around, and the gates ruined with age. He entereth within and findeth the city all void of folk, and seeth the great palaces fallen down and Poor Knight, whereof am I sore sorrowful." Lancelot. Lancelot that harboured with him hath sent it?" poor and parched that no victual was to be found therein. Lancelot XI. encompass a whole country. He seeth the walls that are falling all "Salute the two damsels for me," saith Lancelot. "Sir," saith the knight, "Right willingly!" for he that doth a kindness to a worshipful man loseth it not." Thereupon, Lancelot departeth from the hermitage and rideth on until he "Sir," saith the knight, "Right great thanks, and blessed may you be, "Sir, I go to see one of my brethren and my two sisters, for I have you do him a message from me?" "Sir Knight," saith Lancelot, "thither shall I go where God may please; waste, and the great grave-yards full of sepulchres, and the tall but you, whitherward are you bound to go?" The knight delivereth the horse to his squire, and taketh leave of "Certes," saith Lancelot, "poor he is, the more the pity! Howbeit, will "Sir, right willingly!" been told that he hath fallen on such mishap as that he is called the and long wherein wonned neither beast nor bird, for the land was so full speed and seeth that the city is so great that it seemeth him to "Will you present him with this horse on my behalf, and tell him how cometh forth of the forest, and findeth a waste land, a country broad looketh before him and seeth a city appear far away. Thither rideth he