THE TALE（第7页）

erethatthepotbeonthefirey-do**place

ofmetals，withacertainquantity

mylordthemtempers，*andnomanbuthe*adjuststheproportions

（nowheisgone，idaresayboldely）;

forasmensay，hecandocraftily，

algate*iwotwellhehathsuchaname，*although

andyetfulloftherunhintoblame;

andknowyehow?fulloftithapphso，

thepotto-breaks，andfarewell!allisgo.**gone

thesemetalsbeofsogreatviolence，

ourwallesmaynotmakethemresistence，

*butif*theywerewroughtoflimeandstone;*unless*

theypierceso，thatthroughthewalltheygon;

andsomeofthemsinkdownintotheground

（thushavewelostbytimesmanyapound），

andsomearescatterdallthefloorabout

someleapintotheroofwithoutedoubt.

thoughthatthefiendnotinoursighthimshow

itrowethathebewithus，thatshrew;**impiouswretch

inhelle，wherethatheislordandsire，

istherenorewoe，rancour，norire.

whenthatourpotisbroke，asihavesaid，

everymanchides，andholdshim*evilapaid.**dissatisfied

somesaiditwas*longon*thefire-making;*becauseof

*

somesaidenay，itwasontheblowing

（thenwasifeard，forthatwasmineoffice）

"straw!"quoththethird，"yebe*lewedand**nice，*ignorant**foolish

itwasnottemperd*asitoughttobe."*mixedindueproportions

"nay，"quoththefourthe，"stint*andhearkenme;*stop

becauseourfirewasnoty-madeofbeech