. The book of romance; . nd give it to him; and he gallopedfast till he reached the gate of the churchyard. Here hejumped down and tied his horse tightly to a tree, then,running up to the stone, he seized the handle of thesword, and drew it easily out; afterwards he mountedhis horse again, and delivered the sword to Sir Kay. Themoment Sir Kay saw the sword he knew it was not hisown, but the sword of the stone, and he sought out hisfather Sir Ector, and said to him, ^ Sir, this is the swordof the stone, therefore I am the rightful King. SirEctor made no answer, but signed to Kay and Arthur tofo
. The book of romance; . nd give it to him; and he gallopedfast till he reached the gate of the churchyard. Here hejumped down and tied his horse tightly to a tree, then,running up to the stone, he seized the handle of thesword, and drew it easily out; afterwards he mountedhis horse again, and delivered the sword to Sir Kay. Themoment Sir Kay saw the sword he knew it was not hisown, but the sword of the stone, and he sought out hisfather Sir Ector, and said to him, ^ Sir, this is the swordof the stone, therefore I am the rightful King. SirEctor made no answer, but signed to Kay and Arthur tofollow him, and they all three went back to the their horses outside, they entered the choir, andhere Sir Ector took a holy book and bade Sir Kay swearhow he came by that sword. My brother Arthur gaveit to me, replied Sir Kay. How did you come by it ?asked Sir Ector, turning to Arthur. Sir, said Arthur,* when I rode home for my brothers sword I found noone to deliver it to me, and as I resolved he should not. l\OVr ARTHVR DREW THE swoKD 2;^^^-^, THE DRAWING OF THE SWORD 7 be swordless I thought of the sword in this stone, and Ipulled it out. Were any Knights present when you didthis ? asked Sir Ector. No, none, said Arthur. Thenit is you, said Sir Ector, who are the rightful King ofthis land. But why am I the King ? inquired Arthur. Because, answered Sir Ector, this is an enchantedsword, and no man could draw it but he who was born aKing. Therefore put the sword back into the stone, andlet me see you take it out. That is soon done, saidArthur, replacing the sword, and Sir Ector himself triedto draw it, but he could not. Now it is your turn, hesaid to Sir Kay, but Sir Kay fared no better than hisfather, though he tugged with all his might and main. Now you, Arthur, and Arthur pulled it out as easily asif it had been lying in its sheath, and as he did so SirEctor and Sir Kay sank on their knees before him, Whydo you, my father and brother, kneel to me ? askedArthur i
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