the man of

now, as a car

, a man whom

ved no man s

late-flown sh

d fallen afiel

on his host

m Lamorak's

and unused

eld the other

way, shutting

, prisoning th

get and might

, to find a p

let us drink t

yness. Who shal

celot?"-"Merlin,"

ere more wrinkle

e had said w

efusal in me

ied; "so, 'Mer

seen him, but

hould not be her

he unseen from

htway to sighin

et before them

nger on the

n, whose hard ha

on his midrif

er than str

div

lid host, "y

t another ti

ertainties have

pestilent a

make a man

are told, so fir

ueen a nun who

ing with her be

and what's in

ow ourselves

t God suffer

; and while you st

ove, big with

ass the time, t

e King had eye

to his mother,

that Merlin w

now to pass; an

e being Arthu

re pernicious

r being so gre

holesome and

I'd see first

high the Quee

ne may say it,

rapping bastards

s well enough; b

often as I

in did Merlin

s abroad; and

as one who c

ould of Lamora

izzled head and

and rubbed his

now to make

be a nun som

od for such a

r that were

w for much pr

I can feel

as been blowi

d were castles

or the spirit

me in dreams.

and I saw his

f a state sha

ave the state,

e have neither

hes, and high to

e, where late th

of what was

whereon to cr

or else to b

better or for

ain, I say t

potent wrong

erve and reco

llow him and a

tormy faults h

m today is to

too late fo

-for it was

orning, and

sets a day f

orsake him

er shadowy

its him on its

shifting in h

dog and shook h

chested, helmet

known to be f

, Bedivere,

rancid, and yo

oman than a m

smiting of a

inch thick,

you're not ser

g, I say the K

ry, and all s

, and for hi

wing she'd throw

piece of tind

er with him f

g-God save poor

Merlin, who k

n those days, t

w and be quie

tell you, Bro

make you lis

nd orders, an

e manifold

solid kingdom

at each other

olling down t

retty woman

coming with h

s two fiddles

tell us every

his ghost wit

ostly

, the s

hile he gazed

mostly is,

hear of Merlin

re or less th

thing of the

othing. All

yes have told

nd her; and t

ess complace

nd innuendoe

or her sin-if

me-if now she

ay, is this to

, the kingdom

ree men of a c

essed intelli

has come out

ve, as he woul

King has now

pon him than

lin-for now

who knew him

if he have i

our have sound

wrath and angu

ercy and in

o the vigil n

tched a cranny

ay come in t

m, and his worm'

eets are not y

he lowered his

poisonou

n the meantime

re a-wailing

ith a moist eye

blow a horn

ul a man's i

are out with eye

cient or so f

e horses dow

ter me. Has Me

this Queen-fed

ighing, with a

hat I conjure

erlin are this

no more; for I

King persuad

wizard from a

oor wits. It's

nge, and half the

ak, forgetti

ing carriage

ick?" he said,

one damned scr

the force th

a way through

eady slimy w

ind-with Modre

et the crown

et that ever

be a handful

one for whom t

ghty trap in

Lamorak," s

for a short m

not in inches

fens and heigh

ricious rangi

s weird region

orak, but your

what they are

mber your ill

gratitude

e the shadow

rve King Arth

ave it so, to

re I

ak shook

will, or what

er than a st

stirring it,

amelot with

row. The Dev

orkshop once

red clay that

pe like Modre

yes are to t

'em,' said the

o, and see wha

we're to do. A

rried it, and

er worr

ghed.

e the coming

"for the Ki

shall he ev

new. I say th

ving, but the

el is b

said

dead kings y

odred who is h

hatches I ma

e too, and he

killed his. Kin

vision in i

nd if Modred

ine, I'm not lon