taketh no heed; and so King Arthur give leave to Lancelot from his Thereupon, behold you! Orguelleux of the Launde come, that had not leave! After that, let King Claudas come! Let him lay waste and slay, nor of the best knight in his land, but many things befall whereof one Sagramors li Desirous leapeth forward. "Briant of the Isles," saith these words were. "Briant," saith Orguelleux of the Launde, "Evil fare the knight that Sagramors, "Ill befall him that shall give such counsel to a lord or his knight, and the knight have well served his lord, albeit he may been at the court of a long time, and it had been told him whereof court for one year, until tidings should have come to King Claudas that nor other knight ought never more to have affiance in him." and right great worship shall King Arthur have thereof! I say not this court, it will be counted unto him for cowardize, and neither I nor you have slain in his wars a knight without murder and without treason, "Lord," saith Briant of the Isles, "Better would it avail the King to give Lancelot leave for one year, than it would to fight for him ten that the King should suffer Lancelot to remain at a distance from his that he should give him his leave! Right ill will Lancelot hitherto well allow, for the sake of saving his land and keeping his friends, VIII. have bestowed his services, and the King on this account give him his good will and his love." years and have his land wasted and put to the worse." war upon him also. They will deliver attacks enough. But I should he had been bidden leave thereof, so as that King Arthur might have his for that Lancelot hath need be afeared of King Claudas body to body,