THE TALE（第3页）

upyasummersday;

andekeitneedethnotfortodevise**describe

ateverycoursetheorderofservice.

iwillnottellenoftheirstrangesewes，**dishes

noroftheirswannes，northeirheronsews.**youngherons

ekeinthatland，astelleknightesold，

thereissomemeatthatisfulldaintyhold，

thatinthislandmen*reckof*itfullsmall:*carefor*

thereisnomanthatmayreportenall.

iwillnottarryyou，foritisprime，

andforitisnofruit，butlossoftime;

untomypurpose*iwillhaverecourse.*story

andsobefellthat，afterthethirdcourse，

whilethatthiskingsatthusinhisnobley，**noblearray

hearinghisministrelestheirthingesplay

beforehimathisboarddeliciously，

inatthehalledoorallsuddenly

therecameaknightuponasteedofbrass，

andinhishandabroadmirrorofglass;

uponhisthumbhehadofgoldaring，

andbyhissideanakedswordhanging:

andupherodeuntothehigheboard.

inallthehallwastherenotspokeaword，

formarvelofthisknight;himtobehold

fullbusilytheywaited，*youngandold.*watched

thisstrangeknight，thatcamethussuddenly，

allarmed，savehishead，fullrichely，

sa露tedking，andqueen，andlordesall，

byorderastheysatteninthehall，

withsohighreverenceandobservance，