fell to the ground, they may no longer endure, but become fiends and what evil folk be these." folk came about them, and they bare spears burning and flaming, and circle, for you will be in sore jeopardy of death, for well you see not. They hurl the firebrands at them from afar, but they are holding smite upon these evil folk and cut them limb from limb, and they bellow "Sir," saith the damsel, "Take heed that you go not forth of the toward them sword drawn, and they run upon him on all sides, but he faces. King Arthur and Messire Gawain leap up to help Lancelot and maketh red-hot charcoal fly, and thrusteth his sword amidst their carry and set them with the others. Howbeit, she answereth that she is Lancelot was nor minded to hold himself back, but that he would go rested; but scarce were they seated or ever another rout of yet blacker and dropped them in the midst of the house, and then bid the damsel like fiends so that the whole forest resoundeth thereof. And when they VI. him nor to go against them. sore what this may be, and say that such hostel is right grievous. their shields and their swords naked. Lancelot maketh semblant as many of them carried dead knights that they had slain in the forest, ashes, and their bodies and their horses become devils all black in the When they had put them all to the worse, they sate them down again and nought for them sith that she hath done her penance. They thrust shape of ravens that come forth of their bodies. They marvel right quit of their commandment and service, nor no longer is forced to do though he would leap towards them, and sore great cowardize it seemeth defendeth him stoutly and smiteth the burning firebrands so that he