THE TALE（第5页）

aleinanswered，"john，andwiltthouso?

thenwillibebeneathe，bymycrown，

andseehowthatthemealefallsadown

intothetrough，thatshallbemydisport*:*amusement

for，john，infaithimaybeofyoursort;

iisasillamillerasisye."

thismillersmiledattheirnicety*，*simplicity

andthought，"allthisisdonebutforawile.

theyweenen*thatnomanmaythembeguile，*think

butbymythriftyetshallibleartheireye，

forallthesleightintheirphilosophy.

there*quainteknackes*thattheymake，*oddlittletricks*

therewillistealwhenthatitake.

insteadofflouryetwilligivethembren*.*bra

thegreatestclerksarenotthewisestmen，

aswhilomtothewolfthusspakethemare:

ofalltheirartnecountinotatare."

outatthedoorhewentfullprivily，

whenthathesawhistime，softely.

helookedupanddown，untilhefound

theclerkeshorse，thereashestoody-bound

behindthemill，underalevesell:**arbour

andtothehorsehewenthimfairandwell，

andstrippedoffthebridlerightanon.

andwhenthehorsewasloose，hegantogon

towardthefen，wherewildemaresrun，

forth，with"wehee!"throughthickandekethroughthin.

thismillerwentagain，nowordhesaid，

butdidhisnote*，andwiththeseclerkesplayd，*business

tillthattheircornwasfairandwelly-ground.

andwhenthemealwassackedandy-bound，