Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.But when he saw the wonder of the hilt,How curiously and strangely chased, he smoteHis palms together, and he cried aloud,"And if indeed I cast the brand away,Surely a precious thing, one worthy note,Should thus be lost for ever from the earth"

Sir Bedivere notices how beautifully and unusually decorated the sword’s hilt is. He worries that throwing the sword away would cause such a precious object to be lost forever, showing that he is reluctant to get rid of it. The excerpt focuses on his reaction to the sword, not on his injury or excitement at holding it.

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