THE TALE（第21页）

hathbroughtyouthusupontheviretote:

bysaintneot，yewotwellwhatimean."

thisabsolonheraughte*notabean*recked，cared

ofallhisplay;nowordagainhegaf*，*spoke

forhehadretowonhisdistaff

thangerveisknew，andsaide;"friendsodear，

thathoteculterinthechimneyhere

lendittome，ihavetherewithtodon*:*do

iwillitbringagaintotheefullsoon."

gerveisanswered;"certes，wereitgold，

orinapoke*noblesal露ntold，*purse

thoushouldstithave，asiamatruesmith.

hey!christesfoot，whatwillyedotherewith?"

"thereof，"quothabsolon，"beasbemay;

ishallwelltellittheeanotherday:"

andcaughttheculterbythecoldestele*.*handle

fullsoftoutatthedoorhegantosteal，

andwentuntothecarpentereswall

hecoughedfirst，andknockedtherewitha

uponthewindow，lightashedidere*.*before

thisalisonanswered;"whoisthere

thatknockethso?iwarranthimathief."

"nay，nay，"quothhe，"godwot，mysweetelefe*，*love

iamthineabsolon，myowndarling.

ofgold，"quothhe，"ihavetheebroughtaring，

mythergaveitme，sogodmesave!

fullfineitis，andtheretowelly-grave*:*engrave

thiswilligivetothee，ifthoumekiss."

nownicholaswasrisenuptopiss，

andthoughthewould*amendenallthejape*;*improvethejoke*

heshouldekisshiserseerethathescape: