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The diamond��' but he answered�察�'Diamond me
No diamonds� �for God's love�察�a little air��
Prize me no prizes�察�for my prize is death��
Hence will I�察�and I charge you�察�follow me not。'
He spoke�察�and vanished suddenly from the field
With young Lavaine into the poplar grove。
There from his charger down he slid�察�and sat��
Gasping to Sir Lavaine�察�'Draw the lance´head��'
'Ah my sweet lord Sir Lancelot��' said Lavaine��
'I dread me�察�if I draw it�察�you will die。'
But he�察�'I die already with it�此 �draw
Draw��'and Lavaine drew�察�and Sir Lancelot gave
A marvellous great shriek and ghastly groan��
And half his blood burst forth�察�and down he sank
For the pure pain�察�and wholly swooned away。
Then came the hermit out and bare him in��
There stanched his wound�察�and there�察�in daily doubt
Whether to live or die�察�for many a week
Hid from the wide world's rumour by the grove
Of poplars with their noise of falling showers��
And ever´tremulous aspen´trees�察�he lay。
But on that day when Lancelot fled the lists��
His party�察�knights of utmost North and West��
Lords of waste marches�察�kings of desolate isles��
Came round their great Pendragon�察�saying to him��
'Lo�察�Sire�察�our knight�察�through whom we won the day��
Hath gone sore wounded�察�and hath left his prize
Untaken�察�crying that his prize is death。'
'Heaven hinder��' said the King�察�'that such an one��
So great a knight as we have seen today
He seemed to me another Lancelot
Yea�察�twenty times I thought him Lancelot
He must not pass uncared for。 Wherefore�察�rise��
O Gawain�察�and ride forth and find the knight。
Wounded and wearied needs must he be near。
I charge you that you get at once to horse。
And�察�knights and kings�察�there breathes not one of you
Will deem this prize of ours is rashly given��
His prowess was too wondrous。 We will do him
No customary honour�此 �since the knight
Came not to us�察�of us to claim the prize��
Ourselves will send it after。 Rise and take
This diamond�察�and deliver it�察�and return��
And bring us where he is�察�and how he fares��
And cease not from your quest until ye find。'
So saying�察�from the carven flower above��
To which it made a restless heart�察�he took��
And gave�察�the diamond�此 �then from where he sat
At Arthur's right�察�with smiling face arose��
With smiling face and frowning heart�察�a Prince
In the mid might and flourish of his May��
Gawain�察�surnamed The Courteous�察�fair and strong��
And after Lancelot�察�Tristram�察�and Geraint
And Gareth�察�a good knight�察�but therewithal
Sir Modred's brother�察�and the child of Lot��
Nor often loyal to his word�察�and now
Wroth that the King's command to sally forth
In quest of whom he knew not�察�made him leave
The banquet�察�and concourse of knights and kings。
So all in wrath he got to horse and went��
While Arthur to the banquet�察�dark in mood��
Past�察�thinking 'Is it Lancelot who hath come
Despite the wound he spake of�察�all for gain
Of glory�察�and hath added wound to wound��
And ridden away to die��' So feared the King��
And�察�after two days' tarriance there�察�returned。
Then when he saw the Queen�察�embracing asked��
'Love�察�are you yet so sick��' 'Nay�察�lord��' she said。
'And where is Lancelot��' Then the Queen amazed��
'Was he not with you�拭�won he not your prize��'
'Nay�察�but one like him。' 'Why that like was he。'
And when the King demanded how she knew��
Said�察�'Lord�察�no sooner had ye parted from us��
Than Lancelot told me of a common talk
That men went down before his spear at a touch��
But knowing he was Lancelot�察�his great name
Conquered�察�and therefore would he hide his name
From all men�察�even the King�察�and to this end
Had made a pretext of a hindering wound��
That he might joust unknown of all�察�and learn
If his old prowess were in aught decayed��
And added�察 �Our true Arthur�察�when he learns��
Will well allow me pretext�察�as for gain
Of purer glory。;'
Then replied the King��
'Far lovelier in our Lancelot had it been��
In lieu of idly dallying with the truth��
To have trusted me as he hath trusted thee。
Surely his King and most familiar friend
Might well have kept his secret。 True�察�indeed��
Albeit I know my knights fantastical��
So fine a fear in our large Lancelot
Must needs have moved my laughter�此 �now remains
But little cause for laughter�此 �his own kin
Ill news�察�my Queen�察�for all who love him�察�this��
His kith and kin�察�not knowing�察�set upon him��
So that he went sore wounded from the field��
Yet good news too�此 �for goodly hopes are mine
That Lancelot is no more a lonely heart。
He wore�察�against his wont�察�upon his helm
A sleeve of scarlet�察�broidered with great pearls��
Some gentle maiden's gift。'
'Yea�察�lord��' she said��
'Thy hopes are mine��' and saying that�察�she choked��
And sharply turned about to hide her face��
Past to her chamber�察�and there flung herself
Down on the great King's couch�察�and writhed upon it��
And clenched her fingers till they bit the palm��
And shrieked out 'Traitor' to the unhearing wall��
Then flashed into wild tears�察�and rose again��
And moved about her palace�察�proud and pale。
Gawain the while through all the region round
Rode with his diamond�察�wearied of the quest��
