THE TALE（第13页）

andhehimhent*dispiteously**again，*seized**angrily

andonthenosehestehimwithhisfist

downranthebloodystreamuponhisbreast:

andinthefloorwithnoseanduthallbrok

theywallow，asdotwopigsinapoke.

anduptheygo，anddownagainanon，

tillthatthemillerspurned*onastone，*stumbled

anddownhebackwardfel露ponhiswife，

thatwistenothingofthisnicestrife:

forshewasfallnasleepalittlewight**while

withjohntheclerk，thatwakedhadallnight:

andwiththefalloutofhersleepshebraid*.*woke

"help，holycrossofbromeholm，"

shesaid;

"inmanustuas!

lord，totheeicall.

awake，sin，thefiendisonmefall

mineheartisbroken;help;iambutdead:

therelithoneonmywombandonminehead.

help，simkin，forthesefalseclerksdofight

thisjohnstartupasfastaseerhemight，

andgropedbythewallestoandfro

tofindastaff;andshestartupalso

andknewtheestres*betterthanthisjohn，*apartment

andbythewallshetookastaffanon:

andsawalittleshimmeringofalight，

foratanholeinshoheonebright，

andbythatlightshesawthemboththetwo，

butsickerly*shewistnotwhowaswho，*certainly

butasshesawawhitethinginhereye.

andwhensheganthiswhitethingespy，