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I mene； as love an other in this whyle；
She doth hir…self a shame； and him a gyle。
‘Now wherby that I telle yow al this？
Ye woot your…self； as wel as any wight；
How that your love al fully graunted is 780
To Troilus； the worthieste knight；
Oon of this world； and ther…to trouthe plyght；
That； but it were on him along； ye nolde
Him never falsen； whyle ye liven sholde。
‘Now stant it thus； that sith I fro yow wente； 785
This Troilus； right platly for to seyn；
Is thurgh a goter； by a prive wente；
In…to my chaumbre come in al this reyn；
Unwist of every maner wight； certeyn；
Save of my…self； as wisly have I Ioye； 790
And by that feith I shal Pryam of Troye！
‘And he is come in swich peyne and distresse
That； but he be al fully wood by this；
He sodeynly mot falle in…to wodnesse；
But…if god helpe； and cause why this is； 795
He seyth him told is； of a freend of his；
How that ye sholde love oon that hatte Horaste；
For sorwe of which this night shalt been his laste。'
Criseyde； which that al this wonder herde；
Gan sodeynly aboute hir herte colde； 800
And with a syk she sorwfully answerde；
‘Allas！ I wende； who…so tales tolde；
My dere herte wolde me not holde
So lightly fals！ Allas！ Conceytes wronge；
What harm they doon； for now live I to longe！ 805
‘Horaste！ Allas！ And falsen Troilus？
I knowe him not； god helpe me so；' quod she；
‘Allas！ What wikked spirit tolde him thus？
Now certes； eem； to…morwe； and I him see；
I shal ther…of as ful excusen me 810
As ever dide womman； if him lyke'；
And with that word she gan ful sore syke。
‘O god！' quod she； ‘So worldly selinesse；
Which clerkes callen fals felicitee；
Y…medled is with many a bitternesse！ 815
Ful anguisshous than is； god woot；' quod she；
‘Condicioun of veyn prosperitee；
For either Ioyes comen nought y…fere；
Or elles no wight hath hem alwey here。
‘O brotel wele of mannes Ioye unstable！ 820
With what wight so thou be； or how thou pleye；
Either he woot that thou； Ioye； art muable；
Or woot it not； it moot ben oon of tweye；
Now if he woot it not； how may he seye
That he hath verray Ioye and selinesse； 825
That is of ignoraunce ay in derknesse？
‘Now if he woot that Ioye is transitorie；
As every Ioye of worldly thing mot flee；
Than every tyme he that hath in memorie；
The drede of lesing maketh him that he 830
May in no perfit selinesse be。
And if to lese his Ioye he set a myte；
Than semeth it that Ioye is worth ful lyte。
‘Wherfore I wol deffyne in this matere；
That trewely； for ought I can espye； 835
Ther is no verray wele in this world here。
But O； thou wikked serpent； Ialousye；
Thou misbeleved and envious folye；
Why hastow Troilus me mad untriste；
That never yet agilte him； that I wiste？' 840
Quod Pandarus； ‘Thus fallen is this cas。'
‘Why； uncle myn；' quod she； ‘who tolde him this？
Why doth my dere herte thus； allas？'
‘Ye woot； ye nece myn；' quod he； ‘what is；
I hope al shal be wel that is amis； 845
For ye may quenche al this； if that yow leste；
And doth right so； for I holde it the beste。'
‘So shal I do to…morwe； y…wis；' quod she；
‘And god to…forn； so that it shal suffyse。'
‘To…morwe？ Allas； that were a fair！' quod he； 850
‘Nay； nay； it may not stonden in this wyse；
For； nece myn； thus wryten clerkes wyse；
That peril is with drecching in y…drawe；
Nay； swich abodes been nought worth an hawe。
‘Nece； al thing hath tyme； I dar avowe； 855
For whan a chaumber a…fyr is； or an halle；
Wel more nede is； it sodeynly rescowe
Than to dispute； and axe amonges alle
How is this candele in the straw y…falle？
A！ Benedicite！ For al among that fare 860
The harm is doon； and fare…wel feldefare！
‘And； nece myn； ne take it not a…greef；
If that ye suffre him al night in this wo；
God help me so； ye hadde him never leef；
That dar I seyn； now there is but we two； 865
But wel I woot； that ye wol not do so；
Ye been to wys to do so gret folye；
To putte his lyf al night in Iupertye。
‘Hadde I him never leef？ By god； I wene
Ye hadde never thing so leef；' quod she。 870
‘Now by my thrift；' quod he； ‘that shal be sene；
For； sin ye make this ensample of me；
If I al night wolde him in sorwe see
For al the tresour in the toun of Troye；
I bidde god； I never mote have Ioye！ 875
‘Now loke thanne； if ye； that been his love；
Shul putte al night his lyf in Iupartye
