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IV . Excalibur Deep in the forest there was a hermit , a holy man who lived alone and spent his days in prayer . He cleaned Arthur’s wounds . But for two days the King lay on his bed like a dying man . On the second afternoon the Lady Guinevere , King Leodegrance’s daughter , came to visit the hermit . She did not know the wounded knight , but she felt great pity for him . Arthur looked up at her and thought she was an angel . Her doctor put a precious healing cream on his wounds . Three days later Arthur was well again . From that day he never forgot the Lady Guinevere . Now Arthur wanted to fight Pellinore again . “ But you have no sword , ” said Merlin . “ Then I will fight him with a stick of oak , ” said Arthur . “ Listen , then , ” said Merlin . “ Near the Forest of Adventure there is a magic lake . In the middle of it a woman’s arm in white silk comes up out of the water . It holds the finest sword in the world , and its name is Excalibur . Many knights have tried to take it , and nobody has succeeded . ” They set off at once . In the afternoon they came into a strange golden land full of flowers . In the middle of it lay a silver lake . And in the middle of the lake an arm in white silk was holding up a sword . Its golden handle shone like a star . A lady came towards them through the flowers . She was dressed in green , and her long hair was as black as night . Around her neck she wore a necklace of green emeralds and shining opals . Arthur knelt in front of her . “ Lady , ” he said , “ you are not a woman of this world . ” “ My name is Nymue , ” she said , “ and I am the chief of the Ladies of the Lake . I am a friend to you and your knights . What do you want here ? ” “ I would like to win that sword , ” said Arthur . “ No man can win it , ” said the lady , “ unless he is without fear and without shame . ” “ I am not afraid , ” said Arthur , “ but I have done many things that I am ashamed of . Still , I would like to try . ” The lady blew on a little emerald whistle . At once a boat of shining brass came across the water like a swan . Arthur stepped in , and it carried him to the arm . He reached out and took the sword , and the arm went down under the water . Now Arthur was holding Excalibur , with its belt and its scabbard , the case for the blade . His heart almost burst with joy . The next day he struck the black shield again . “ Merlin , ” he said , “ this time you must not use magic to help me . ” Pellinore rode out . Their spears broke , and they fought on foot . But now Arthur had Excalibur . He wounded Pellinore several times , but he did not lose a single drop of blood himself . At last Pellinore fell to his knees . “ Spare my life , ” he said , “ and I will surrender . ”
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