麒麟小说

THE TALE（第22页）

but，bythecrosswhichthatsainthelenfand，**found

iwouldihadthycoilons*inminehand，*testicles

insteadofrelics，orofsanctuary。

letcuttheff，iwilltheehelpthemcarry;

esturd。"

thepardoneranswerednotoneword;

sowrothhewas，nowordewouldhesay。

"now，"quothourhost，"iwillnolongerplay

withthee，norwithnoneotherangryman。"

butrightanontheworthyknightbegan

（whenthathesawthatallthepeoplelough*），*laughed

"noreofthis，foritisrightenough。

sirpardoner，bemerryandgladofcheer;

andye，sirhost，thatbetomesodear，

iprayyouthatyekissthepardoner;

and，pardoner，ipraytheedrawtheener，**nearer

andaswedidde，letuslaughandplay。"

anontheykissd，androdeforththeirway。

theoutlineofthistaleistobefoundinthe"centonovelleantiche，"buttheoriginalisnowlost。asinthecaseofthewifeofbathstale，thereisalongprologue，butinthiscaseithasbeentreatedaspartofthetale。

hautein:loud，lofty;fromfrench，"hautain。"

radixmalorumestcupiditas:"theloveofneyistherootofallevil"（1tivi。10）

allhadshetakenpriestestwoorthree:evenifshehadmittedadulterywithtwoorthreepriests。

blackburied:themeaningofthisisnotveryclear，butitisprobablyaperiphrasticandpicturesquewayofindicadamnation。

grisly:dreadful;fittedto"agrise"orhorrifythelistener。

mrwrightsays:"thenoathsinthemiddleageswerebythedifferentpartsofgodsbody;andthepopularpreachersrepresentedthatprofaneswearerstorechristsbodybytheirimprecations。"theideawasdoubtlessborrowedfromthepassageinhebrews（vi。6），whereapostatesaresaidto"crucifytothemselvesthesonofgodafresh，andputhimtoanopenshame。"

tombesteres:femaledancersortumblers;fromanglo-saxon，"tumban，"todance。

"benotdrunkwithwine，whereinisexcess。"eph。v。18。

thereferenceisprobablytothediligentinquiriesherodmadeatthetimeofchristsbirth。seematt。ii。4-8

adrunkard。"perhaps，"saystyrwhitt，"chaucerreferstoepist。lxxxiii。，extendeinp露resdiesil露mebriihabitum;nunquiddefuroredubitabis?nuncquoquenonestminorsedbrevior。"（"prolongthedrunkardsconditiontoseveraldays;willyoudoubthismadness?evenasitis，themadnessisnoless;merelyshorter。"）

defended:forbidden;french，"defendu。"stjerome，inhisbookagainstjovinian，saysthatsolongasadamfasted，hewasinparadise;heate，andhewasthrustout。

"meatsforthebelly，andthebellyformeats;butgodshalldestroybothitandthe"1cor。vi。13。