THE CANONS YEOMANS TALE（第5页）

and，forallthat，wefailofourdesire

foreverwelackourconc露sion

tomuchefolkwedoil露sion，

andborrowgold，beitapoundortwo，

ortenortwelve，ormanysummes，

andmakethemweenen，*attheleasteway，*fancy

thatofapoundewecanmaketway.

yetisitfalse;andayewehavegoodhope

itfortodo，andafteritwegrope:**search，strive

butthatscienceissofarusbeforn，

thatwemaynot，althoughwehaditsworn，

itovertake，itslidesawaysofast;

arsatthelast."

whilethisyeomanwasthusinhistalking，

thiscanondrewhimnear，andheardallthing

whichthisyeomanspake，forsuspicion

ofmennesspeecheverhadthiscanon:

forcatosaith，thathethatguiltyis，

deemethallthingsbespokenofhimy-wis;**surely

becauseofthathegansonightodraw

tohisyeoman，thatheheardallhissaw;

andthushesaiduntohisyeomantho**then

"holdthouthypeace，andspeaknowordes:

forifthoudo，thoushalt*itdearabie.**paydearlyforit*

thouslanderestmehereinthispany

andekediscoverestthatthoushouldesthide."

"yea，"quothourhost，"tellon，whatsobetide;

ofallhisthreateningrecknotamite."

"infaith，"quothhe，"noredoibutlite."**little

andwhenthiscanonsawitwouldnotbe

buthisyeomanwouldtellhisprivity，**secrets