well that it was Perceval who came. The door was opened to receive the castle; but he will do battle against you right gladly." moat right broad and foul and horrible, and the bridge was lowered so up within to slay and to destroy. Natheless all they that are within "Sir," say his men, "And you have not defence of yourself, never no Perceval goeth toward the castle of the Black Hermit, and the Damsel of shoot so sore that none may endure their strokes, and hereof will they great hall, and found it filled all around with a great throng of folk puissant enough to slay one man. Perceval entered all armed into a power to slay him. But so soon as they saw him, they lost their will stint not, they say, until such time as you be come thither. But well was full tall and Seemed to be of noble lordship, and he was in the soon as he came, and all the archers left of shooting. Then knew they will have no power, nor will they do you evil, save only the lord of they lodge many arrows in his shield. He came nigh a drawbridge over a XXI. she, "I durst not come nigh the castle, for there be archers there that thereof and were all amared and without strength, and said that they forward a great gallop, but they know him not on account of the white midst of the hall, all armed. would set this business on their lord that was strong enough and know I wherefore they will cease then, for they will come to shut you counsel nor aid may you have of us!" him, for they of the gate and they of the castle within thought to have that was right foul to look on. He that was called the Black Hermit shield. They think rather that it is one of the other knights, and the Car after. The archers draw and shoot stoutly. Perceval goeth