me down, therefore I will joust with him. Ye shall not do
so, said Sir Lamorak, by my counsel, an ye will tell me your quarrel,
whether ye jousted at his request, or he at yours. Nay, said Sir Frol,
I jousted with him at my request. Sir, said Lamorak, then will I counsel
you deal no more with him, for meseemeth by his countenance he should be
a noble knight, and no japer; for methinketh he should be of the Table
Round. Therefore I will not spare, said Sir Frol. And then he cried and
said: Sir knight, make thee ready to joust. That needeth not, said
the White Knight, for I have no lust to joust with thee; but yet they
feutred their spears, and the White Knight overthrew Sir Frol, and then
he rode his way a soft pace. Then Sir Lamorak rode after him, and prayed
him to tell him his name: For meseemeth ye should be of the fellowship
of the Round Table. Upon a covenant, said he, I will tell you my name,
so that ye will not discover my name, and also that ye will tell me
yours. Then, said he, my name is Sir Lamorak de Galis. And my name
is Sir Launcelot du Lake. Then they put up their swords, and kissed
heartily together, and either made great joy of other. Sir, said Sir
Lamorak, an it please you I will do you service. God defend, said
Launcelot, that any of so noble a blood as ye be should do me service.
Then he said: More, I am in a quest that I must do myself alone. Now God
speed you, said Sir Lamorak, and so they departed. Then Sir Lamorak came
to Sir Frol and horsed him again. What knight is that? said Sir Frol.
Sir, he said, it is not for you to know, nor it is no point of my
charge. Ye are the more uncourteous, said Sir Frol, and therefore I will
depart from you. Ye may do as ye list, said Sir Lamorak, and yet by
my company ye have saved the fairest flower of your garland; so they
departed.

CHAPTER XLI. How Sir Lamorak slew Sir Frol, and of the courteous
fighting with Sir Belliance his brother.

THEN within two or three days Sir Lamorak found a knight at a well
sleeping, and his lady sat with him and waked. Right so came Sir Gawaine
and took the knight's lady, and set her up behind his squire. So Sir
Lamorak rode after Sir Gawaine, and said: Sir Gawaine, turn again. And
then said Sir Gawaine: What will ye do with me? for I am nephew unto
King Arthur. Sir, said he, for that cause I will spare you, else that
lady should abide with me, or else ye should joust with me. Then Sir
Gawaine turned him and ran to him that