For thing of nought！ Now； by that god above；
Nought only this delay comth of folye；
But of malyce； if that I shal nought lye。 880
What； platly； and ye suffre him in distresse；
Ye neither bountee doon ne gentilesse！'
Quod tho Criseyde； ‘Wole ye doon o thing；
And ye therwith shal stinte al his disese？
Have here； and bereth him this blewe ringe； 885
For ther is no…thing mighte him bettre plese；
Save I my…self； ne more his herte apese；
And sey my dere herte； that his sorwe
Is causeles； that shal be seen to…morwe。'
‘A ring？' quod he； ‘Ye； hasel…wodes shaken！ 890
Ye nece myn； that ring moste han a stoon
That mighte dede men alyve maken；
And swich a ring trowe I that ye have noon。
Discrecioun out of your heed is goon；
That fele I now；' quod he； ‘and that is routhe； 895
O tyme y…lost； wel maystow cursen slouthe！
‘Wot ye not wel that noble and heigh corage
Ne sorweth not； ne stinteth eek for lyte？
But if a fool were in a Ialous rage；
I nolde setten at his sorwe a myte； 900
But feffe him with a fewe wordes whyte
Another day； whan that I mighte him finde；
But this thing stant al in another kinde。
‘This is so gentil and so tendre of herte；
That with his deeth he wol his sorwes wreke； 905
For trusteth wel； how sore that him smerte；
He wol to yow no Ialouse wordes speke。
And for…thy； nece； er that his herte breke；
So spek your…self to him of this matere；
For with o word ye may his herte stere。 910
‘Now have I told what peril he is inne；
And his coming unwist is to every wight；
Ne； pardee； harm may ther be noon； ne sinne；
I wol my…self be with yow al this night。
Ye knowe eek how it is your owne knight； 915
And that； by right； ye moste upon him triste；
And I al prest to fecche him whan yow liste。'
This accident so pitous was to here；
And eek so lyk a sooth； at pryme face；
And Troilus hir knight to hir so dere； 920
His prive coming； and the siker place；
That； though that she dide him as thanne a grace；
Considered alle thinges as they stode；
No wonder is； sin she dide al for gode。
Cryseyde answerde； ‘As wisly god at reste 925
My sowle bringe； as me is for him wo！
And eem； y…wis； fayn wolde I doon the beste；
If that I hadde grace to do so。
But whether that ye dwelle or for him go；
I am； til god me bettre minde sende； 930
At dulcarnon； right at my wittes ende。'
Quod Pandarus； ‘Ye； nece； wol ye here？
Dulcarnon called is 〃fleminge of wrecches〃；
It semeth hard； for wrecches wol not lere
For verray slouthe or othere wilful tecches； 935
This seyd by hem that be not worth two fecches。
But ye ben wys； and that we han on honde
Nis neither hard； ne skilful to withstonde。'
‘Thanne； eem；' quod she； ‘doth her…of as yow list；
But er he come； I wil up first aryse； 940
And； for the love of god； sin al my trist
Is on yow two； and ye ben bothe wyse；
So wircheth now in so discreet a wyse；
That I honour may have； and he plesaunce；
For I am here al in your governaunce。' 945
‘That is wel seyd；' quod he； ‘my nece dere'
Ther good thrift on that wyse gentil herte！
But liggeth stille； and taketh him right here；
It nedeth not no ferther for him sterte；
And ech of yow ese otheres sorwes smerte； 950
For love of god； and； Venus； I the herie；
For sone hope I we shulle ben alle merie。'
This Troilus ful sone on knees him sette
Ful sobrely； right be hir beddes heed；
And in his beste wyse his lady grette； 955
But lord； so she wex sodeynliche reed！
Ne； though men sholden smyten of hir heed；
She coude nought a word a…right out…bringe
So sodeynly； for his sodeyn cominge。
But Pandarus； that so wel coude fele 960
In every thing； to pleye anoon bigan；
And seyde； ‘Nece； see how this lord can knele！
Now； for your trouthe； seeth this gentil man！'
And with that word he for a quisshen ran；
And seyde； ‘Kneleth now； whyl that yow leste； 965
Ther god your hertes bringe sone at reste！'
Can I not seyn； for she bad him not ryse；
If sorwe it putte out of hir remembraunce；
Or elles that she toke it in the wyse
Of duetee； as for his observaunce； 970
But wel finde I she dide him this plesaunce；
That she him kiste； al…though she syked sore；
And bad him sitte a…doun with…outen more。
Quod Pandarus； ‘Now wol ye wel biginne；
Now doth him sitte； gode nece dere； 975
Upon your beddes syde al there with…inne；
That ech of yow the bet may other here。'
And with that word he drow him to the fere；
And took a light； and fond hi