Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 225 summary

What happens

1. Sir Tristram leaves with Sir Dinadan and Gouvernail, while King Arthur awards the prize to the King of Northgalis.
2. Dame Bragwaine conceals her mission from Queen Guenever, then follows Sir Tristram and hears cries in the forest.
3. Her squire finds a distressed knight beside a well, escapes his attack, and reports what happens.
4. Sir Tristram finds Sir Palamides lamenting, throwing away his sword, and searching for it in the spring.
5. Without naming himself, Sir Tristram comforts Sir Palamides and persuades him to accept shelter at his pavilion.
6. Sir Palamides leaves secretly at dawn to join Sir Gaheris and Sir Sagramor le Desirous before the tournament resumes.

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What to notice

Palamides praises the rival he also wants to fight. Tristram’s anonymous care gives a direct example of that gentleness.

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