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What is your reed I sholde doon of this?'

‘That is wel seyd;' quod be。 ‘certayn; best is  390

That ye him love ayein for his lovinge;

As love for love is skilful guerdoninge。



‘Thenk eek; how elde wasteth every houre

In eche of yow a party of beautee;

And therfore; er that age thee devoure;  395

Go love; for; olde; ther wol no wight of thee。

Lat this proverbe a lore un…to yow be;

〃To late y…war; quod Beautee; whan it paste;〃

And elde daunteth daunger at the laste。



‘The kinges fool is woned to cryen loude;  400

Whan that him thinketh a womman bereth hir hye;

〃So longe mote ye live; and alle proude;

Til crowes feet be growe under your ye;

And sende yow thanne a mirour in to prye

In whiche that ye may see your face a…morwe!〃  405

Nece; I bidde wisshe yow no more sorwe。'



With this he stente; and caste adoun the heed;

And she bigan to breste a…wepe anoon;

And seyde; ‘Allas; for wo! Why nere I deed?

For of this world the feith is al agoon!  410

Allas! What sholden straunge to me doon;

Whan he; that for my beste freend I wende;

Ret me to love; and sholde it me defende?



‘Allas! I wolde han trusted; doutelees;

That if that I; thurgh my disaventure;  415

Had loved other him or Achilles;

Ector; or any mannes creature;

Ye nolde han had no mercy ne mesure

On me; but alwey had me in repreve;

This false world; allas! Who may it leve?  420



‘What? Is this al the Ioye and al the feste?

Is this your reed; is this my blisful cas?

Is this the verray mede of your beheste?

Is al this peynted proces seyd; allas!

Right for this fyn? O lady myn; Pallas!  425

Thou in this dredful cas for me purveye;

For so astonied am I that I deye!'



With that she gan ful sorwfully to syke;

‘A! May it be no bet?' quod Pandarus;

‘By god; I shal no…more come here this wyke;  430

And god to…forn; that am mistrusted thus;

I see ful wel that ye sette lyte of us;

Or of our deeth! Allas! I woful wrecche!

Mighte he yet live; of me is nought to recche。



‘O cruel god; O dispitouse Marte;  435

O Furies three of helle; on yow I crye!

So lat me never out of this hous departe;

If that I mente harm or vilanye!

But sith I see my lord mot nedes dye;

And I with him; here I me shryve; and seye  440

That wikkedly ye doon us bothe deye。



‘But sith it lyketh yow that I be deed;

By Neptunus; that god is of the see;

Fro this forth shal I never eten breed

Til I myn owene herte blood may see;  445

For certayn; I wole deye as sone as he '

And up he sterte; and on his wey he raughte;

Til she agayn him by the lappe caughte。



Criseyde; which that wel neigh starf for fere;

So as she was the ferfulleste wight  450

That mighte be; and herde eek with hir ere;

And saw the sorwful ernest of the knight;

And in his preyere eek saw noon unright;

And for the harm that mighte eek fallen more;

She gan to rewe and dredde hir wonder sore;  455



And thoughte thus; ‘Unhappes fallen thikke

Alday for love; and in swich maner cas;

As men ben cruel in hem…self and wikke;

And if this man slee here him…self; allas!

In my presence; it wol be no solas。  460

What men wolde of hit deme I can nat seye;

It nedeth me ful sleyly for to pleye。'



And with a sorwful syk she seyde thrye;

‘A! Lord! What me is tid a sory chaunce!

For myn estat lyth in Iupartye;  465

And eek myn emes lyf lyth in balaunce;

But nathelees; with goddes governaunce;

I shal so doon; myn honour shal I kepe;

And eek his lyf;' and stinte for to wepe。



‘Of harmes two; the lesse is for to chese;  470

Yet have I lever maken him good chere

In honour; than myn emes lyf to lese;

Ye seyn; ye no…thing elles me requere?'

‘No; wis;' quod he; ‘myn owene nece dere。'

‘Now wel;' quod she; ‘and I wol doon my peyne;  475

I shal myn herte ayeins my lust constreyne。



‘But that I nil not holden him in honde;

Ne love a man; ne can I not; ne may

Ayeins my wil; but elles wol I fonde;

Myn honour sauf; plese him fro day to day;  480

Ther…to nolde I nought ones have seyd nay;

But that I dredde; as in my fantasye;

But cesse cause; ay cesseth maladye。



‘And here I make a protestacioun;

That in this proces if ye depper go;  485

That certaynly; for no savacioun

Of yow; though that ye sterve bothe two;

Though al the world on o day be my fo;

Ne shal I never on him han other routhe。 '

‘I graunte wel;' quod Pandare; ‘by my trouthe。  490



‘But may I truste wel ther…to;' quod he;

‘That of this thing that ye han hight me here;

Ye wol it holden trewly un…to me?'

‘Ye; doutelees;' quod she; ‘myn uncle dere。'

‘Ne that I shal han cause in this matere;'  495

Quod he; ‘to pleyne; or after yow to preche?'

‘Why; no; parde; what nedeth more speche?'



