Thatmerepenteth，sadKngArthur，foranhewereherehewouldsoonstntthsstrfe。Thenwllcounselyou，sadthekng，anduntoSrBors：ThatyewlldobattleforherforSrLauncelot’ssake，anduponmylfehewllnotrefuseyou。Forwellsee，sadthekng，thatnoneofthesefour-and-twentyknghtsthatwerewthyouatyourdnnerwhereSrPatrsewasslan，thatwlldobattleforyou，nornoneofthemwllsaywellofyou，andthatshallbeagreatslanderforyounthscourt。Alas，sadthequeen，andmaynotdowthal，butnowmssSrLauncelot，foranhewereherehewouldputmesoontomyheart’sease。Whatalethyou，sadthekng，yecannotkeepSrLauncelotuponyoursde？Forwtyewell，sadthekng，whothathathSrLauncelotuponhsparthaththemostmanofworshpntheworlduponhssde。Nowgoyourway，sadtheknguntothequeen，andrequreSrBorstodobattleforyouforSrLauncelot’ssake。
HowthequeenrequredSrBorstofghtforher，andhowhegranteduponcondton；andhowhewarnedSrLauncelotthereof。
SOthequeendepartedfromthekng，andsentforSrBorsntoherchamber。Andwhenhewascomeshebesoughthmofsuccour。Madam，sadhe，whatwouldyethatdd？formaynotwthmyworshphaveadonthsmatter，becausewasatthesamednner，fordreadthatanyofthoseknghtswouldhavemensuspcon。
Also，madam，sadSrBors，nowmssyeSrLauncelot，forhewouldnothavefaledyounethernrghtnornwrong，asyehavewellprovedwhenyehavebeenndanger；andnowyehavedrvenhmoutofthscountry，bywhomyeandallweweredalyworshppedby；therefore，madam，marvelhowyedareforshamerequremetodoanythngforyou，nsomuchyehavechasedhmoutofyourcountrybywhomwewereborneupandhonoured。Alas，farknght，sadthequeen，putmewhollynyourgrace，andallthatsdoneamsswllamendasyewllcounselme。Andtherewthshekneeleddownuponbothherknees，andbesoughtSrBorstohavemercyuponher：Outhershallhaveashamefuldeath，andtheretoneveroffended。
RghtsocameKngArthur，andfoundthequeenkneelngaforeSrBors；thenSrBorspulledherup，andsad：Madam，yedomegreatdshonour。Ah，gentleknght，sadthekng，havemercyuponmyqueen，courteousknght，foramnowncertanshesuntrulydefamed。Andtherefore，courteousknght，sadthekng，promsehertodobattleforher，requreyoufortheloveofSrLauncelot。Mylord，sadSrBors，yerequremethegreatestthngthatanymanmayrequreme；andwtyewellfgranttodobattleforthequeenshallwrathmanyofmyfellowshpoftheTableRound。Butasforthat，sadBors，wllgrantmylordthatformylordSrLauncelot’ssake，andforyoursakewllatthatdaybethequeen’schamponunlessthattherecomebyadventureabetterknghtthanamtodobattleforher。