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Brake from the nape�察�and from the skull the crown
Rolled into light�察�and turning on its rims
Fled like a glittering rivulet to the tarn��
And down the shingly scaur he plunged�察�and caught��
And set it on his head�察�and in his heart
Heard murmurs�察�'Lo�察�thou likewise shalt be King。'
Thereafter�察�when a King�察�he had the gems
Plucked from the crown�察�and showed them to his knights��
Saying�察�'These jewels�察�whereupon I chanced
Divinely�察�are the kingdom's�察�not the King's
For public use�此 �henceforward let there be��
Once every year�察�a joust for one of these��
For so by nine years' proof we needs must learn
Which is our mightiest�察�and ourselves shall grow
In use of arms and manhood�察�till we drive
The heathen�察�who�察�some say�察�shall rule the land
Hereafter�察�which God hinder。' Thus he spoke��
And eight years past�察�eight jousts had been�察�and still
Had Lancelot won the diamond of the year��
With purpose to present them to the Queen��
When all were won�察�but meaning all at once
To snare her royal fancy with a boon
Worth half her realm�察�had never spoken word。
Now for the central diamond and the last
And largest�察�Arthur�察�holding then his court
Hard on the river nigh the place which now
Is this world's hugest�察�let proclaim a joust
At Camelot�察�and when the time drew nigh
Spake ��for she had been sick�� to Guinevere��
'Are you so sick�察�my Queen�察�you cannot move
To these fair jousts��' 'Yea�察�lord��' she said�察�'ye know it。'
'Then will ye miss��' he answered�察�'the great deeds
Of Lancelot�察�and his prowess in the lists��
A sight ye love to look on。' And the Queen
Lifted her eyes�察�and they dwelt languidly
On Lancelot�察�where he stood beside the King。
He thinking that he read her meaning there��
'Stay with me�察�I am sick�察�my love is more
Than many diamonds��' yielded�察�and a heart
Love´loyal to the least wish of the Queen
��However much he yearned to make complete
The tale of diamonds for his destined boon��
Urged him to speak against the truth�察�and say��
'Sir King�察�mine ancient wound is hardly whole��
And lets me from the saddle��' and the King
Glanced first at him�察�then her�察�and went his way。
No sooner gone than suddenly she began��
'To blame�察�my lord Sir Lancelot�察�much to blame��
Why go ye not to these fair jousts�拭�the knights
Are half of them our enemies�察�and the crowd
Will murmur�察 �Lo the shameless ones�察�who take
Their pastime now the trustful King is gone� �'
Then Lancelot vext at having lied in vain��
'Are ye so wise�拭�ye were not once so wise��
My Queen�察�that summer�察�when ye loved me first。
Then of the crowd ye took no more account
Than of the myriad cricket of the mead��
When its own voice clings to each blade of grass��
And every voice is nothing。 As to knights��
Them surely can I silence with all ease。
But now my loyal worship is allowed
Of all men�此 �many a bard�察�without offence��
Has linked our names together in his lay��
Lancelot�察�the flower of bravery�察�Guinevere��
The pearl of beauty�此 �and our knights at feast
Have pledged us in this union�察�while the King
Would listen smiling。 How then�拭�is there more��
Has Arthur spoken aught�拭�or would yourself��
Now weary of my service and devoir��
Henceforth be truer to your faultless lord��'
She broke into a little scornful laugh��
'Arthur�察�my lord�察�Arthur�察�the faultless King��
That passionate perfection�察�my good lord
But who can gaze upon the Sun in heaven��
He never spake word of reproach to me��
He never had a glimpse of mine untruth��
He cares not for me�此 �only here today
There gleamed a vague suspicion in his eyes��
Some meddling rogue has tampered with himelse
Rapt in this fancy of his Table Round��
And swearing men to vows impossible��
To make them like himself�此 �but�察�friend�察�to me
He is all fault who hath no fault at all��
For who loves me must have a touch of earth��
The low sun makes the colour�此 �I am yours��
Not Arthur's�察�as ye know�察�save by the bond。
And therefore hear my words�此 �go to the jousts��
The tiny´trumpeting gnat can break our dream
When sweetest�察�and the vermin voices here
May buzz so loudwe scorn them�察�but they sting。'
Then answered Lancelot�察�the chief of knights��
'And with what face�察�after my pretext made��
Shall I appear�察�O Queen�察�at Camelot�察�I
Before a King who honours his own word��
As if it were his God's��'
'Yea��' said the Queen��
'A moral child without the craft to rule��
Else had he not lost me�此 �but listen to me��
If I must find you wit�此 �we hear it said
That men go down before your spear at a touch��
But knowing you are Lancelot�察�your great name��
This conquers�此 �hide it therefore�察�go unknown��
Win� �by this kiss you will�此 �and our true King
Will then allow your pretext�察�O my knight��
As all for glory�察�for to speak him true��
Ye know right well�察�how meek soe'er he seem��
No keener hunter after glory breathes。
He loves it in his knights more than himself��
They prove to him his work�此 �win and return。'
Then got Sir Lancelot suddenly to horse��
Wroth at himself。 Not willing to be known��
He left the barren´beaten thoroughfare��
Chose the green path that showed the rarer foot��
And there among the solitary downs��
