THE MANCIPLES TALE（第4页）

andrightanonyeshallseeagoodjape.**trick

thiscookshalldrinkthereof，ifthatimay;

onpainofmylifehewillnotsaynay."

andcertainly，totellenasitwas，

ofthisvesselthecookdrankfast（alas!

whatneededit?hedrankenoughbeforn），

andwhenhehadde*poupedinhishorn，**belched*

tothemanciplehetookthegourdagain.

andofthatdrinkthecookwaswondrousfain，

andthankedhiminsuchwiseashecould.

thenganourhosttolaughewondrousloud，

andsaid，"iseewellitisnecessary

wherethatwegogooddrinkwithustocarry;

forthatwillturnerancouranddisease**trouble，annoyance

ordandlove，andmanyawrongappease.

hus，hus，blessedbethyname，

thatsocanstturnenearnestintogame!

worshipandthankbetothydeity.

ofthatmattereyegetnoreofme.

tellonthytale，manciple，itheepray."

"well，sir，"quothhe，"nowhearkenwhatisay."

bob-up-and-down:mrwrightsupposesthistobethevillageofharbledown，nearcanterbury，whichissituatedonahill，andnearwhichthereareman玉psanddownsintheroad.likeboughton，wherethecanonandhisyeomanovertookthepilgrims，itstoodontheskirtsofthekentishforestofbleanorblee.

dunisinthemire:aproverbialsaying."dun"isanameforanass，derivedfromhiscolour.

thementionofthecookhere，withnohintthathehadalreadytoldastory，confirmstheindicationgivenbytheimperfectconditionofhistale，thatchaucerintendedtosuppressthetalealtogether，andmakehimtellastoryinsomeotherplace.

thequintain;called"fan"or"vane，"becauseitturnedroundlikeaweather-cock.

referringtotheclassificationofwine，aordingtoitseffectsonaman，givenintheold"calendrierdesbergiers，"themanofcholerictemperamenthas"wineoflion;"thesanguine，"wineofape;"thephlegmatic，"wineofsheep;"themelancholic，"wineofsow."thereisarabbinicaltraditionthat，whennoahwasplanvines，satanslaughteredbesidethemthefouranimalsnamed;hencetheeffectofwineinmakingthosewhodrinkitdisplayinturnthecharacteristicsofallthefour.

thepose:adef露xionorrheumwhichstopsthenoseandobstructsthevoice.

bringtheetohis露re:aphraseinhawking—torecallahawktothefist;themeaninghereis，ount，orpayhiff，fortherebukeofhisdrunkenness.