seen the
Sangreal.

CHAPTER XXIII. Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad
was dead: and of Percivale how he died, and other matters.

WHEN Percivale and Bors saw Galahad dead they made as much sorrow as
ever did two men. And if they had not been good men they might lightly
have fallen in despair. And the people of the country and of the city
were right heavy. And then he was buried; and as soon as he was buried
Sir Percivale yielded him to an hermitage out of the city, and took a
religious clothing. And Bors was alway with him, but never changed he
his secular clothing, for that he purposed him to go again into the
realm of Logris. Thus a year and two months lived Sir Percivale in the
hermitage a full holy life, and then passed out of this world; and Bors
let bury him by his sister and by Galahad in the spiritualities.

When Bors saw that he was in so far countries as in the parts of Babylon
he departed from Sarras, and armed him and came to the sea, and entered
into a ship; and so it befell him in good adventure he came into the
realm of Logris; and he rode so fast till he came to Camelot where the
king was. And then was there great joy made of him in the court, for
they weened all he had been dead, forasmuch as he had been so long out
of the country. And when they had eaten, the king made great clerks to
come afore him, that they should chronicle of the high adventures of the
good knights. When Bors had told him of the adventures of the Sangreal,
such as had befallen him and his three fellows, that was Launcelot,
Percivale, Galahad, and himself, there Launcelot told the adventures of
the Sangreal that he had seen. All this was made in great books, and put
up in almeries at Salisbury. And anon Sir Bors said to Sir Launcelot:
Galahad, your own son, saluted you by me, and after you King Arthur and
all the court, and so did Sir Percivale, for I buried them with mine own
hands in the city of Sarras. Also, Sir Launcelot, Galahad prayed you to
remember of this unsiker world as ye behight him when ye were together
more than half a year. This is true, said Launcelot; now I trust to God
his prayer shall avail me.

Then Launcelot took Sir Bors in his arms, and said: Gentle cousin, ye
are right welcome to me, and all that ever I may do for you and for
yours ye shall find my poor body ready at all times, while the spirit is
in it, and that I promise you faithfully, and never to fail. And wit ye
well, ge