THE CANONS YEOMANS TALE（第3页）

allthatihaveinmypossession.

heisamanofhighdiscretion.

iwarnyouwell，heisapassing*man."*surpassing，extraordinary

well，"quothourhost，"ipraytheetellmethan，

isheaclerk，*orno?tellwhatheis."*scholar，priest

"nay，heisgreaterthanaclerk，y-wis，"**certainly

saidethisyeoman;"and，inwordesfew，

host，ofhiscraftsomewhatiwillyoushew，

isay，mylordcan*suchasubtlety*knows

（butallhiscraftyemaynotweet*ofme，*learn

andsomewhathelpiyettohisworking），

thatallthegroundonwhichweberiding

tillthatweetocanterburytown，

hecouldallcleaurnenupsodown，

andpaveitallofsilverandofgold."

andwhenthisyeomanhadthistaletold

untoourhost，hesaid;"bendicite!

thisthingiswondermarvelloustome，

sincethatthylordisofsohighprudence，

becauseofwhichmenshouldhimreverence，

thatofhisworship*reckethhesolite;***honour**little

his*overestslop*itisnotworthamite*uppergarment*

asineffecttohim，somayigo;

itisallbaudy*andto-torealso.*slovenly

whyisthylordsos露ttish，itheepray，

andisofpowerbetterclothestobey，**buy

ordethwiththyspeech?

tellemethat，andthatitheebeseech."

"why?"quoththisyeoman，"wheretoaskyeme?

godhelpmeso，forheshallneverthe**thrive

（butiwillnotavowe*thatisay，*admit