THE TALE（第25页）

thatoutofsoland露nawerey-draw.**drawn，derived

"andtherefore，"saidhe，"takeheedtomysaw.*saying

letnomanbusyhimthisarttoseech，**study，explore

*butif*thathethintentionandspeech*unless

ofphilosophersunderstandecan;

andifhedo，heisalewed*man.*ignorant，foolish

forthisscienceandthisconning，"*quothhe，*knowledge

"isofthesecretofsecrets

pardie."

alsotherewasadiscipleofplato，

thatonatimesaidhismasterto，

ashisbook，senior，

willbearwitness，

andthiswashisdemandinsoothfastness:

"tellmethenameofthilke*privy**stone."*that**secret

andplatoanswerduntohimanon;

"takethestohattitanosmenname."

"whichisthat?"quothhe."magnesiaisthesame，"

saideplato."yea，sir，andisitthus?

thisisignotumperignotius.

whatismagnesia，goodsir，ipray?"

"itisawaterthatismade，isay，

ofthelementesfoure，"quothplato.

"tellmetheroote，goodsir，"quothhetho，**then

"ofthatwater，ifthatitbeyourwill."

"nay，nay，"quothplato，"certainthatinill.**willnot

thephilosophersswornwereeveryone，

thattheyshouldnotdiscoverittonone，

norinnobookitwriteinnomannere;

foruntogoditissolefe*anddear，*precious

thathewillnotthatitdiscoverdbe，