may, for ye slew my
father traitorly. But first for the love of my lord, Sir Tor, and for
the love of Sir Lamorak, the honourable knight that here is lodged, ye
shall have none ill lodging; for it is pity that ever ye should be in
the company of good knights; for ye are the most villainous knight or
king that is now known alive, for ye are a destroyer of good knights,
and all that ye do is but treason.

CHAPTER X. How Sir Berluse met with King Mark, and how Sir Dinadan took
his part.

THEN was King Mark sore ashamed, and said but little again. But when Sir
Lamorak and Sir Dinadan wist that he was King Mark they were sorry of
his fellowship. So after supper they went to lodging. So on the morn
they arose early, and King Mark and Sir Dinadan rode together; and
three mile from their lodging there met with them three knights, and Sir
Berluse was one, and that other his two cousins. Sir Berluse saw King
Mark, and then he cried on high: Traitor, keep thee from me for wit thou
well that I am Berluse. Sir knight, said Sir Dinadan, I counsel you to
leave off at this time, for he is riding to King Arthur; and because I
have promised to conduct him to my lord King Arthur needs must I take
a part with him; howbeit I love not his condition, and fain I would be
from him. Well, Dinadan, said Sir Berluse, me repenteth that ye will
take part with him, but now do your best. And then he hurtled to King
Mark, and smote him sore upon the shield, that he bare him clean out of
his saddle to the earth. That saw Sir Dinadan, and he feutred his spear,
and ran to one of Berluse's fellows, and smote him down off his saddle.
Then Dinadan turned his horse, and smote the third knight in the same
wise to the earth, for Sir Dinadan was a good knight on horseback;
and there began a great battle, for Berluse and his fellows held them
together strongly on foot. And so through the great force of Sir Dinadan
King Mark had Berluse to the earth, and his two fellows fled; and had
not been Sir Dinadan King Mark would have slain him. And so Sir Dinadan
rescued him of his life, for King Mark was but a murderer. And then they
took their horses and departed and left Sir Berluse there sore wounded.

Then King Mark and Sir Dinadan rode forth a four leagues English, till
that they came to a bridge where hoved a knight on horseback, armed and
ready to joust. Lo, said Sir Dinadan unto King Mark, yonder hoveth a
knight that will joust, for there shall none pass