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 his Court there at Whitsuntide And on Whit Tuesday, as the King sat at the banquet, lo! there entered a tall, fair-headed youth, clad in a coat and a surcoat of diapered satin, &c And he came and stood before Arthur 'I am one of thy foresters, Lord, in the Forest of Dean.' Tell me thine errand,' said Arthur 'I will do so, Lord,' said he. 'In the Forest I saw a stag, the like of which beheld I never yet He is of pure white, Lord, and he does not herd with any other animal through stateliness and pride, so royal is his bearing. And I come to seek thy counsel, Lord, and to know thy will concerning him.' 'It seems best to me,' said Arthur, 'to go and hunt him to-morrow at break of day; and to cause general notice thereof to be given to-night in all quarters of the Court.' Then Gwenhwyvar said to Arthur, 'Wilt thou permit me, Lord,' said she, 'to go to-morrow to see and hear the hunt of the stag of which the young man spoke?' 'I will gladly,' said Arthur. 'Then will I go,' said she

"And when the next day came, they arose

"And Arthur wondered that Gwenhwyvar did not awake, and did not move in her bed Then