The Holy Grail (Book 17, Ch. 10-14), by Sir Thomas Malory

<p>"This gentlewoman that ye lead with you is a maid?" demanded the knight. "Sir," said she, "a maid I am." "Then she must yield us the custom of this castle." (Volume 35, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Malory, recorder of King Arthur stories, died March 14, 1470.</p> <p> </p>