THE TALE（第6页）

forsorrowofwhichalstwewaxedwood，**mad

butthatgoodhopecreepedinourheart，

supposingever，thoughwesoresmart，

toberelievedbyhimafterward.

suchsupposingandhopeissharpandhard.

iwarnyouwellitistoseekenever.

thatfuturetemps*hathmademendissever，***time**partfrom

intrustthereof，fromallthatevertheyhad，

yetofthatarttheycannotwaxesad，**repentant

foruntothemitisabittersweet;

soseemethit;forhadtheybutasheet

whichthattheymightewraptheminatnight，

andabratt*towalkinbydayelight，*cloak

theywouldthemsell，andspenditonthiscraft;

theycannotstint，*untilnothingbelaft.*cease

andeverre，whereverthattheygon，

menmaythemknowebysmellofbrimstone;

foralltheworldtheystinkenasagoat;

theirsavourissorammishandsohot，

thatthoughamanamilefromthembe，

thesavourwillinfecthim，trusteme.

lo，thusbysmellingandthreadbarearray，

ifthatmenlist，thisfolktheyknowemay.

andifamanwillaskthemprivily，

whytheybeclothedsounthriftily，**shabbily

theyrightanonwillrownen*inhisear，*whisper

andsayen，ifthattheyespiedwere，

menwouldthemslay，becauseoftheirscience:

lo，thusthesefolkbetrayeninnocence!

passoverthis;igomytaleunto.

erethatthepotbeonthefirey-do**place