midday
`` Tomorrow we may find here some further news of Sir Tristram 's way . '' `` Aye , sir knights , '' added Sir Launcelot , `` for we need must know whether we continue our travel north or west from this point . '' So all of them were housed within the castle walls . And Sir Pellimore spread bounteous feast before his guests at midday for he held it high honor to be host to such as these . Now , as the repast had been completed , Allan grew restless . He was of a mind to ride forth and so craved permission from Sir Percival who gave ready consent . Forth he went and rode for many an hour .