Full often lost in fancy�察�lost his way��
Till as he traced a faintly´shadowed track��
That all in loops and links among the dales
Ran to the Castle of Astolat�察�he saw
Fired from the west�察�far on a hill�察�the towers。
Thither he made�察�and blew the gateway horn。
Then came an old�察�dumb�察�myriad´wrinkled man��
Who let him into lodging and disarmed。
And Lancelot marvelled at the wordless man��
And issuing found the Lord of Astolat
With two strong sons�察�Sir Torre and Sir Lavaine��
Moving to meet him in the castle court��
And close behind them stept the lily maid
Elaine�察�his daughter�此 �mother of the house
There was not�此 �some light jest among them rose
With laughter dying down as the great knight
Approached them�此 �then the Lord of Astolat��
'Whence comes thou�察�my guest�察�and by what name
Livest thou between the lips�拭�for by thy state
And presence I might guess thee chief of those��
After the King�察�who eat in Arthur's halls。
Him have I seen�此 �the rest�察�his Table Round��
Known as they are�察�to me they are unknown。'
Then answered Sir Lancelot�察�the chief of knights��
'Known am I�察�and of Arthur's hall�察�and known��
What I by mere mischance have brought�察�my shield。
But since I go to joust as one unknown
At Camelot for the diamond�察�ask me not��
Hereafter ye shall know meand the shield
I pray you lend me one�察�if such you have��
Blank�察�or at least with some device not mine。'
Then said the Lord of Astolat�察�'Here is Torre's��
Hurt in his first tilt was my son�察�Sir Torre。
And so�察�God wot�察�his shield is blank enough。
His ye can have。' Then added plain Sir Torre��
'Yea�察�since I cannot use it�察�ye may have it。'
Here laughed the father saying�察�'Fie�察�Sir Churl��
Is that answer for a noble knight��
Allow him� �but Lavaine�察�my younger here��
He is so full of lustihood�察�he will ride��
Joust for it�察�and win�察�and bring it in an hour��
And set it in this damsel's golden hair��
To make her thrice as wilful as before。'
'Nay�察�father�察�nay good father�察�shame me not
Before this noble knight��' said young Lavaine��
'For nothing。 Surely I but played on Torre��
He seemed so sullen�察�vext he could not go��
A jest�察�no more� �for�察�knight�察�the maiden dreamt
That some one put this diamond in her hand��
And that it was too slippery to be held��
And slipt and fell into some pool or stream��
The castle´well�察�belike�察�and then I said
That if I went and if I fought and won it
��But all was jest and joke among ourselves��
Then must she keep it safelier。 All was jest。
But�察�father�察�give me leave�察�an if he will��
To ride to Camelot with this noble knight��
Win shall I not�察�but do my best to win��
Young as I am�察�yet would I do my best。'
'So will ye grace me��' answered Lancelot��
Smiling a moment�察�'with your fellowship
O'er these waste downs whereon I lost myself��
Then were I glad of you as guide and friend��
And you shall win this diamond��as I hear
It is a fair large diamond��if ye may��
And yield it to this maiden�察�if ye will。'
'A fair large diamond��' added plain Sir Torre��
'Such be for queens�察�and not for simple maids。'
Then she�察�who held her eyes upon the ground��
Elaine�察�and heard her name so tost about��
Flushed slightly at the slight disparagement
Before the stranger knight�察�who�察�looking at her��
Full courtly�察�yet not falsely�察�thus returned��
'If what is fair be but for what is fair��
And only queens are to be counted so��
Rash were my judgment then�察�who deem this maid
Might wear as fair a jewel as is on earth��
Not violating the bond of like to like。'
He spoke and ceased�此 �the lily maid Elaine��
Won by the mellow voice before she looked��
Lifted her eyes�察�and read his lineaments。
The great and guilty love he bare the Queen��
In battle with the love he bare his lord��
Had marred his face�察�and marked it ere his time。
Another sinning on such heights with one��
The flower of all the west and all the world��
Had been the sleeker for it�此 �but in him
His mood was often like a fiend�察�and rose
And drove him into wastes and solitudes
For agony�察�who was yet a living soul。
Marred as he was�察�he seemed the goodliest man
That ever among ladies ate in hall��
And noblest�察�when she lifted up her eyes。
However marred�察�of more than twice her years��
Seamed with an ancient swordcut on the cheek��
And bruised and bronzed�察�she lifted up her eyes
And loved him�察�with that love which was her doom。
Then the great knight�察�the darling of the court��
Loved of the loveliest�察�into that rude hall
Stept with all grace�察�and not with half disdain
Hid under grace�察�as in a smaller time��
But kindly man moving among his kind��
Whom they with meats and vintage of their best
And talk and minstrel melody entertained。
And much they asked of court and Table Round��
And ever well and readily answered he��
But Lancelot�察�when they glanced at Guinevere��
Suddenly speaking of the wordless man��
Heard from the Baron that�察�ten years before��
The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue。
'He learnt and warned me of their fierce design
Against my house�察�and him they caught and maimed��
But I�察�my sons�察�and little daughter fled
From bonds or death�察�and dwelt among the woods
By the great river in a boatman's