andneverfornothngthathathbeensurmsedaforethstme，sheneverfromthsdaystandnnoperl。Forelse，sadSrLauncelot，dareadventuremetokeepherfromanhardershourthaneverkepther。tshallnotneedyou，sadtheBshop，todreadsomuch；forwtyouwell，thePopemustbeobeyed，andtwerenotthePope’sworshpnormypoorhonestytowtyoudstressed，netherthequeen，nethernperl，norshamed。AndthenheshewedSrLauncelotallhswrtng，bothfromthePopeandfromKngArthur。Thsssureenough，sadSrLauncelot，forfullwelldaretrustmylord’sownwrtngandhsseal，forhewasnevershamedofhspromse。Therefore，sadSrLauncelotuntotheBshop，yeshallrdeuntothekngafore，andrecommendmeuntohsgoodgrace，andlethmhaveknowledgngthatthssamedayeghtdays，bythegraceofGod，myselfshallbrngmylady，QueenGuenever，untohm。Andthensayyeuntomymostredoubtedkng，thatwllsaylargelyforthequeen，thatshallnoneexceptfordreadnorfear，buttheknghmself，andmylordSrGawane；
andthatsmoreforthekng’slovethanforhmself。
SotheBshopdepartedandcametothekngatCarlsle，andtoldhmallhowSrLauncelotansweredhm；andthenthetearsbrastoutofthekng’seyen。
ThenSrLauncelotpurveyedhmanhundredknghts，andallwereclothedngreenvelvet，andtherhorsestrappedtotherheels；andeveryknghtheldabranchofolvenhshand，ntokenngofpeace。Andthequeenhadfour-and-twentygentlewomenfollownghernthesamewse；andSrLauncelothadtwelvecoursersfollownghm，andoneverycoursersatayounggentleman，andalltheywerearrayedngreenvelvet，wthsarpsofgoldabouttherquarters，andthehorsetrappednthesamewsedowntotheheels，wthmanyouches，y-setwthstonesandpearlsngold，tothenumberofathousand。
AndsheandSrLauncelotwereclothednwhteclothofgoldtssue；andrghtsoasyehaveheard，astheFrenchbookmakethmenton，herodewththequeenfromJoyousGardtoCarlsle。AndsoSrLauncelotrodethroughoutCarlsle，andsonthecastle，thatallmenmghtbehold；andwtyouwelltherewasmanyaweepngeye。AndthenSrLauncelothmselfalghtedandavodedhshorse，andtookthequeen，andsoledherwhereKngArthurwasnhsseat：andSrGawanesataforehm，andmanyothergreatlords。SowhenSrLauncelotsawthekngandSrGawane，thenheledthequeenbythearm，andthenhekneeleddown，andthequeenboth。WtyouwellthenwastheremanyboldknghttherewthKngArthurthatweptastenderlyasthoughtheyhadseenalltherknaforethem。Sothekngsatstll，andsadnoword。AndwhenSrLauncelotsawhscountenance，hearoseandpulledupthequeenwthhm，andthushespakefullknghtly。