. St. Nicholas [serial] . enough at court since the greatRoman victories of King Arthur, and, turning hisback upon the gay life there, sets forth, with hisnephew Sir Lionel, through forest and plain, uponknight-errantry. The two straightway fall intoadventures enough; but meantime Sir Ector, withwhom we are here concerned, discovering that SirLauncelot has left the court, through great loveand anxiety hurries forth after him, to help him, ifneed be. Then, says Sir Thomas, when SirEctor had ridden long in a great forest, he metwith a man that was like a forester. Fair sir,said Sir Ector, knowes
. St. Nicholas [serial] . enough at court since the greatRoman victories of King Arthur, and, turning hisback upon the gay life there, sets forth, with hisnephew Sir Lionel, through forest and plain, uponknight-errantry. The two straightway fall intoadventures enough; but meantime Sir Ector, withwhom we are here concerned, discovering that SirLauncelot has left the court, through great loveand anxiety hurries forth after him, to help him, ifneed be. Then, says Sir Thomas, when SirEctor had ridden long in a great forest, he metwith a man that was like a forester. Fair sir,said Sir Ector, knowest thou in this country anyadventures that be here nigh-hand ? Sir, said the forester, this country know Iwell, and hereby within this mile is a strong manorand well dyked (that is, moated), and by that 92 KING ARTHUR [December, manor, on the left hand, there is a fair ford forhorses to drink of, and over that ford there growetha fair tree, and thereon hangeth many fair shields,which have been conquered from good knights ;. SIR ECTOR AND SIR TURQUINE. and at the hollow of the tree hangeth a bason ofcopper; strike upon that bason with the butt of thyspear thrice, and soon after thou shalt hear newtidings. Sir Ector thanks him, and, upon ridingup to the tree, finds it all be-hung with shields,which some victorious knight has won from theirowners and thus displayed. Upon looking moreclosely, Sir Ector is stricken with grief to see hang- ing there the shield of his brother, Sir Lionel. Heis inflamed to right this matter. Then anon SirEctor beat on the bason as he were wood (that is,crazy), and then he gave his horse drink at theford; and there came a knight^HB^^^raswai behind him and bade him comeout of the water and make himready ; and Sir Ector turned himshortly, and in rest cast hisspear, and smote the other knighta great buffet that his horseturned twice about. This waswell done, said the strongknight, and knightly thou haststricken me ; and therewith herushed his horse on Sir E
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