Then Sir Tristram was very much disturbed in mind, for he feared that it might have gone ill with Sir Lamorack.  And he said, “Where now is that man of whom ye speak?” The fisherman replied:  “Lord, he was set to keep the swine, and he is the swineherd of the castle to this day.”

At this Sir Tristram was very glad that no more ill had befallen Sir Lamorack, and that he was yet alive.

Then, after the fisherman had departed from that place, Sir Tristram sat for a while sunk into deep thought.  And he said to himself:  “Alas, that so noble a knight should be brought to such a pass as that!  How greatly must my friend be abased when he would not acknowledge himself to me nor claim my assistance because of the shame of his appearance!  Meseems it is not fitting for me to send for him to come to me in the guise which he now wears, for it would be discourteous a thing for me to do, to make him so declare himself.  So first I shall see to it that he is clothed in such a manner as shall be fitting to his high estate, and then haply he will be willing to make himself manifest to me.  After that, perhaps his love will return to me again, and remain with me as it was at first.”

So Sir Tristram called to him several of the people of that castle, and he bade them do certain things according to his command, and straightway they departed to do as he ordained.

Now turn we to Sir Lamorack:  whilst he sat keeping watch over his swine there came to him four men from the castle.  These say to him, “You must come straightway with us.”  Sir Lamorack said, “Whither would you take me?” They say:  “That we are not permitted to tell you, only that you are to go with us as we bid you.”

So Sir Lamorack arose and went with those four, much wondering what it was that was to befall him, and whether that which was to happen was good or evil.

[Sidenote:  Sir Lamorack is brought to the castle] The four men brought him to the castle and they entered in thereat, and they escorted Sir Lamorack, still greatly wondering, up the stairway of the castle, and so into a noble and stately apartment, hung with tapestries and embroidered hangings.  And there Sir Lamorack beheld a great bath of tepid water, hung within and without with linen.  There were at this place several attendants; these took Sir Lamorack and unclothed him and brought him to the bath, and bathed him and dried him with soft linen and with fine towels.  Then there came the barber and he shaved Sir Lamorack and clipped his hair, and when he was thus bathed and trimmed, his nobility shone forth again as the sun shines forth from a thick cloud that hides its effulgence for a while, only to withdraw so that the glorious day-star may shine forth again with redoubled splendor.

[Sidenote:  Sir Lamorack is armed in armor] Then there came divers other attendants and clothed Sir Lamorack in rich and handsome garments such as were altogether fitting for a knight-royal to wear.  And after that there came several esquires and brought a very splendid suit of armor; and they clad Sir Lamorack in that armor; and the armor gleamed as bright as daylight, being polished to a wonderful clearness, and inlaid with figures of arabesqued silver.