Do not try to lift him yourself, Lancelet said, promise me, Gwenhwyfar. She thought, with a moment of bitter regret, had she stayed in Avalon, by now, she would be consulted in all the great affairs of her time. And I will help you peg your hair-you do not want to go naked and shameless before the King. Come, she said quietly, let her rest.
I will not take you naked and disgraced into Arthur's presence. It was a starless night, and it troubled her that she could not see the moon, as she had not seen the sun by day. It was not to be borne that the folk about the castle and countryside might come to whisper scandal of her as they did of Morgause. If it can do that to the leather of a boot, think what it would have done to my leg .
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