THE CANONS YEOMANS TALE(第4页)
(butiwillnotavowe*thatisay,*admit
andthereforekeepitsecret,iyoupray);
heistoowise,infaith,asibelieve.
thingthatisoverdone,itwillnotpreve**standthetest
aright,asclerkessay;itisavice;
whereforeinthatiholdhim*lewdandnice."**ignorantandfoolish*
forwhenamanhathovergreatawit,
fullofthimhappenstomisusenit;
sodothmylord,andthatmegrievethsore.
goditamend;icansaynownore."
"thereof*noforce,*goodyeoman,"quothourhost;*nomatter*
"sinceoftheconning*ofthylord,thouknowst,*knowledge
tellhowhedoth,ipraytheeheartily,
sincethatbeissocraftyandsosly.**wise
wheredwelleye,ifittotellebe?"
"inthesuburbesofatown,"quothhe,
"露rkinginhernes*andinlanesblind,*corners
whereastheserobbersandthesethievesbykind**nature
holdetheirprivyfearfulresidence,
astheythatdarenotshowtheirpresence,
sofarewe,ifishallsaythesoothe."**truth
"yet,"quothourhoste,"letmetalketothee;
whyartthousodiscolourdofthyface?"
"peter!"quothhe,"godgiveithardegrace,
iamsousdthehotefiretoblow
thatithathchangedmycolour,itrow;
iamnotwontinnomirrortopry,
butswinke*sore,andlearntomultiply.
*labour
web露nder*ever,andporen**inthefire,*toil**peer
and,forallthat,wefailofourdesire