THE TALE（第17页）

byoneassent，whereasusthinkethbest."

thenoneofthemthecutbroughtinhisfist

andbadethemdraw，andlookwhereitwouldfall;

anditfellontheyoungestofthemall;

andforthtowardthetownhewentanon.

andallsosoonasthathewasy-gone，

theoneofthemspakethusuntotheother;

"thouknowestwellthatthouartmyswornbrother，

*thyprofit*willitelltheerightanon.*whatisforthine

thouknowestwellthatourfellowisgone，advantage*

andhereisgold，andthatfullgreatplenty，

thatshalldeparted*heangusthree.*divided

butnatheless，ificouldshape*itso*contrive

thatitdepartedwereangustwo，

hadinotdoneafriendesturntothee?"

thotheranswerd，"inot*howthatmaybe;*knownot

heknowswellthatthegoldiswithustway.

whatshallwedo?whatshallwetohimsay?"

"shallitbecounsel?"*saidthefirsteshrew;***secret**wretch

"andishalltelltotheeinwordesfew

whatweshalldo，andbringitwellabout."

"igrante，"quoththeother，"outofdoubt，

thatbymytruthiwilltheenotbewray."**betray

"now，"quoththefirst，"thouknowstwellwebetway，

andtwoofusshallstrongerbethanone.

look;whenthatheisset，*thourightanon*satdown

arise，asthoughthouwouldestwithhimplay;

andishallrive*himthroughthesidestway，*stab

lestwithhimasingame;

erlookthoudothesame.

andthenshallallthisgolddeparted*be，*divided