《troilus and criseyde》

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But fynally; he took al for the beste

That she him wroot; for somwhat he biheld  1325

On which; him thoughte; he mighte his herte reste;

Al covered she the wordes under sheld。

Thus to the more worthy part he held;

That; what for hope and Pandarus biheste;

His grete wo for…yede he at the leste。  1330



But as we may alday our…selven see;

Through more wode or col; the more fyr;

Right so encrees hope; of what it be;

Therwith ful ofte encreseth eek desyr;

Or; as an ook cometh of a litel spyr;  1335

So through this lettre; which that she him sente;

Encresen gan desyr; of which he brente。



Wherfore I seye alwey; that day and night

This Troilus gan to desiren more

Than he dide erst; thurgh hope; and dide his might  1340

To pressen on; as by Pandarus lore;

And wryten to hir of his sorwes sore

Fro day to day; he leet it not refreyde;

That by Pandare he wroot somwhat or seyde;



And dide also his othere observaunces  1345

That to a lovere longeth in this cas;

And; after that these dees turnede on chaunces;

So was he outher glad or seyde ‘Allas!'

And held after his gestes ay his pas;

And aftir swiche answeres as he hadde;  1350

So were his dayes sory outher gladde。



But to Pandare alwey was his recours;

And pitously gan ay til him to pleyne;

And him bisoughte of rede and som socours;

And Pandarus; that sey his wode peyne;  1355

Wex wel neigh deed for routhe; sooth to seyne;

And bisily with al his herte caste

Som of his wo to sleen; and that as faste;



And seyde; ‘Lord; and freend; and brother dere;

God woot that thy disese dooth me wo。  1360

But woltow stinten al this woful chere;

And; by my trouthe; or it be dayes two;

And god to…forn; yet shal I shape it so;

That thou shalt come in…to a certayn place;

Ther…as thou mayst thy…self hir preye of grace。  1365



‘And certainly; I noot if thou it wost;

But tho that been expert in love it seye;

It is oon of the thinges that furthereth most;

A man to have a leyser for to preye;

And siker place his wo for to biwreye;  1370

For in good herte it moot som routhe impresse;

To here and see the giltles in distresse。



‘Paraunter thenkestow: though it be so

That kinde wolde doon hir to biginne

To han a maner routhe up…on my wo;  1375

Seyth Daunger; 〃Nay; thou shalt me never winne;

So reuleth hir hir hertes goost with…inne;

That; though she bende; yet she stant on rote;

What in effect is this un…to my bote?〃



‘Thenk here…ayeins; whan that the sturdy ook;  1380

On which men hakketh ofte; for the nones;

Receyved hath the happy falling strook;

The grete sweigh doth it come al at ones;

As doon these rokkes or these milne…stones。

For swifter cours cometh thing that is of wighte;  1385

Whan it descendeth; than don thinges lighte。



‘And reed that boweth doun for every blast;

Ful lightly; cesse wind; it wol aryse;

But so nil not an ook whan it is cast;

It nedeth me nought thee longe to forbyse。  1390

Men shal reioysen of a greet empryse

Acheved wel; and stant with…outen doute;

Al han men been the lenger ther…aboute。



‘But; Troilus; yet tel me; if thee lest;

A thing now which that I shal axen thee;  1395

Which is thy brother that thou lovest best

As in thy verray hertes privetee?'

‘Y…wis; my brother Deiphebus;' quod he。

‘Now;' quod Pandare; ‘er houres twyes twelve;

He shal thee ese; unwist of it him…selve。  1400



‘Now lat me allone; and werken as I may;'

Quod he; and to Deiphebus wente he tho

Which hadde his lord and grete freend ben ay;

Save Troilus; no man he lovede so。

To telle in short; with…outen wordes mo;  1405

Quod Pandarus; ‘I pray yow that ye be

Freend to a cause which that toucheth me。'



‘Yis; pardee;' quod Deiphebus; ‘wel thow wost;

In al that ever I may; and god to…fore;

Al nere it but for man I love most;  1410

My brother Troilus; but sey wherfore

It is; for sith that day that I was bore;

I nas; ne never…mo to been I thinke;

Ayeins a thing that mighte thee for…thinke。'



Pandare gan him thonke; and to him seyde;  1415

‘Lo; sire; I have a lady in this toun;

That is my nece; and called is Criseyde;

Which some men wolden doon oppressioun;

And wrongfully have hir possessioun:

Wherfor I of your lordship yow biseche  1420

To been our freend; with…oute more speche。'



Deiphebus him answerde; ‘O; is not this;

That thow spekest of to me thus straungely;

Criseyda; my freend?' He seyde; ‘Yis。'

