麒麟小说

THE MANCIPLES TALE（第4页）

andrightanonyeshallseeagoodjape。**trick

thiscookshalldrinkthereof，ifthatimay;

onpainofmylifehewillnotsaynay。"

andcertainly，totellenasitwas，

ofthisvesselthecookdrankfast（alas!

whatneededit?hedrankenoughbeforn），

andwhenhehadde*poupedinhishorn，**belched*

tothemanciplehetookthegourdagain。

andofthatdrinkthecookwaswondrousfain，

andthankedhiminsuchwiseashecould。

thenganourhosttolaughewondrousloud，

andsaid，"iseewellitisnecessary

wherethatwegogooddrinkwithustocarry;

forthatwillturnerancouranddisease**trouble，annoyance

ordandlove，andmanyawrongappease。

hus，hus，blessedbethyname，

thatsocanstturnenearnestintogame!

worshipandthankbetothydeity。

ofthatmattereyegetnoreofme。

tellonthytale，manciple，itheepray。"

"well，sir，"quothhe，"nowhearkenwhatisay。"

bob-up-and-down:mrwrightsupposesthistobethevillageofharbledown，nearcanterbury，whichissituatedonahill，andnearwhichthereareman玉psanddownsintheroad。likeboughton，wherethecanonandhisyeomanovertookthepilgrims，itstoodontheskirtsofthekentishforestofbleanorblee。

dunisinthemire:aproverbialsaying。"dun"isanameforanass，derivedfromhiscolour。

thementionofthecookhere，withnohintthathehadalreadytoldastory，confirmstheindicationgivenbytheimperfectconditionofhistale，thatchaucerintendedtosuppressthetalealtogether，andmakehimtellastoryinsomeotherplace。

thequintain;called"fan"or"vane，"becauseitturnedroundlikeaweather-cock。

referringtotheclassificationofwine，aordingtoitseffectsonaman，givenintheold"calendrierdesbergiers，"themanofcholerictemperamenthas"wineoflion;"thesanguine，"wineofape;"thephlegmatic，"wineofsheep;"themelancholic，"wineofsow。"thereisarabbinicaltraditionthat，whennoahwasplanvines，satanslaughteredbesidethemthefouranimalsnamed;hencetheeffectofwineinmakingthosewhodrinkitdisplayinturnthecharacteristicsofallthefour。

thepose:adef露xionorrheumwhichstopsthenoseandobstructsthevoice。

bringtheetohis露re:aphraseinhawking—torecallahawktothefist;themeaninghereis，ount，orpayhiff，fortherebukeofhisdrunkenness。