go thither!" come thither." end is bad? And much it misliketh me that so seemly knight and so take him from her, according as I have heard witness, for never saw I "Damsel," saith the King, "Hereof may he well be sorry, but at the "You say true," saith the damsel, "But for the King's name have I me that the court of King Arthur is the vilest in the world, and that neither the one nor the other. I was moved to go to his court, but I "I shall go to Cardoil, where I shall find King Arthur when I shall thereof." worshipful man as are you should have the name of so evil a king." heart." Arthur!" XII. despite of yours. And whitherward are you going?" all the knights of the Table Round have renounced it for the badness "Go to, then, and bestir!" saith she. have met full a score knights one after other, of whom I asked "Damsel," saith the King, "A man is not good by his name, but by his concerning him, and one told me the same tale as another, for each told With that the King mounted again and departed, and left the damsel "One bad man with another! No better hope have I of you, sith that you "And may never God guide you," saith she, "and you go the court of King beginning I have heard say he did right well." "And who careth," saith the damsel, "for his good beginning when the "Damsel, you may say your pleasure, for thither I go! God be with you!" from Cardoil, do what he may, such dread hath the Queen lest any should