麒麟小说

THE TALE（第21页）

andsaide，"sir，ifthatiwereasye，

yetwouldisay（aswisly*godhelpme），*surely

turnyeagain，yeproudechurlesall;

averypestilenceuponyoufall。

nowamieuntothewoodesside，

maugreyourhead，thecockshallhereabide;

iwillhimeat，infaith，andthatanon。"

thefoxanswerd，"infaithitshallbedone:"

and，ashespaketheword，allsuddenly

thecockbrakefromhisuthdeliverly，**nimbly

andhighuponatreeheflewanon

andwhenthefoxsawthatthecockwasgone，

"alas!"quothhe，"ochanticleer，alas!

ihave，"quothhe，"y-dooyoutrespass，**offence

inasmuchasimakedyouafeard，

wheniyouhent，*andbroughtoutofyouryard;*took

but，sir，ididitinnowickintent;

edown，andishalltellyouwhatimeant。

ishallsaysoothtoyou，godhelpmeso。"

"naythen，"quothhe，"ishrew*usboththetwo，*curse

andfirstishrewmyself，bothbloodandbones

ifthoubeguilemeoftenerthanonce。

thoushaltnorethroughthyflatter

do*metosingandwinkewithmineeye;*cause

forhethatwinkethwhenheshouldesee，

allwilfully，godlethimneverthe。"**thrive

"nay，"quoththefox;"butgodgivehimmischance

thatissoindiscreetofgovernance，

thatjangleth*whenthatheshouldholdhispeace。"*chatters

lo，whatitisfortobereckeless

andnegligent，andtrustonflattery