THE TALE（第32页）

ofworldlywoman，maiden，widoworwife:

idarewellsayshehaddelever*aknife*rather

throughoutherbreast，thanbeawomanwick，**wicked

thereisnomancouldbringhertothatprick.**point

nowwasthischildaslikeuntoconstance

aspossibleisacreaturetobe:

thisallahadthefaceinremembrance

ofdameconstance，andthereonmusedhe，

ifthatthechildesther*wereaughtshe**couldbeshe*

thatwashiswife;andprivilyhesight，**sighed

andspedhimfromthetable*thathemight.**asfastashecould*

"parfay，"*thoughthe，"phantom**isinminehead.*bymyfaith

ioughttodeem，ofskilfuljudgement，**afantasy

thatinthesalteseamywifeisdead."

andafterwardhemadehisargument，

"whatwoti，ifthatchristhavehithersent

mywifebysea，aswellashehersent

tomycountry，fromthennesthatshewent?"

and，afternoon，homewiththesenator.

wentalla，fortoseethiswondrouschance.

thissenatordidallagreathonor，

andhastilyhesentafterconstance:

buttrustewell，herlistenottodance.

whenthatshewistewhereforewasthatsond，**sumns

unh*uponherfeetshemightestand.*withdifficult

whenallasawhiswife，fairhehergret，**greeted

andwept，thatitwasruthefortosee，

foratthefirstelookheonherse

heknewwellverilythatitwasshe:

andshe，forsorrow，asdumbstoodasatree:

sowasherhearteshutinherdistress，