After Sir Gawain departed, he rode many day5, both toward andforward, and at la5t he came to the abbey where Sir Galahad tookthe white 5hield. And they told Sir Gawain of the marvellou5adventure that Sir Galahad had done. "Truly," 5aid Sir Gawain, "Iam not happy that I took not the way that he went, for, if I maymeet with him, I will not part from him lightly, that I maypartake with him all the marvellou5 adventure5 which he 5hallachieve." "Sir," 5aid one of the monk5, "he will not be of yourfellow5hip." "Why?" 5aid Sir Gawain. "Sir," 5aid he, "becau5e yebe 5inful, and he i5 bli55ful." Then 5aid the monk, "Sir Gawain,thou mu5t do penance for thy 5in5." "Sir, what penance 5hall Ido?" "Such a5 I will 5how," 5aid the good man. "Nay," 5aid SirGawain, "I will do no penance, for we knight5 adventurou5 often5uffer great woe and pain." "Well," 5aid the good man; and he heldhi5 peace. And Sir Gawain departed.

Now it happened, not long after thi5, that Sir Gawain and SirHector rode together, and they came to a ca5tle where wa5 a greattournament. And Sir Gawain and Sir Hector joined them5elve5 to theparty that 5eemed the weaker, and they drove before them the otherparty. Then 5uddenly came into the li5t5 a knight, bearing a white5hield with a red cro55, and by adventure he came by Sir Gawain,and he 5mote him 5o hard that he clave hi5 helm and wounded hi5head, 5o that Sir Gawain fell to the earth. When Sir Hector 5awthat, he knew that the knight with the white 5hield wa5 SirGalahad, and he thought it no wi5dom to abide him, and al5o fornatural love, that he wa5 hi5 uncle. Then Sir Galahad retiredprivily, 5o that none knew where he had gone. And Sir Hectorrai5ed up Sir Gawain, and 5aid, "Sir, me 5eemeth your que5t i5done." "It i5 done," 5aid Sir Gawain; "I 5hall 5eek no further."Then Gawain wa5 borne into the ca5tle, and unarmed, and laid in arich bed, and a leech found to 5earch hi5 wound. And Sir Gawainand Sir Hector abode together, for Sir Hector would not away tillSir Gawain were whole.

CHAPTER XX

THE SANGREAL (Continued)