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

I hope; and thou this purpos holde ferme;  1525

Thy grace she shal fully ther conferme。'



Quod Troilus; ‘Y…wis; thou nedelees

Conseylest me; that sykliche I me feyne;

For I am syk in ernest; doutelees;

So that wel neigh I sterve for the peyne。'  1530

Quod Pandarus; ‘Thou shalt the bettre pleyne;

And hast the lasse need to countrefete;

For him men demen hoot that men seen swete。



‘Lo; holde thee at thy triste cloos; and I

Shal wel the deer un…to thy bowe dryve。'  1535

Therwith he took his leve al softely;

And Troilus to paleys wente blyve。

So glad ne was he never in al his lyve;

And to Pandarus reed gan al assente;

And to Deiphebus hous at night he wente。  1540



What nedeth yow to tellen al the chere

That Deiphebus un…to his brother made;

Or his accesse; or his siklych manere;

How men gan him with clothes for to lade;

Whan he was leyd; and how men wolde him glade?  1545

But al for nought; he held forth ay the wyse

That ye han herd Pandare er this devyse。



But certeyn is; er Troilus him leyde;

Deiphebus had him prayed; over night;

To been a freend and helping to Criseyde。  1550

God woot; that he it grauntede anon…right;

To been hir fulle freend with al his might。

But swich a nede was to preye him thenne;

As for to bidde a wood man for to renne。



The morwen com; and neighen gan the tyme  1555

Of meel…tyd; that the faire quene Eleyne

Shoop hir to been; an houre after the pryme;

With Deiphebus; to whom she nolde feyne;

But as his suster; hoomly; sooth to seyne;

She com to diner in hir playn entente。  1560

But god and Pandare wiste al what this mente。



Com eek Criseyde; al innocent of this;

Antigone; hir sister Tarbe also;

But flee we now prolixitee best is;

For love of god; and lat us faste go  1565

Right to the effect; with…oute tales mo;

Why al this folk assembled in this place;

And lat us of hir saluinges pace。



Gret honour dide hem Deiphebus; certeyn;

And fedde hem wel with al that mighte lyke。  1570

But ever…more; ‘Allas!' was his refreyn;

‘My goode brother Troilus; the syke;

Lyth yet〃and therwith…al he gan to syke;

And after that; he peyned him to glade

Hem as he mighte; and chere good he made。  1575



Compleyned eek Eleyne of his syknesse

So feithfully; that pitee was to here;

And every wight gan waxen for accesse

A leche anoon; and seyde; ‘In this manere

Men curen folk; this charme I wol yow lere。'  1580

But ther sat oon; al list hir nought to teche;

That thoughte; best coude I yet been his leche。



After compleynt; him gonnen they to preyse;

As folk don yet; whan som wight hath bigonne

To preyse a man; and up with prys him reyse  1585

A thousand fold yet hyer than the sonne: 

‘He is; he can; that fewe lordes conne。'

And Pandarus; of that they wolde afferme;

He not for…gat hir preysing to conferme。



Herde al this thing Criseyde wel y…nough;  1590

And every word gan for to notifye;

For which with sobre chere hir herte lough;

For who is that ne wolde hir glorifye;

To mowen swich a knight don live or dye?

But al passe I; lest ye to longe dwelle;  1595

For for o fyn is al that ever I telle。



The tyme com; fro diner for to ryse;

And; as hem oughte; arisen everychoon;

And gonne a while of this and that devyse。

But Pandarus brak al this speche anoon;  1600

And seyde to Deiphebus; ‘Wole ye goon;

If youre wille be; as I yow preyde;

To speke here of the nedes of Criseyde?'



Eleyne; which that by the hond hir held;

Took first the tale; and seyde; ‘Go we blyve;'  1605

And goodly on Criseyde she biheld;

And seyde; ‘Ioves lat him never thryve;

That dooth yow harm; and bringe him sone of lyve!