Touched at all points�察�except the poplar grove��
And came at last�察�though late�察�to Astolat��
Whom glittering in enamelled arms the maid
Glanced at�察�and cried�察�'What news from Camelot�察�lord��
What of the knight with the red sleeve��' 'He won。'
'I knew it��' she said。 'But parted from the jousts
Hurt in the side��' whereat she caught her breath��
Through her own side she felt the sharp lance go��
Thereon she smote her hand�此 �wellnigh she swooned��
And�察�while he gazed wonderingly at her�察�came
The Lord of Astolat out�察�to whom the Prince
Reported who he was�察�and on what quest
Sent�察�that he bore the prize and could not find
The victor�察�but had ridden a random round
To seek him�察�and had wearied of the search。
To whom the Lord of Astolat�察�'Bide with us��
And ride no more at random�察�noble Prince��
Here was the knight�察�and here he left a shield��
This will he send or come for�此 �furthermore
Our son is with him�察�we shall hear anon��
Needs must hear。' To this the courteous Prince
Accorded with his wonted courtesy��
Courtesy with a touch of traitor in it��
And stayed�察�and cast his eyes on fair Elaine��
Where could be found face daintier�拭�then her shape
From forehead down to foot�察�perfectagain
From foot to forehead exquisitely turned��
'Wellif I bide�察�lo� �this wild flower for me��'
And oft they met among the garden yews��
And there he set himself to play upon her
With sallying wit�察�free flashes from a height
Above her�察�graces of the court�察�and songs��
Sighs�察�and slow smiles�察�and golden eloquence
And amorous adulation�察�till the maid
Rebelled against it�察�saying to him�察�'Prince��
O loyal nephew of our noble King��
Why ask you not to see the shield he left��
Whence you might learn his name�拭 �Why slight your King��
And lose the quest he sent you on�察�and prove
No surer than our falcon yesterday��
Who lost the hern we slipt her at�察�and went
To all the winds��' 'Nay�察�by mine head��' said he��
'I lose it�察�as we lose the lark in heaven��
O damsel�察�in the light of your blue eyes��
But an ye will it let me see the shield。'
And when the shield was brought�察�and Gawain saw
Sir Lancelot's azure lions�察�crowned with gold��
Ramp in the field�察�he smote his thigh�察�and mocked��
'Right was the King� �our Lancelot� �that true man��'
'And right was I��' she answered merrily�察�'I��
Who dreamed my knight the greatest knight of all。'
'And if I dreamed��' said Gawain�察�'that you love
This greatest knight�察�your pardon� �lo�察�ye know it��
Speak therefore�此 �shall I waste myself in vain��'
Full simple was her answer�察�'What know I��
My brethren have been all my fellowship��
And I�察�when often they have talked of love��
Wished it had been my mother�察�for they talked��
Meseemed�察�of what they knew not�察�so myself
I know not if I know what true love is��
But if I know�察�then�察�if I love not him��
I know there is none other I can love。'
'Yea�察�by God's death��' said he�察�'ye love him well��
But would not�察�knew ye what all others know��
And whom he loves。' 'So be it��' cried Elaine��
And lifted her fair face and moved away��
But he pursued her�察�calling�察�'Stay a little��
One golden minute's grace� �he wore your sleeve��
Would he break faith with one I may not name��
Must our true man change like a leaf at last��
Naylike enow�此 �why then�察�far be it from me
To cross our mighty Lancelot in his loves��
And�察�damsel�察�for I deem you know full well
Where your great knight is hidden�察�let me leave
My quest with you�察�the diamond also�此 �here��
For if you love�察�it will be sweet to give it��
And if he love�察�it will be sweet to have it
From your own hand�察�and whether he love or not��
A diamond is a diamond。 Fare you well
A thousand times��a thousand times farewell��
Yet�察�if he love�察�and his love hold�察�we two
May meet at court hereafter�此 �there�察�I think��
So ye will learn the courtesies of the court��
We two shall know each other。'
Then he gave��
And slightly kissed the hand to which he gave��
The diamond�察�and all wearied of the quest
Leapt on his horse�察�and carolling as he went
A true´love ballad�察�lightly rode away。
Thence to the court he past�察�there told the King
What the King knew�察�'Sir Lancelot is the knight。'
And added�察�'Sire�察�my liege�察�so much I learnt��
But failed to find him�察�though I rode all round
The region�此 �but I lighted on the maid
Whose sleeve he wore�察�she loves him�察�and to her��
Deeming our courtesy is the truest law��
I gave the diamond�此 �she will render it��
For by mine head she knows his hiding´place。'
The seldom´frowning King frowned�察�and replied��
'Too courteous truly� �ye shall go no more
On quest of mine�察�seeing that ye forget
Obedience is the courtesy due to kings。'
He spake and parted。 Wroth�察�but all in awe��
For twenty strokes of the blood�察�without a word��
Lingered that other�察�staring after him��
Then shook his hair�察�strode off�察�and buzzed abroad
About the maid of Astolat�察�and her love。
All ears were pricked at once�察�all tongues were loosed��
'The maid of Astolat loves Sir Lancelot��
Sir Lancelot loves the maid of Astolat。'
Some read the King's face�察�some the Queen's�察�and all
Had marvel what the maid might be�察�but most
Predoomed her as unworthy。 O