sadhe,sogreatmarvelsthatnotonguemaytell,andmorethananyheartcanthnk,andhadnotmysonbeenhereaforemehadseenmuchmore。
Thentheytoldhmhowhehadlantherefour-and-twentydaysandnghts。Thenhmthoughttwaspunshmentforthefour-and-twentyyearsthathehadbeenasnner,whereforeOurLordputhmnpenancefour-and-twentydaysandnghts。ThenlookedSrLauncelotaforehm,andsawtheharwhchhehadbornenghayear,forthathefor-thoughthmrghtmuchthathehadbrokenhspromseuntothehermt,whchhehadavowedtodo。Thentheyaskedhowtstoodwthhm。Forsooth,sadhe,amwholeofbody,thankedbeOurLord;therefore,srs,forGod’slovetellmewheream。ThensadtheyallthathewasnthecastleofCarbonek。