Who art thou?—speak!"—

He answered, slow, then short,

With labored breathing: "I?—one, Accolon,—

Of Gaul—a knight of Arthur's court—anon—

But to what end—yea, tell me—am I slain?"—

Then bent King Arthur nearer and again

Drew back: then, anguish in his utterance, sighed:

"One of my Table!"—Then asked softly, "Say,

Whence hadst thou this, my sword? say, in what way

Thou cam'st by it?"—But, wandering, that knight