Geraint greets thee well; and in greeting thee he compelled me to
come hither to do thy pleasure for the insult which thy maiden
received from the dwarf. He forgives the insult to himself, in
consideration of his having put me in peril of my life. And he
imposed on me a condition, manly, and honourable, and warrior-like,
which was to do thee justice, Lady." "Now, where did he overtake
thee?" "At the place where we were jousting, and contending for the
Sparrow-Hawk, in the town which is now called Cardiff. And there
were none with him save three persons, of a mean and tattered
condition. And these were an aged, hoary-headed man, and a woman
advanced in years, and a fair young maiden, clad in worn-out
garments. And it was for the avouchment of the love of that maiden
that Geraint jousted for the Sparrow-Hawk at the tournament, for he
said that that maiden was better entitled to the Sparrow-Hawk than
this maiden who was with me. And thereupon we encountered each
other, and he left me, Lady, as thou seest." "Sir," said she, "when
thinkest thou that Geraint will be here?" "To-morrow, Lady, I think
he will be here with the maiden."

Then Arthur came to him, and he saluted Arthur; and Arthur gazed a
long time upon him, and was amazed to see him thus. And thinking
that he knew him, he inquired of him, "Art thou Edeyrn the son of
Nudd?" "I am, Lord," said he, "and I have met with much trouble, and
received wounds unsupportable." Then he told Arthur all his
adventure. "Well," said Arthur, "from what I hear, it behoves
Gwenhwyvar to be merciful towards thee." "The mercy which thou
desirest, Lord," said she, "will I grant to him, since it is as
insulting to thee that an insult should be offered to me as to
thyself." "Thus will it be best to do," said Arthur; "let this man
have medical care until it be known whether he may live. And if he