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THE TALE（第23页）
forwiththefallhebrokenhadhisar
butstandhemustuntohisowenharm，
forwhenhespake，hewasanonbornedown
withhendynicholasandalisoun。
theytoldtoeverymanthathewaswood*;*mad
hewasaghaste*soofnoesflood，*afrai
throughphantasy，thatofhisvanity
hehady-boughthimkneading-tubbesthree，
andhadthemhangedintheroofabove;
andthatheprayedthemforgoddeslove
tosittenintheroofforpany。
thefolkganlaughenathisphantasy。
intotherooftheykyken*andtheygape，*peep，look。
andturnedallhisharmintoajape*。*jest
forwhatsoeerthiscarpenteranswerd，
itwasfornought，nomanhisreasonheard。
withoathesgreathewassoswornadown，
thathewasholdenwoodinallthetown。
foreveryclerkanonrightheldwithother;
theysaid，"themanwaswood，myleve*brother;"*dear
andeverywightganlaughenathisstrife。
thusswived*wasthecarpentereswife，*enjoyed
forallhiskeeping*andhisjealousy;*care
andabsolonhathkissdherhereye;
andnicholasisscaldedinthetout。
thistaleisdone，andgodsavealltherout*。*pany
almagest:thebookofptolemytheastronomer，whichformedthecanonofastrologicalscienceinthemiddleages。
astrolabe:"astrelagour，""astrelabore";amathematicalinstrumentfortakingthealtitudeofthesunorstars。
"augrim"isacorruptionofalgorithm，thearabiantermfornumeration;"augrimstones，"thereforewereprobablymarkedwithnumerals，andusedascounters。
ange露sadvirginem:theangelssa露tationtomary;露kei。28。itwasthe"avemaria"hurchservice。
cato:thoughchaucermayhavereferredtothefauscensor，reprobablythereferenceismerelytothe"raldistichs，"whichgounderhisname，thoughwrittenafterhistime;andinasupplementtowhichthequotedpassagemaybefound。
