forbeareth me in every place, and showeth me great kindness; and of all
knights, I out-take none, say what men will say, he beareth the flower
of all chivalry, say it him whosomever will. An he be well angered, and
that him list to do his utterance without any favour, I know him not
alive but Sir Launcelot is over hard for him, be it on horseback or on
foot. I may never believe, said Palomides, that King Arthur will ride so
privily as a poor errant knight. Ah, said Sir Tristram, ye know not
my lord Arthur, for all knights may learn to be a knight of him. And
therefore ye may be sorry, said Sir Tristram, of your unkindly deeds
to so noble a king. And a thing that is done may not be undone, said
Palomides. Then Sir Tristram sent Queen Isoud unto her lodging in the
priory, there to behold all the tournament.

CHAPTER LXXIV. How the second day Palomides forsook Sir Tristram, and
went to the contrary part against him.

THEN there was a cry unto all knights, that when they heard an horn
blow they should make jousts as they did the first day. And like as the
brethren Sir Edward and Sir Sadok began the jousts the first day, Sir
Uwaine the king's son Urien and Sir Lucanere de Buttelere began the
jousts the second day. And at the first encounter Sir Uwaine smote down
the King's son of Scots; and Sir Lucanere ran against the King of Wales,
and they brake their spears all to pieces; and they were so fierce both,
that they hurtled together that both fell to the earth. Then they of
Orkney horsed again Sir Lucanere. And then came in Sir Tristram de
Liones; and then Sir Tristram smote down Sir Uwaine and Sir Lucanere;
and Sir Palomides smote down other two knights and Sir Gareth smote down
other two knights. Then said Sir Arthur unto Sir Launcelot: See yonder
three knights do passingly well, and namely the first that jousted. Sir,
said Launcelot, that knight began not yet but ye shall see him this day
do marvellously. And then came into the place the duke's son of Orkney,
and then they began to do many deeds of arms.

When Sir Tristram saw them so begin, he said to Palomides: How feel ye
yourself? may ye do this day as ye did yesterday? Nay, said Palomides,
I feel myself so weary, and so sore bruised of the deeds of yesterday,
that I may not endure as I did yesterday. That me repenteth, said Sir
Tristram, for I shall lack you this day. Sir Palomides said: Trust not
to me, for I may not do as I did. All these words said Palomide