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第231章 BOOK XIII(7)

Sir Galahad,the servant of Jesu Christ,come thou not nigh me,for thou shalt make me go again there where Ihave been so long.But Galahad was nothing afraid,but lifted up the stone;and there came out so foul a smoke,and after he saw the foulest figure leap thereout that ever he saw in the likeness of a man;and then he blessed him and wist well it was a fiend.Then heard he a voice say Galahad,I see there environ about thee so many angels that my power may not dere thee{sic}Right so Sir Galahad saw a body all armed lie in that tomb,and beside him a sword.Now,fair brother,said Galahad,let us remove this body,for it is not worthy to lie in this churchyard,for he was a false Christian man.And therewith they all departed and went to the abbey.And anon as he was unarmed a good man came and set him down by him and said:Sir,I shall tell you what betokeneth all that ye saw in the tomb;for that covered body betokeneth the duresse of the world,and the great sin that Our Lord found in the world.For there was such wretchedness that the father loved not the son,nor the son loved not the father;and that was one of the causes that Our Lord took flesh and blood of a clean maiden,for our sins were so great at that time that well-nigh all was wickedness.

Truly,said Galahad,I believe you right well.

So Sir Galahad rested him there that night;and upon the morn he made the squire knight,and asked him his name,and of what kindred he was come.Sir,said he,men calleth me Melias de Lile,and I am the son of the King of Denmark.Now,fair sir,said Galahad,sith that ye be come of kings and queens,now look that knighthood be well set in you,for ye ought to be a mirror unto all chivalry.Sir,said Sir Melias,ye say sooth.But,sir,sithen ye have made me a knight ye must of right grant me my first desire that is reasonable.Ye say sooth,said Galahad.Melias said:Then that ye will suffer me to ride with you in this quest of the Sangreal,till that some adventure depart us.I grant you,sir.

Then men brought Sir Melias his armour and his spear and his horse,and so Sir Galahad and he rode forth all that week or they found any adventure.And then upon a Monday in the morning,as they were departed from an abbey,they came to a cross which departed two ways,and in that cross were letters written that said thus:Now,ye knights errant,the which goeth to seek knights adventurous,see here two ways;that one way defendeth thee that thou ne go that way,for he shall not go out of the way again but if he be a good man and a worthy knight;and if thou go on the left hand,thou shalt not lightly there win prowess,for thou shalt in this way be soon assayed.

Sir,said Melias to Galahad,if it like you to suffer me to take the way on the left hand,tell me,for there I shall well prove my strength.It were better,said Galahad,ye rode not that way,for I deem I should better escape in that way than ye.Nay,my lord,I pray you let me have that adventure.Take it in God's name,said Galahad.

CHAPTER XIII

Of the adventure that Melias had,and how Galahad revenged him,and how Melias was carried into an abbey.

AND then rode Melias into an old forest,and therein he rode two days and more.And then he came into a fair meadow,and there was a fair lodge of boughs.And then he espied in that lodge a chair,wherein was a crown of gold,subtly wrought.Also there were cloths covered upon the earth,and many delicious meats set thereon.Sir Melias beheld this adventure,and thought it marvellous,but he had no hunger,but of the crown of gold he took much keep;and therewith he stooped down and took it up,and rode his way with it.And anon he saw a knight came riding after him that said:Knight,set down that crown which is not yours,and therefore defend you.Then Sir Melias blessed him and said:Fair lord of heaven,help and save thy new-made knight.And then they let their horses run as fast as they might,so that the other knight smote Sir Melias through hauberk and through the left side,that he fell to the earth nigh dead.And then he took the crown and went his way;and Sir Melias lay still and had no power to stir.

In the meanwhile by fortune there came Sir Galahad and found him there in peril of death.And then he said:

Ah Melias,who hath wounded you?therefore it had been better to have ridden the other way.And when Sir Melias heard him speak:Sir,he said,for God's love let me not die in this forest,but bear me unto the abbey here beside,that I may be confessed and have my rights.It shall be done,said Galahad,but where is he that hath wounded you?With that Sir Galahad heard in the leaves cry on high:Knight,keep thee from me.Ah sir,said Melias,beware,for that is he that hath slain me.Sir Galahad answered:Sir knight,come on your peril.Then either dressed to other,and came together as fast as their horses might run,and Galahad smote him so that his spear went through his shoulder,and smote him down off his horse,and in the falling Galahad's spear brake.

With that came out another knight out of the leaves,and brake a spear upon Galahad or ever he might turn him.Then Galahad drew out his sword and smote off the left arm of him,so that it fell to the earth.And then he fled,and Sir Galahad pursued fast after him.And then he turned again unto Sir Melias,and there he alighted and dressed him softly on his horse to-fore him,for the truncheon of his spear was in his body;and Sir Galahad stert up behind him,and held him in his arms,and so brought him to the abbey,and there unarmed him and brought him to his chamber.And then he asked his Saviour.And when he had received Him he said unto Sir Galahad:Sir,let death come when it pleaseth him.And therewith he drew out the truncheon of the spear out of his body:and then he swooned.

Then came there an old monk which sometime had been a knight,and beheld Sir Melias.And anon he ransacked him;and then he said unto Sir Galahad:I shall heal him of his wound,by the grace of God,within the term of seven weeks.Then was Sir Galahad glad,and unarmed him,and said he would abide there three days.

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