THE CANONS YEOMANS TALE（第2页）

andwhenthathewase，hegantocry，

"godsave，"quothhe，"thisjollypany.

fasthaveipricked，"quothhe，"foryoursake，

becausethatiwouldyouovertake，

torideninthismerrypany."

hisyeomanwasekefullofcourtesy，

andsaide，"sirs，nowintherningtide

outofyourhostelryisawyouride，

andwarnedheremylordandsovereign，

whichthattoridewithyouisfullfain，

forhisdisport;helovethdalliance."

"friend，odgivetheegoodchance，"**fortune

saidourehost;"certainitwouldeseem

thylordwerewise，andsoimaywelldeem;

heisfulljocundalso，dareilay;

canheaughttellamerrytaleortway，

withwhichhegladdenmaythispany?"

"who，sir?mylord?yea，sir，withoutelie，

hecan*ofmirthandekeofjollity*knows

*notbut*enough;also，sir，trusteme，*notlessthan*

an*yehimknewallsowellasdoi，*if

yewouldwonderhowwellandcraftily

hecouldework，andthatinsundrywise.

hehathtakeonhimmanyagreatemprise，**task，undertaking

whichwerefullhardforanythatishere

tobringabout，but*theyofhimitlear.***unless**learn

ashomelyasheridesangesyou，

ifyehimknew，itwouldbeforyourprow:**advantage

yewouldenotforegohisacquaintance

formuchegood，idarelayinbalance

allthatihaveinmypossession.