In a few moments however the young knight opened his eyes. Then,
beholding the gentle face of Dame Lyoness, he closed them again, well
content.




CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Sir Galahad


Of the things that befell Sir Gareth, of how he wedded the good Dame
Lyoness and of how he gave right seemly proof of his worship, this
story will not detail. Nor can we go on the byway that deals with the
deeds of Breunor le Noire who was made a knight of the Round Table by
King Arthur soon thereafter and who then avenged the cowardly slaying
of his father by the unknown and false knight.

For our tale must hold its course hereafter. The boy Allan had grown
with the two years that had passed since the adventure of the Red
Knight of the Red Lawns. He had not returned to the court of King
Arthur, instead he and Walker had set out on journey of adventure. No
hit and miss journey this, instead it followed a call that the boy had
had, a call which he knew meant that the time had come for him to
begin seeking the Holy Grail.

The two years had been eventful ones for Allan. All over England had
he found his way, he and Walker. Adventures were many and everywhere
this youth through kindly deeds and brave actions left good repute