‘Than nedeth;' quod Deiphebus; ‘hardely;  1425

Na…more to speke; for trusteth wel; that I

Wol be hir champioun with spore and yerde;

I roughte nought though alle hir foos it herde。



‘But tel me how; thou that woost al this matere;

How I might best avaylen? Now lat see。'  1430

Quod Pandarus; ‘If ye; my lord so dere;

Wolden as now don this honour to me;

To preyen hir to…morwe; lo; that she

Come un…to yow hir pleyntes to devyse;

Hir adversaries wolde of it agryse。  1435



‘And if I more dorste preye as now;

And chargen yow to have so greet travayle;

To han som of your bretheren here with yow;

That mighten to hir cause bet avayle;

Than; woot I wel; she mighte never fayle  1440

For to be holpen; what at your instaunce;

What with hir othere freendes governaunce。'



Deiphebus; which that comen was; of kinde;

To al honour and bountee to consente;

Answerde; ‘It shal be doon; and I can finde  1445

Yet gretter help to this in myn entente。

What wolt thow seyn; if I for Eleyne sente

To speke of this? I trowe it be the beste;

For she may leden Paris as hir leste。



‘Of Ector; which that is my lord; my brother;  1450

It nedeth nought to preye him freend to be;

For I have herd him; o tyme and eek other;

Speke of Criseyde swich honour; that he

May seyn no bet; swich hap to him hath she。

It nedeth nought his helpes for to crave;  1455

He shal be swich; right as we wole him have。



‘Spek thou thy…self also to Troilus

On my bihalve; and pray him with us dyne。'

‘Sire; al this shal be doon;' quod Pandarus;

And took his leve; and never gan to fyne;  1460

But to his neces hous; as streyt as lyne;

He com; and fond hir fro the mete aryse;

And sette him doun; and spak right in this wyse。



He seyde; ‘O veray god; so have I ronne!

Lo; nece myn; see ye nought how I swete?  1465

I noot whether ye the more thank me conne。

Be ye nought war how that fals Poliphete

Is now aboute eft…sones for to plete;

And bringe on yow advocacyes newe?'

‘I? No;' quod she; and chaunged al hir hewe。  1470



‘What is he more aboute; me to drecche

And doon me wrong? What shal I do; allas?

Yet of him…self no…thing ne wolde I recche;

Nere it for Antenor and Eneas;

That been his freendes in swich maner cas;  1475

But; for the love of god; myn uncle dere;

No fors of that; lat him have al y…fere;



‘With…outen that I have ynough for us。'

‘Nay;' quod Pandare; ‘it shal no…thing be so。

For I have been right now at Deiphebus;  1480

And Ector; and myne othere lordes mo;

And shortly maked eche of hem his fo;

That; by my thrift; he shal it never winne

For ought he can; whan that so he biginne。'



And as they casten what was best to done;  1485

Deiphebus; of his owene curtasye;

Com hir to preye; in his propre persone;

To holde him on the morwe companye

At diner; which she nolde not denye;

But goodly gan to his preyere obeye。  1490

He thonked hir; and wente up…on his weye。



Whanne this was doon; this Pandare up a…noon;

To telle in short; and forth gan for to wende

To Troilus; as stille as any stoon;

And al this thing he tolde him; word and ende;  1495

And how that he Deiphebus gan to blende;

And seyde him; ‘Now is tyme; if that thou conne;

To bere thee wel to…morwe; and al is wonne。



‘Now spek; now prey; now pitously compleyne;

Lat not for nyce shame; or drede; or slouthe;  1500

Som…tyme a man mot telle his owene peyne;

Bileve it; and she shal han on thee routhe;

Thou shalt be saved by thy feyth; in trouthe。

But wel wot I; thou art now in a drede;

And what it is; I leye; I can arede。  1505



‘Thow thinkest now; 〃How sholde I doon al this?

For by my cheres mosten folk aspye;

That for hir love is that I fare a…mis;

Yet hadde I lever unwist for sorwe dye。〃

Now thenk not so; for thou dost greet folye。  1510

For I right now have founden o manere

Of sleighte; for to coveren al thy chere。



‘Thow shalt gon over night; and that as blyve;

Un…to Deiphebus hous; as thee to pleye;

Thy maladye a…wey the bet to dryve;  1515

For…why thou semest syk; soth for to seye。

Sone after that; doun in thy bed thee leye;

And sey; thow mayst no lenger up endure;

And ly right there; and byde thyn aventure。



‘Sey that thy fever is wont thee for to take  1520

The same tyme; and lasten til a…morwe;

And lat see now how wel thou canst it make;

For; par…dee; syk is he that is in sorwe。

Go now; farwel! And; Venus here to borwe;

I hope; and thou this purpos holde ferme;
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