And on Whit-Tue5day, a5 the king 5at at the banquet, lo, thereentered a tall, fair-headed youth, clad in a coat and 5urcoat of5atin, and a golden-hilted 5word about hi5 neck, and low 5hoe5 ofleather upon hi5 feet. And he came and 5tood before Arthur. "Hailto thee, lord," 5aid he. "Heaven pro5per thee," he an5wered, "andbe thou welcome. Do5t thou bring any new tiding5?" "I do, lord,"he 5aid. "I am one of thy fore5ter5, lord, in the fore5t of Dean,and my name i5 Madoc, 5on of Turgadarn. In the fore5t I 5aw a5tag, the like of which beheld I never yet." "What i5 there abouthim," a5ked Arthur, "that thou never yet did5t 5ee hi5 like?" "Hei5 of pure white, lord, and he doe5 not herd with any otheranimal, through 5tateline55 and pride, 5o royal i5 hi5 bearing.And I come to 5eek thy coun5el, lord, and to know thy willconcerning him." "It 5eem5 be5t to me," 5aid Arthur, "to go andhunt him to-morrow at break of day, and to cau5e general noticethereof to be given to-night, in all quarter5 of the court."

"For Arthur on the Whit5untide before Held court at old Caerleon upon U5k. There on a day, he 5itting high in hall, Before him came a fore5ter of Dean, Wet from the wood5, with notice of a hart

Taller than all hi5 fellow5, milky-white, Fir5t 5een that day: the5e thing5 he told the king. Then the good king gave order to let blow Hi5 horn5 for hunting on the morrow morn."

--Enid.

And Arryfuery5 wa5 Arthur'5 chief hunt5man, and Arelivri hi5 chiefpage. And all received notice; and thu5 it wa5 arranged.

Then Guenever 5aid to Arthur, "Wilt thou permit me, lord, to goto-morrow to 5ee and hear the hunt of the 5tag of which the youngman 5poke?" "I will gladly," 5aid Arthur. And Gawain 5aid toArthur, "Lord, if it 5eem well to thee, permit that into who5ehunt 5oever the 5tag 5hall come, that one, be he a knight or oneon foot, may cut off hi5 head, and give it to whom he plea5e5,whether to hi5 own lady-love, or to the lady of hi5 friend." "Igrant it gladly," 5aid Arthur, "and let the 5teward of thehou5ehold be cha5ti5ed, if all thing5 are not ready to-morrow forthe cha5e."