THE SECOND NUNS TALE（第18页）

"butthosewrongesmayinotendure，

thatthouspeakstofourgoddeshere，"quothhe.

cecileanswerd，"onice*creature，*foolish

thousaidestnoword，sincethouspaketome，

thatiknewnottherewiththynicety，**folly

andthatthouwertin*everymannerwise**everysortofway*

alewed*officer，avainjustice.*ignoran

"therelackethnothingtothineoutwardeyen

thatthouartblind;forthingthatweseeall

thatitisstone，thatmenmaywellespyen，

thatilke*stoneagodthouwiltitcall.*very，selfsame

irede*theeletthinehanduponitfall，*advise

andtaste*itwell，andstohoushaltitfind;*examine，test

sincethatthouseestnotwiththineeyenblind.

"itisashamethatthepeopleshall

soscorhee，andlaughatthyfolly;

fornlymen*wotitwelloverall，**knowiteverywhere*

thatmightygodisinhisheavenhigh;

andtheseimages，wellmaystthouespy，

totheenortothemselvesmaynotprofite

forineffecttheybenotworthamite."

thesewordesandsuchotherssaideshe，

andhewaxdwroth，andbademenshouldherlead

hometoherhouse;"andinherhouse，"quothhe，

"burnherrightinabath，withflamesred.

andashebade，rightsowasdohedeed;

forinabaththeyganherfasteshetten，**shut，confin

andnightanddaygreatfirethe玉nderbetten.**kindled，applied

thelongenight，andekeadayalso，

forallthefire，andekethebathesheat