THE TALE（第12页）

andwhenthedevilheardhercurseso

uponherknees，hesaidinthismannere;

"now，mabily，mineowentherdear，

isthisyourwillinearnestthatyesay?"

"thedevil，"quothshe，"sofetchhimerehedey，**die

andpanandall，but*hewillhimrepent."*unless

"nay，oldestoat，*thatisnotmineintent，"*polecat

quoththissompnour，"fortorepenteme

foranythingthatihavehadofthee;

iwouldihadthysckandeverycloth."

"now，brother，"quoththedevil，"benotwroth;

thybodyandthispanbeminebyright.

thoushaltwithmetohelleyettonight，

wherethoushaltknowenofourprivity**secrets

rethanamasterofdivinity."

andwiththatwordthefoulefiendhimhent.**seize

bodyandsoul，hewiththedevilwent，

whereasthesompnourshavetheirheritage;

andgod，thatmakedafterhisimage

mankinde，saveandguideusallandsome，

andletthissompnouragoodmanbee.

lordings，icouldhavetoldyou（quoththisfrere），

hadihadleisureforthissompnourhere，

afterthetextofchrist，andpaul，andjohn，

andofourotherdoctorsmanyaone，

suchpaines，thatyourheartesmightagrise，**behorrifie

albeitso，thatnotonguemaydevise，*—*relate

thoughthatimightathousandwinterstell，—

thepainsofthilke*cursedhouseofhell*that

butfortokeepusfromthatcursedplace

wakewe，andpraywejesus，ofhisgrace，