. Tales of the Round table; based on the tales in the Book of romance. ucha buffet that he fell dead. He then hastily with-drew into the chamber and barred the door. He quickly divested the dead Knight of hisarmour, and the Queen and her ladies helpedhim to buckle it on himself, the Knights withoutstill calling, ^ Traitor Knight, come out! As soon as he was armed, Sir Lancelot flungopen the chamber door and strode out brandish-ing his sword. He killed Sir Agrawaine withhis first blow, and in a few minutes twelve deadbodies lay around him. He wounded SirMordred, who ran away before he could com
. Tales of the Round table; based on the tales in the Book of romance. ucha buffet that he fell dead. He then hastily with-drew into the chamber and barred the door. He quickly divested the dead Knight of hisarmour, and the Queen and her ladies helpedhim to buckle it on himself, the Knights withoutstill calling, ^ Traitor Knight, come out! As soon as he was armed, Sir Lancelot flungopen the chamber door and strode out brandish-ing his sword. He killed Sir Agrawaine withhis first blow, and in a few minutes twelve deadbodies lay around him. He wounded SirMordred, who ran away before he could cometo further harm. When all his assailants hadfled Sir Lancelot returned to the Queen and said,Alas, dear Madam, the Knights who haveescaped will make King Arthur my foe, andyour foe also, but if you will^ come with me tomy castle, I will there defend you against theworld. I will not go with you now, said the Queen, but if as a punishment they decide to burn me,you may deliver me as you think best. LANCELOT AND GUENEVEBE, 141 While I live I will deliver you, said Sir. LANCLLOT COhES OVT Of GVEMEIVERES ROOK Lancelot, and he left the Queen to return to hisown lodgings. 142 LANCELOT AND GUENEVEBE. He met on the way Sir Bors and many of hisfriends fully armed and on their way to hisassistance. So he told them what had happened,and exhorted them to be of good courage and inreadiness, for the need of their services wouldarise before many hours were past. And they all answered that they had hithertowon nothing but fame with him, and they werenow ready to stand by him in ill fortune, if illfortune there should be. Sir Lancelot thanked them for their encourage-ment, and bade Sir Bors discover who werefriends and who were foes. By seven o*clock many noble Knights hadgathered round Sir Lancelot, and were sworninto his cause. My lords, said he, while I was waitingyesterday on our lady, the Queen, certain Knightscollected round the door and cried Treason/and much ado I had to escape with my
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