THE TALE（第15页）

andishallpayassoonaseverimay.

for，bymytroth，ihaveonminearray，

andnotinwaste，bestowditeverydeal.

and，forihavebestoweditsowell，

foryourhonour，forgoddessakeisay，

asbenotwroth，butletuslaughandplay.

yeshallmyjollybodyhave*towed;**inpledge*

bygod，iwillnotpayyoubutinbed;

forgiveitme，mineowenspousedear;

turnhitherward，andmakebettercheer."

themerchantsawnoneotherremedy;

andfortochide，itwerebutafolly，

sincethatthethingmightnotamendedbe.

"now，wife，"hesaid，"andiforgiveitthee;

butbythylifebenoresolarge;**liberal，lavish

keepbettermygood，thisgiveitheeincharge."

thusendethnowmytale;andgodussend

talingenough，untilourlivesend!

inthistalechaucerseemstohavefollowedanoldfrenchstory，whichalsoformedthegroundworkofthefirststoryintheeighthdayofthe"decameron.

"hemustusclothe":soinallthemanuscriptsandfromthisandthefollowinglines，itmustbeinferredthatchaucerhadintendedtoputthetaleintheuthofafemalespeaker.

dan:atitlebestowedonpriestsandscholars;from"dominus，"likethespanish"don".

brugeswasinchaucerstimethegreatemporiufeuropeanmerce.

thenkhadbeenappointedbyhisabbottoinspectandmanagetheruralpropertyofthenastery.

malvesieormalmesywinederiveditsnamefrommalvasia，aregionofthereanearcapemalea，whereitwasmade，asitalsowasonchiosandsomeothergreekislands.vernagewas"ia"，asweetitalianwine.

contour-house:coun-house;french，"ptoir."

undertheyarde:undertherod;inpupillage;aphraseproperl玉sedofchildren，butemployedbytheclerkintheprologuetohistale.seenote1totheprologuetotheclerkstale.

genelon，ganelon，organilion;oneofcharlemagnesofficers，whosetreacherywasthecauseofthedisastrousdefeatofthechristiansbythesaracensatroncevalles;hewastorntopiecesbyfourhorses.

elenge:fromfrench，"eloigner，"toreve;itmaymeaneitherthelonely，cheerlessconditionofthepriest，orthestrangebehaviourofthemerchantinleavinghimtohimself.

makeachevisance:raiseneybymeansofaborrowingagreement;fromfrench，"achever，"tofinish;thegeneralmeaningofthewordisabargain，anagreement.