Mylord,sadSrGawane,ofallthshaveknowledge,ofwhosedeathsrepentmesore;butnsomuchgavethemwarnng,andtoldmybrethrenandmysonsaforehandwhatwouldfallntheend,nsomuchtheywouldnotdobymycounsel,wllnotmeddlemethereof,norrevengemenothngoftherdeaths;fortoldthemtwasnoboottostrvewthSrLauncelot。Howbetamsorryofthedeathofmybrethrenandofmysons,fortheyarethecausersoftherowndeath;forofttmes
warnedmybrotherSrAgravane,andtoldhmtheperlsthewhchbenowfallen。
HowSrLauncelotandhsknsmenrescuedthequeenfromthefre,andhowheslewmanyknghtsTHENsadthenobleKngArthurtoSrGawane:Dearnephew,prayyoumakeyoureadynyourbestarmour,wthyourbrethren,SrGahersandSrGareth,tobrngmyqueentothefre,theretohaveherjudgmentandrecevethedeath。Nay,mymostnoblelord,sadSrGawane,thatwllneverdo;forwtyouwellwllneverbenthatplacewheresonobleaqueenassmylady,DameGuenever,shalltakeashamefulend。Forwtyouwell,sadSrGawane,myheartwllneverservemetoseeherde;andtshallneverbesadthateverwasofyourcounselofherdeath。
ThensadthekngtoSrGawane:SufferyourbrothersSrGahersandSrGarethtobethere。Mylord,sadSrGawane,wtyouwelltheywllbeloathtobetherepresent,becauseofmanyadventuresthewhchbelketheretofall,buttheyareyoungandfullunabletosayyounay。ThenspakeSrGahers,andthegoodknghtSrGareth,untoSrArthur:Sr,yemaywellcommandustobethere,butwtyouwelltshallbesoreaganstourwll;butanwebetherebyyourstratcommandmentyeshallplanlyholdusthereexcused:wewllbetherenpeaceablewse,andbearnoneharnessofwaruponus。nthenameofGod,sadthekng,thenmakeyouready,forsheshallsoonhaveherjudgmentanon。Alas,sadSrGawane,thatevershouldenduretoseethswofulday。SoSrGawaneturnedhmandweptheartly,andsohewentntohschamber;andthenthequeenwasledforthwthoutCarlsle,andthereshewasdespoledntohersmock。Andsothenherghostlyfatherwasbroughttoher,tobeshrvenofhermsdeeds。
Thenwasthereweepng,andwalng,andwrngngofhands,ofmanylordsandlades,buttherewerebutfewncomparsonthatwouldbearanyarmourfortostrengththedeathofthequeen。