THE TALE（第8页）

uponherhumblefaceheganbehold，

withfatherspitysticking*throughhisheart，*piercing

all*wouldhefromhispurposenotconvert.***although**turnaside

"daughter，"quothhe，"virginiabyname，

therebetwowayes，eitherdeathorshame，

thatthoumustsuffer，—alasthatiwasbore!**born

forneverthoudeservedestwherefore

todienwithaswordorwithaknife，

odearedaughter，enderofmylife，

whomihavefosterdupwithsuchpleasance

thatthouwereneeroutofmyremembrance;

odaughter，whichthatartmylastewoe，

andinthislifemylastejoyalso，

ogefchastity，inpatience

takethouthydeath，forthisismysentence:

forloveandnotforhatethoumustbedead;

mypiteoushandmustsmitenoffthinehead.

alas，thateverappiustheesay!**saw

thushathhefalselyjudgedtheeto-day."

andtoldherallthecase，asyebefore

haveheard;itneedethnottotellitre.

"omercy，dearefather，"quoththemaid.

andwiththatwordshebothherarmeslaid

abouthisneck，asshewaswonttodo，

（thetearesburstoutofhereyentwo），

andsaid，"ogoodefather，shallidie?

istherenograce?istherenoremedy?"

"no，certes，dearedaughtermine，"quothhe.

"thengivemeleisure，fathermine，quothshe，

"mydeathfortoplain*alittlespace*bewail

for，pardie，jephthahgavehisdaughtergrace