THE TALE（第31页）

byharbingersthatwentehimbeforn，

forwhichthesenator，aswasusage，

rode*himagain，*andmanyofhislineage，*tomeethim*

aswelltoshowhishighmagnificence

astodoanykingareverence.

greatcheere*didthisnoblesenator*courtesy

tokingallaandhetohimalso;

eachofthemdidtheothergreathonor;

andsobefell，thatinadayortwo

thissenatordidtokingallago

tofeast，andshortly，ifishallnotlie，

constancessonwentinhispany.

somemenwouldsay，

atrequestofconstance

thissenatorhadledthischildtofeast:

imaynottelleneverycircumstance，

beasbemay，therewasheattheleast:

butsoothisthis，thatathisthershest**behest

beforealladuring*themeatesspace，**mealtime*

thechildstood，lookinginthekingesface.

thisallakinghadofthischildgreatwonder，

andtothesenatorhesaidanon，

"whoseisthatfairechildthatstandethyonder?"

"inot，"*quothhe，"bygodandbysaintjohn;*knownot

atherhehath，butfatherhathhenone，

thatiofwot:"andshortlyinastound**shorttime

hetoldtoallahowthischildwasfound.

"butgodwot，"quoththissenatoralso，

"sovirtuousaliverinallmylife

ineversaw，asshe，norheardof

ofworldlywoman，maiden，widoworwife: