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For tyme y…lost may not recovered be；
But I wol gon to my conclusioun；
And to the beste； in ought that I can see。 1285
And； for the love of god； for…yeve it me
If I speke ought ayein your hertes reste；
For trewely； I speke it for the beste；
‘Makinge alwey a protestacioun；
That now these wordes； whiche that I shal seye； 1290
Nis but to shewe yow my mocioun；
To finde un…to our helpe the beste weye；
And taketh it non other wyse； I preye。
For in effect what…so ye me comaunde；
That wol I doon； for that is no demaunde。 1295
‘Now herkneth this； ye han wel understonde；
My goinge graunted is by parlement
So ferforth； that it may not be with…stonde
For al this world； as by my Iugement。
And sin ther helpeth noon avysement 1300
To letten it； lat it passe out of minde；
And lat us shape a bettre wey to finde。
‘The sothe is； that the twinninge of us tweyne
Wol us disese and cruelliche anoye。
But him bihoveth som…tyme han a peyne； 1305
That serveth love； if that he wol have Ioye。
And sin I shal no ferthere out of Troye
Than I may ryde ayein on half a morwe；
It oughte lesse causen us to sorwe。
‘So as I shal not so ben hid in muwe； 1310
That day by day； myn owene herte dere；
Sin wel ye woot that it is now a trewe；
Ye shal ful wel al myn estat y…here。
And er that truwe is doon； I shal ben here；
And thanne have ye bothe Antenor y…wonne 1315
And me also； beth glad now； if ye conne；
‘And thenk right thus； 〃Criseyde is now agoon；
But what！ She shal come hastely ayeyn；〃
And whanne； allas？ By god； lo； right anoon；
Er dayes ten； this dar I saufly seyn。 1320
And thanne at erste shul we been so fayn；
So as we shulle to…gederes ever dwelle；
That al this world ne mighte our blisse telle。
‘I see that ofte； ther…as we ben now；
That for the beste； our counseil for to hyde； 1325
Ye speke not with me； nor I with yow
In fourtenight； ne see yow go ne ryde。
May ye not ten dayes thanne abyde；
For myn honour； in swich an aventure？
Y…wis； ye mowen elles lite endure！ 1330
‘Ye knowe eek how that al my kin is here；
But…if that onliche it my fader be；
And eek myn othere thinges alle y…fere；
And nameliche； my dere herte； ye；
Whom that I nolde leven for to see 1335
For al this world； as wyd as it hath space；
Or elles； see ich never Ioves face！
‘Why trowe ye my fader in this wyse
Coveiteth so to see me； but for drede
Lest in this toun that folkes me dispyse 1340
By…cause of him； for his unhappy dede？
What woot my fader what lyf that I lede？
For if he wiste in Troye how wel I fare；
Us neded for my wending nought to care。
‘Ye seen that every day eek； more and more； 1345
Men trete of pees； and it supposed is；
That men the quene Eleyne shal restore；
And Grekes us restore that is mis。
So though ther nere comfort noon but this；
That men purposen pees on every syde； 1350
Ye may the bettre at ese of herte abyde。
‘For if that it be pees； myn herte dere；
The nature of the pees mot nedes dryve
That men moste entrecomunen y…fere；
And to and fro eek ryde and gon as blyve 1355
Alday as thikke as been flen from an hyve；
And every wight han libertee to bleve
Where…as him list the bet； with…outen leve。
‘And though so be that pees ther may be noon；
Yet hider； though ther never pees ne were； 1360
I moste come； for whider sholde I goon；
Or how mischaunce sholde I dwelle there
Among tho men of armes ever in fere？
For which； as wisly god my soule rede；
I can not seen wher…of ye sholden drede。 1365
‘Have here another wey； if it so be
That al this thing ne may yow not suffyse。
My fader； as ye knowen wel； pardee；
Is old； and elde is ful of coveityse；
And I right now have founden al the gyse； 1370
With…oute net； wher…with I shal him hente；
And herkeneth how； if that ye wole assente。
‘Lo； Troilus； men seyn that hard it is
The wolf ful； and the wether hool to have；
This is to seyn； that men ful ofte； y…wis； 1375
Mot spenden part； the remenant for to save。
For ay with gold men may the herte grave
Of him that set is up…on coveityse；
And how I mene； I shal it yow devyse。
‘The moeble which that I have in this toun 1380
Un…to my fader shal I take； and seye；
That right for trust and for savacioun
It sent is from a freend of his or tweye；
The whiche freendes ferventliche him preye
To senden after more； and that in hye； 1385
Whyl that this toun stant thus in Iupartye。
‘And that shal been an huge quantitee；
Thus shal I seyn； but； lest it folk aspyde；
This may be sent by no wight but by me；
I shal eek shewen him； if pees bityde； 1390
What frendes that ich have on every syde
Toward the court； to doon the wrathe pace
Of Priamus； and doon him stonde in grace。
‘So what for o thing and for other； swete；
I shal him so enchaunten with my sawes； 1395
That right in hevene his sowle is； shal he mete！
For al Appollo； or his clerkes lawes；
Or calculinge avayleth nought three hawes；
Desyr of gold shal so his sowle blende；
That； as me lyst； I shal wel make an ende。 1400
‘And if he wolde ought by his sort it preve
If that I lye； in certayn I shal fonde
Distorben him； and plukke him by the sleve；
Makinge his sort； and beren him on honde；
He hath not wel the goddes understonde。 1405
For goddes speken in amphibologyes；
And； for o sooth they tellen twenty lyes。
‘Eek drede fond first goddes； I suppose；
Thus shal I seyn； and that his cowarde herte
Made him amis the goddes text to glose； 1410
Whan he for ferde out of his Delphos sterte。
And but I make him sone to converte；
And doon my reed with…inne a day or tweye；
I wol to yow oblige me to deye。'
And treweliche； as writen wel I finde； 1415
That al this thing was seyd of good entente；
And that hir herte trewe was and kinde
Towardes him； and spak right as she mente；
And that she starf for wo neigh； whan she wente；
And was in purpos ever to be trewe； 1420
Thus writen they that of hir werkes knewe。
This Troilus； with herte and eres spradde；
Herde al this thing devysen to and fro；
And verraylich him semed that he hadde
The selve wit； but yet to lete hir go 1425
His herte misforyaf him ever…mo。
But fynally； he gan his herte wreste
To trusten hir； and took it for the beste。
For which the grete furie of his penaunce
Was queynt with hope； and ther…with hem bitwene 1430
Bigan for Ioye the amorouse daunce。
And as the briddes； whan the sonne is shene；
Delyten in hir song in leves grene；
Right so the wordes that they spake y…fere
Delyted hem； and made hir hertes clere。 1435
But natheles； the wending of Criseyde；
For al this world； may nought out of his minde；
For which ful ofte he pitously hir preyde；
That of hir heste he might hir trewe finde；
And seyde hire； ‘Certes； if ye be unkinde； 1440
And but ye come at day set in…to Troye；
Ne shal I never have hele； honour； ne Ioye。
‘For al…so sooth as sonne up…r