at it until he espied what seemed him to be a ship wherein was the at the windows. When he had been there of a long space, he looked out beauty, and well might it be seen by her cheer and her semblant that no the midst of the sea. Much he marvelled what it might be. He looked man and good knight. The King lay one night beside the Queen, and was joy had she. She had told the Queen her name and the name of her cometh to the windows of the hall that opened toward the sea, calm and espieth it nigh at hand, but none seeth he within nor without save one The Queen hath much pity of the damsel, for she was of right great untroubled, so that much pleasure had he of looking thereat and leaning midst and the sail was lowered, for the sea was calm and quiet. The old man, ancient and bald, of right passing seemliness that held the whether a ship it were or something other. The longer he looketh at light, and he was minded not to move until such time as he should know rose and did on a great grey cape and issueth forth of the chamber and he that ought to bear the shield come quickly, and grant him courage father and mother, and the Queen told her that many a time had she III. rudder of the ship. The ship was covered of a right rich cloth in the with great rushing toward the castle as fast as it might. The King that he be fain to succour your mother." "So shall he be, please God, for never was good knight that was without to sea and saw coming afar off as it were the shining of a candle in awoke from his first sleep so that he might not go to sleep again. He pity." heard tell of Alain li Gros, and that he was said to be a worshipful it, the better perceiveth he that it is a ship, and that it was coming