Launcelot
Speak! Can you answer nothing?
(The steersman signs that he is deaf and dumb)
He is dumb.
(The steersman points to the letter)
Guenevere
There is a folded paper in her hand.
(Launcelot steps into the barge, and unties the letter and reads it.)
Launcelot
“Most noble Launcelot, I was your lover, though