at such time as the sword was still fixed in the column. cruelty of her father, for never yet had she seen knight that pleased And he cometh toward the column as fast as he may, and seizeth the Lancelot hath drawn the sword forth of the column, that he asketh her he is one of the best knights of the world, albeit by the stoutness of forth with such a wrench that the column quaked thereof. The damsel shall he yet do and he escape you, and, so you will believe me, you "Nor shall I break not my vow and I fail you herein; for no man is sword with both hands. So soon as he touched it, the sword draweth it for this that she saith, and looketh at Lancelot from time to time and was right joyful thereat, albeit she misdoubted the fellness and The daughter of the lord of the castle is sore displeased of the damsel the Queen. But whatsoever thought or desire he may have therein, he another thing, and never was he so sorrowful of any lady as he was for will never allow him to depart thus; sith that and you kill him or slay sigheth, but more durst she not do. Much marvelleth she, sith that not of her father as his own liege woman, but he was thinking of the outrageous, that slew your brother. Natheless, is it no lie that "Lord God," saith Lancelot, "Defend me from this custom!" "They might not draw forth the sword from this column, and so failed of telleth the lord of the castle that he holdeth him to his covenant made him you will save the life of many a knight." "I have a right not to hold thereto," saith the lord of the castle, his knighthood and his valour many an outrage hath he done, and more my daughter and of their lives." her so much to love as he. "Sir," saith the other damsel, "I tell you plainly, this is Lancelot,