Wherefore if it will please you to read that which is hereinafter set forth you will be told of how Sir Launcelot slew the great Worm of Corbin; of the madness that afterward fell upon him and of how a most noble gentle and beautiful lady hight the Lady Elaine the Fair lent him aid and succor at a time of utmost affliction to him and so brought him back to health again. And you may herein further find it told how Sir Launcelot was afterward wedded to that fair and gentle dame.