THE TALE（第30页）

hadlever*dieinsorrowanddistress，*rather

thanthathiswifewereofhertrothefalse."

thesorrowofdorigenhetoldhimals，**also

howlothherwastobeawickedwife，

andthatsheleverhadlostthatdayherlife;

andthathertrothshesworethroughinnocence;

sheneererst*hadheardspeakofapparence***before**seenote

thatmademehaveofhersogreatpity，

andrightasfreelyashesenthertome，

asfreelysentihertohimagain:

thisisallandsome，thereisnoretosayn."

thephilosopheranswerd;"leve*brother，*dear

evereachofyoudidgentlytotheother;

thouartasquier，andheisaknight，

butgodforbidde，forhisblissfulmight，

butifaclerkcoulddoagentledeed

aswellasanyofyou，itisnodrede**doubt

sir，ireleasetheethythousandpound，

asthourightnowwerecreptoutoftheground，

norevererenowhaddestknowenme.

for，sir，iwillnottakeapennyofthee

forallmycraft，nornaughtformytravail;**labour，pains

thouhasty-payedwellformyvitaille;

itisenough;andfarewell，havegoodday."

andtookhishorse，andforthhewenthisway.

lordings，thisquestionwouldiaskenow，

whichwasthestefree，*asthinkethyou?*generous

nowtelleme，erethatyefartherwend.

ican*nore，mytaleisatanend.*know，cantell

wel露nhesdurstthisknightfordread:thisknighthardlydared，forfear（thatshewouldnotentertainhissuit.）

"newouldegodneverbetwixtustwain，asinmyguilt，wereeitherwarorstrife"wouldtogodtheremayneverbewarorstrifebetweenus，throughmyfault.