THE PARDONERS TALE（第2页）

thatihavealstcaughtacardiacle:**heartache

bycorpusdomini

，but*ihavetriacle，***unless**aremedy

orelseadraughtofistandcorny

ale，

orbut*ihearanonamerrytale，*unless

mineheartisbrost*forpityofthismaid.*burst，broken

thou*belami，*thoupardoner，"hesaid，*goodfriend*

"tel露ssomemirthofjapes*rightanon."*jokes

"itshallbedone，"quothhe，"bysaintronion.

butfirst，"quothhe，"hereatthisale-stake**ale-housesign

iwillbothdrink，andbitenonacake."

butrightanonthegentlesgantocry，

"nay，lethimtel露sofnoribaldry.

tel露ssomeralthing，thatwemaylear**learn

somewit，*andthennewillwegladlyhear."*wisdom，sense

"igranty-wis，"*quothhe;"butimustthink*surely

uponsomehonestthingwhilethatidrink."

thenailsandbloodofchrist，bywhichitwasthenafashiontoswear.

mediaevalmedicalwriters;seenote36totheprologuetothetales.

boist:box;french"boite，"oldform"boiste."

erme:grieve;fromanglo-saxon，"earme，"wretched.

cardiacle:heartache;fromgreek，"kardialgia."

corpusdomini:godsbody.

cornyale:newandstrong，nappy.asto"ist，"seenote39totheprologuetothetales.

（transcribersnote）inthisscehepilgrimsarerefreshingthemselvesattablesinfrontofaninn.thepardonerisdrunk，whichexplainshisboastfulandrevealingconfessionofhisdeceits.