Tho fillen they in othere tales glade;

Til at the laste; ‘O good eem;' quod she tho;

‘For love of god; which that us bothe made;  500

Tel me how first ye wisten of his wo:

Wot noon of hit but ye?' He seyde; ‘No。'

‘Can he wel speke of love?' quod she; ‘I preye;

Tel me; for I the bet me shal purveye。'



Tho Pandarus a litel gan to smyle;  505

And seyde; ‘By my trouthe; I shal yow telle。

This other day; nought gon ful longe whyle;

In…with the paleys…gardyn; by a welle;

Gan he and I wel half a day to dwelle;

Right for to speken of an ordenaunce;  510

How we the Grekes myghte disavaunce。



‘Sone after that bigonne we to lepe;

And casten with our dartes to and fro;

Til at the laste he seyde he wolde slepe;

And on the gres a…doun he leyde him tho;  515

And I after gan rome to and fro

Til that I herde; as that I welk allone;

How he bigan ful wofully to grone。



‘Tho gan I stalke him softely bihinde;

And sikerly; the sothe for to seyne;  520

As I can clepe ayein now to my minde;

Right thus to Love he gan him for to pleyne;

He seyde; 〃Lord! Have routhe up…on my peyne;

Al have I been rebel in myn entente;

Now; MEA CULPA; lord! I me repente。  525



‘〃O god; that at thy disposicioun

Ledest the fyn by Iuste purveyaunce;

Of every wight; my lowe confessioun

Accepte in gree; and send me swich penaunce

As lyketh thee; but from desesperaunce;  530

That may my goost departe awey fro thee;

Thou be my sheld; for thy benignitee。



‘〃For certes; lord; so soore hath she me wounded;

That stod in blak; with loking of hir yen;

That to myn hertes botme it is y…sounded;  535

Thorugh which I woot that I mot nedes dyen;

This is the worste; I dar me not bi…wryen;

And wel the hotter been the gledes rede;

That men hem wryen with asshen pale and dede。〃



‘With that he smoot his heed adoun anoon;  540

And gan to motre; I noot what; trewely。

And I with that gan stille awey to goon;

And leet ther…of as no…thing wist hadde I;

And come ayein anoon and stood him by;

And seyde; 〃A…wake; ye slepen al to longe;  545

It semeth nat that love dooth yow longe;



‘〃That slepen so that no man may yow wake。

Who sey ever or this so dul a man?〃

〃Ye; freend;〃 quod he; 〃do ye your hedes ake

For love; and lat me liven as I can。〃  550

But though that he for wo was pale and wan;

Yet made he tho as freshe a countenaunce

As though he shulde have led the newe daunce。



‘This passed forth; til now; this other day;

It fel that I com roming al allone  555

Into his chaumbre; and fond how that he lay

Up…on his bed; but man so sore grone

Ne herde I never; and what that was his mone;

Ne wist I nought; for; as I was cominge;

Al sodeynly he lefte his compleyninge。  560



‘Of which I took somwat suspecioun;

And neer I com; and fond he wepte sore;

And god so wis be my savacioun;

As never of thing hadde I no routhe more。

For neither with engyn; ne with no lore;  565

Unethes mighte I fro the deeth him kepe;

That yet fele I myn herte for him wepe。



‘And god wot; never; sith that I was born;

Was I so bisy no man for to preche;

Ne never was to wight so depe y…sworn;  570

Or he me tolde who mighte been his leche。

But now to yow rehersen al his speche;

Or alle his woful wordes for to soune;

Ne bid me not; but ye wol see me swowne。



‘But for to save his lyf; and elles nought;  575

And to non harm of yow; thus am I driven;

And for the love of god that us hath wrought;

Swich chere him dooth; that he and I may liven。

Now have I plat to yow myn herte shriven;

And sin ye woot that myn entente is clene;  580

Tak hede ther…of; for I non yvel mene。



‘And right good thrift; I prey to god; have ye;

That han swich oon y…caught with…oute net;

And be ye wys; as ye ben fair to see;

Wel in the ring than is the ruby set。  585

Ther were never two so wel y…met;

Whan ye ben his al hool; as he is youre:

Ther mighty god yet graunte us see that houre!'



‘Nay; therof spak I not; a; ha!' quod she;

‘As helpe me god; ye shenden every deel!'  590

‘O mercy; dere nece;' anoon quod he;

‘What…so I spak; I mente nought but weel;

By Mars the god; that helmed is of steel;

Now beth nought wrooth; my blood; my nece dere。'

‘Now wel;' quod she; ‘foryeven be it here!'  595



With this he took his leve; and hoom he wente;

And lord; he was glad and wel bigoon!

Criseyde aroos; no lenger she ne stente;

But straught in…to hir closet wente anoon;

And sette here doun as stille as any stoon;  600

And every word gan up and doun to winde;

That he hadde seyd; as it com hir to minde;



And wex somdel astonied in hir thought;

Right for the newe cas; but whan that she

Was ful avysed; tho fond she right nought  605

Of peril; why she oughte afered be。

For man may love; of possibilitee;

A womman so; his herte may to…breste;

And she nought love ayein; but…if hir leste。



But as she sat allone and thoughte thus;  610

Thascry aroos at skarmish al with…oute;

And men cryde in the strete; ‘See; Troilus

Hath right now put to flight the Grekes route!'

With that gan al hir meynee for to shoute;

‘A! Go we see; caste up the latis wyde;  615

For thurgh this strete he moot to palays ryde;



‘For other wey is fro the yate noon

Of Dardanus; ther open is the cheyne。'

With that com he and al his folk anoon

An esy pas rydinge; in routes tweyne;  620

Right as his happy day was; sooth to seyne;

For which; men say; may nought disturbed be

That shal bityden of necessitee。



This Troilus sat on his baye stede;

Al armed; save his heed; ful richely;  625

And wounded was his hors; and gan to blede;

On whiche he rood a pas; ful softely;

But swych a knightly sighte; trewely;

As was on him; was nought; with…outen faile;

To loke on Mars; that god is of batayle。  630



So lyk a man of armes and a knight

He was to seen; fulfild of heigh prowesse;

For bothe he hadde a body and a might

To doon that thing; as wel as hardinesse;

And eek to seen him in his gere him dresse;  635

So fresh; so yong; so weldy semed he;

It was an heven up…on him for to see。



His helm to…hewen was in twenty places;

That by a tissew heng; h

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