THE SECOND NUNS TALE（第17页）

ganfortolaugh，andtothejudgesaid;

"ojudge，*confusedinthynicety，**confoundedinthyfolly*

wouldestthouthatirenyinnocence?

tomakemeawickedwight，"quothshe，

"lo，hedissimuleth*hereinaudience;*dissembles

hestarethandwoodeth*inhisadvertence."***growsfurious**thought

towhomalmachiussaid，"unsely*wretch，*unhappy

knowestthounothowfarmymightmaystretch?

"havenotourmightyprincestomegiven

yeabothepowerandekeauthority

tomakefolktodienortoliven?

whyspeakestthousoproudlythentome?"

"ispeakenotbutsteadfastly，"quothshe，

notproudly，forisay，asformyside，

wehatedeadly*thilkeviceofpride.*rtally

"and，ifthoudreadenotasooth*tohear，*truth

thenwillishewallopenlybyright，

thatthouhastmadeafullgreatleasing*here.*falsehood

thousaystthyprinceshavetheegivenmight

bothfortoslayandfortoquick*awight，—*givelifeto

thouthatmaystnotbutonlylifebereave;

thouhastnoneotherpowernornoleave.

"butthoumaystsay，thyprinceshavetheemaked

ministerofdeath;forifthouspeakof，

thouliest;forthypowerisfullnaked."

"doawaythyboldness，"saidalmachiustho，**then

"andsacrificetoourgods，erethougo

ireckenotwhatwrongthatthoumeproffer，

foricansufferitasaphilosopher.

"butthosewrongesmayinotendure，