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He softe in…to his bed gan for to slinke； 1535
To slepe longe； as he was wont to done；
But al for nought； he may wel ligge and winke；
But sleep ne may ther in his herte sinke；
Thenkinge how she； for whom desyr him brende；
A thousand…fold was worth more than he wende。 1540
And in his thought gan up and doun to winde
Hir wordes alle； and every countenaunce；
And fermely impressen in his minde
The leste poynt that to him was plesaunce；
And verrayliche； of thilke remembraunce； 1545
Desyr al newe him brende； and lust to brede
Gan more than erst； and yet took he non hede。
Criseyde also； right in the same wyse；
Of Troilus gan in hir herte shette
His worthinesse； his lust； his dedes wyse； 1550
His gentilesse； and how she with him mette；
Thonkinge love he so wel hir bisette；
Desyring eft to have hir herte dere
In swich a plyt； she dorste make him chere。
Pandare； a…morwe which that comen was 1555
Un…to his nece； and gan hir fayre grete；
Seyde； ‘Al this night so reyned it； allas！
That al my drede is that ye； nece swete；
Han litel layser had to slepe and mete；
Al night；' quod he； ‘hath reyn so do me wake； 1560
That som of us； I trowe； hir hedes ake。'
And ner he com； and seyde； ‘How stont it now
This mery morwe； nece； how can ye fare？'
Criseyde answerde； ‘Never the bet for yow；
Fox that ye been； god yeve youre herte care！ 1565
God help me so； ye caused al this fare；
Trow I；' quod she； ‘for alle your wordes whyte；
O！ Who…so seeth yow knoweth yow ful lyte！'
With that she gan hir face for to wrye
With the shete； and wex for shame al reed； 1570
And Pandarus gan under for to prye；
And seyde； ‘Nece； if that I shal be deed；
Have here a swerd； and smyteth of myn heed。'
With that his arm al sodeynly he thriste
Under hir nekke； and at the laste hir kiste。 1575
I passe al that which chargeth nought to seye；
What！ God foryaf his deeth； and she al…so
Foryaf； and with hir uncle gan to pleye；
For other cause was ther noon than so。
But of this thing right to the effect to go； 1580
Whan tyme was； hom til hir hous she wente；
And Pandarus hath fully his entente。
Now torne we ayein to Troilus；
That resteles ful longe a…bedde lay；
And prevely sente after Pandarus； 1585
To him to come in al the haste he may。
He com anoon； nought ones seyde he ‘nay；'
And Troilus ful sobrely he grette；
And doun upon his beddes syde him sette。
This Troilus； with al the affeccioun 1590
Of frendes love that herte may devyse；
To Pandarus on knees fil adoun；
And er that he wolde of the place aryse；
He gan him thonken in his beste wyse；
An hondred sythe he gan the tyme blesse； 1595
That he was born； to bringe him fro distresse。
He seyde； ‘O frend of frendes the alderbeste
That ever was； the sothe for to telle；
Thou hast in hevene y…brought my soule at reste
Fro Flegitoun； the fery flood of helle； 1600
That； though I mighte a thousand tymes selle；
Upon a day； my lyf in thy servyse；
It mighte nought a mote in that suffyse。
‘The sonne； which that al the world may see；
Saw never yet； my lyf； that dar I leye； 1605
So inly fayr and goodly as is she；
Whos I am al； and shal； til that I deye；
And； that I thus am hires； dar I seye；
That thanked be the heighe worthinesse
Of love； and eek thy kinde bisinesse。 1610
‘Thus hastow me no litel thing y…yive；
Fo which to thee obliged be for ay
My lyf； and why？ For thorugh thyn help I live；
For elles deed hadde I be many a day。'
And with that word doun in his bed he lay； 1615
And Pandarus ful sobrely him herde
Til al was seyd； and than he thus answerde：
‘My dere frend； if I have doon for thee
In any cas； god wot； it is me leef；
And am as glad as man may of it be； 1620
God help me so； but tak now a…greef
That I shal seyn； be war of this myscheef；
That； there…as thou now brought art in…to blisse；
That thou thy…self ne cause it nought to misse。
‘For of fortunes sharpe adversitee 1625
The worst kinde of infortune is this；
A man to have ben in prosperitee；
And it remembren； whan it passed is。
Thou art wys y…nough； for…thy do nought amis；
Be not to rakel； though thou sitte warme；
For if thou be； certeyn； it wol thee harme。 1631
‘Thou art at ese； and holde the wel ther…inne。
For also seur as reed is every fyr；
As greet a craft is kepe wel as winne；
Brydle alwey wel thy speche and thy desyr； 1635
For worldly Ioye halt not but by a wyr；
That preveth wel； it brest alday so ofte；
For…thy nede is to werke with it softe。'
Quod Troilus； ‘I hope； and god to…forn；
My dere frend； that I shal so me bere； 1640
That in my gilt ther shal no thing be lorn；
Ne I nil not rakle as for to greven here；
It nedeth not this matere ofte tere；
For wistestow myn herte wel； Pandare；
God woot； of this thou woldest litel care。' 1645
Tho gan he telle him of his glade night；
And wher…of first his herte dredde； and how；
And seyde； ‘Freend； as I am trewe knight；
And by that feyth I shal to god and yow；
I hadde it never half so hote as now； 1650
And ay the more that desyr me byteth
To love hir best； the more it me delyteth。
‘I noot my…self not wisly what it is；
But now I fele a newe qualitee；
Ye； al another than I dide er this。' 1655
Pandare answerde； and seyde thus； that he
That ones may in hevene blisse be；
He feleth other weyes； dar I leye；
Than thilke tyme he first herde of it seye。
This is o word for al： this Troilus 1660
Was never ful to speke of this matere；
And for to preysen un…to Pandarus
The bountee of his righte lady dere；
And Pandarus to thanke and maken chere。
This tale ay was span…newe to biginne； 1665
Til that the night departed hem a…twinne。
Sone after this； for that fortune it wolde；
I…comen was the blisful tyme swete；
That Troilus was warned that he sholde；
Ther he was erst； Criseyde his lady mete； 1670
For which he felte his herte in Ioye flete；
And feythfully gan alle the goddes herie；
And lat see now if that he can be merie。
And holden was the forme and al the wyse；
Of hir cominge； and eek of his also； 1675
As it was erst； which nedeth nought devyse。
But playnly to the effect right for to go；
In Ioye and suerte Pandarus hem two
A…bedde broughte； whan that hem bothe leste；
And thus they ben in quiete and in reste。 1680
Nought nedeth it to yow； sin they ben met；
To aske at me if that they blythe were；
For if it erst was wel； tho was it bet
A thousand…fold； this nedeth not enquere。
A…gon was every sorwe and every fere； 1685
And bothe； y…wis； they hadde； and so they wende；
As muche Ioye as herte may comprende。
This is no litel thing of for to seye；
This passeth every wit for to devyse；
For eche of hem gan otheres lust obeye； 1690
Felicitee； which that thise clerkes wyse
Commenden so； ne may not here suffyse。
This Ioye may not writen been with inke；
This passeth al that herte may bithinke。