麒麟小说

THE TALE（第2页）

sosweetely，thatallthechamberrang:

andange露sadvirginem

hesang。

andafterthathesungthekingesnote;

fulloftenblessedwashismerrythroat。

andthusthissweeteclerkhistimespent

after*hisfriendesfindingandhisrent。**attendingtohisfriends，andprovidingforthecostofhislodging*

thiscarpenterhadweddednewawife，

whichthathelovedrethanhislife:

ofeighteenyear，iguess，shewasofage。

jealoushewas，andheldhernarrwincage，

forshewaswildandyoung，andhewasold，

anddeemedhimselfbelike*acuckold。*perhaps

heknewnotcato，

forhiswitwasrude，

thatbadeamanwedhissimilitude。

menshouldeweddenaftertheirestate，

foryouthandeld*areoftenatdebate。*age

butsincethathewasfalleninthesnare，

hemustendure（asotherfolk）hiscare。

fairwasthisyoungewife，andtherewithal

asanyweaselherbodygent*andsmall。*slim，neat

aseint*sheweared，barredallofsilk，*girdle

abarm-cloth*ekeaswhiteasrningmilk*apron

uponherlendes*，fullofmanyagore**。*loins**plait

whitewashersck*，andbroiderdallbefore，*robeorgown

andekebehind，onhercollarabout

ofcoal-blacksilk，withinandekewithout。

thetapesofherwhitevo露pere**head-kerchief

wereofthesamesuitofhercollere;

herfilletbroadofsilk，andsetfullhigh