THE TALE（第14页）

betwixtemeandmycousin，danjohn.

yeshouldhavewarnedme，ereihadgone，

thatheyouhada混♂dredfrankespaid

byreadytoken;he*hadhimevilapaid**wasdispleased*

forthatitohimspakeofchevisance，**borrowing

（heseemedsoasbyhiscountenance）;

butnatheless，bygodofheavenking，

ithoughtenottoaskofhimnothing.

ipraythee，wife，dothounoreso.

tellmealway，erethatifromtheego，

ifanydebtorhathinmineabsence

y-payedthee，lestthroughthynegligence

imighthimaskathingthathehathpaid."

thiswifewasnotafearednorafraid，

butboldelyshesaid，andthatanon;

"mary!idefythatfalsenkdanjohn，

ikeep*notofhistokensneveradeal:***care**whit

hetookmecertaingold，iwotitwell.—

what?evilthedom*onhisnkessnout!—*thriving

for，goditwot，iweendwithoutedoubt

thathehadgivenitme，becauseofyou，

todotherewithminehonourandmyprow，**profi

forcousinage，andekeforbellecheer

thathehathhadfulloftenhere.

butsinceiseeistandinsuchdisjoint，**awkwardposition

iwillansweryoushortlytothepoint.

yehavereslackedebtorsthanami;

foriwillpayyouwellandreadily，

fromdaytoday，andifsobeifail，

iamyourwife，scoreituponmytail，

andishallpayassoonaseverimay.