THE FRANKLINS TALE（第1页）

theprologue

"infaith，squier，thouhasttheewellacquit，

andgentilly;ipraisewellthywit，"

quoththefranklin;"consideringthyyouthe

sofeelinglythouspeakst，sir，ialoue*thee，*allow，approve

*astomydoom，*thereisnohatishere*sofarasmyjudgment

ofeloquencethatshallbethypeer，goes*

ifthatthoulive;godgivetheegoodechance，

andinvirtuesendtheecontinuance，

forofthyspeakingihavegreatdainty.**va露e，esteem

ihaveason，and，bythetrinity;

*itweremelever*thantwentypoundworthland，*iwouldrather*

thoughitrightnowwerefalleninmyhand，

hewereamanofsuchdiscretion

asthatyebe:fyonpossession，

*butif*amanbevirtuouswithal.*unless

ihavemysonesnibbed*andyetshall，*rebuked;"snubbed."

forhetovirtue*listethnottintend，**doesnotwishto

butfortoplayatdice，andtodispend，applyhimself*

andloseallthathehath，ishisusage;

andhehadlevertalkewithapage，

thantomunewithanygentlewight，

therehemightlearengentillessaright."

strawforyourgentillesse!"quothourhost.

"what?frankelin，pardie，sir，wellthouwost**knowest

thateachofyoumusttellenattheleast

ataleortwo，orbreakehisbehest."**promise

"thatknowiwell，sir，"quoththefrankelin;

"iprayyouhavemenotindisdain，

thoughitothismanspeakawordortwo."

"tellonthytale，withoutewordes."