And yeve me sorwe; but he shal it rewe;

If that I may; and alle folk be trewe。'  1610



‘Tel thou thy neces cas;' quod Deiphebus

To Pandarus; ‘for thou canst best it telle。' 

‘My lordes and my ladyes; it stant thus;

What sholde I lenger;' quod he; ‘do yow dwelle?'

He rong hem out a proces lyk a belle;  1615

Up…on hir fo; that highte Poliphete;

So heynous; that men mighte on it spete。



Answerde of this ech worse of hem than other;

And Poliphete they gonnen thus to warien;

‘An…honged be swich oon; were he my brother;  1620

And so he shal; for it ne may not varien。'

What sholde I lenger in this tale tarien?

Pleynly; alle at ones; they hir highten

To been hir helpe in al that ever they mighten。



Spak than Eleyne; and seyde; ‘Pandarus;  1625

Woot ought my lord; my brother; this matere;

I mene; Ector? Or woot it Troilus?'

He seyde; ‘Ye; but wole ye now me here?

Me thinketh this; sith Troilus is here;

It were good; if that ye wolde assente;  1630

She tolde hir…self him al this; er she wente。



‘For he wole have the more hir grief at herte;

By cause; lo; that she a lady is;

And; by your leve; I wol but right in sterte;

And do yow wite; and that anoon; y…wis;  1635

If that he slepe; or wole ought here of this。'

And in he lepte; and seyde him in his ere;

‘God have thy soule; y…brought have I thy bere!'



To smylen of this gan tho Troilus;

And Pandarus; with…oute rekeninge;  1640

Out wente anoon to Eleyne and Deiphebus;

And seyde hem; ‘So there be no taryinge;

Ne more pres; he wol wel that ye bringe

Criseyda; my lady; that is here;

And as he may enduren; he wole here。  1645



‘But wel ye woot; the chaumbre is but lyte;

And fewe folk may lightly make it warm;

Now loketh ye; (for I wol have no wyte;

To bringe in prees that mighte doon him harm

Or him disesen; for my bettre arm);  1650

Wher it be bet she byde til eft…sones;

Now loketh ye; that knowen what to doon is。



‘I sey for me; best is; as I can knowe;

That no wight in ne wente but ye tweye;

But it were I; for I can; in a throwe;  1655

Reherce hir cas unlyk that she can seye;

And after this; she may him ones preye

To ben good lord; in short; and take hir leve;

This may not muchel of his ese him reve。



‘And eek; for she is straunge; he wol forbere  1660

His ese; which that him thar nought for yow;

Eek other thing that toucheth not to here;

He wol me telle; I woot it wel right now;

That secret is; and for the tounes prow。'

And they; that no…thing knewe of his entente;  1665

With…oute more; to Troilus in they wente。



Eleyne; in al hir goodly softe wyse;

Gan him saluwe; and womanly to pleye;

And seyde; ‘Ywis; ye moste alweyes aryse!

Now fayre brother; beth al hool; I preye!'  1670

And gan hir arm right over his sholder leye;

And him with al hir wit to recomforte;

As she best coude; she gan him to disporte。



So after this quod she; ‘We yow biseke;

My dere brother; Deiphebus and I;  1675

For love of god; and so doth Pandare eke;

To been good lord and freend; right hertely;

Un…to Criseyde; which that certeinly

Receyveth wrong; as woot wel here Pandare;

That can hir cas wel bet than I declare。'  1680



This Pandarus gan newe his tunge affyle;

And al hir cas reherce; and that anoon;

Whan it was seyd; sone after; in a whyle;

Quod Troilus; ‘As sone as I may goon;

I wol right fayn with al my might ben oon;  1685

Have god my trouthe; hir cause to sustene。'

‘Good thrift have ye;' quod Eleyne the quene。



Quod Pandarus; ‘And it your wille be

That she may take hir leve; er that she go?'

‘O; elles god for…bede;' tho quod he;  1690

‘If that she vouche sauf for to do so。'

And with that word quod Troilus; ‘Ye two;

Deiphebus; and my suster leef and dere;

To yow have I to speke of o matere;



‘To been avysed by your reed the bettre':   1695

And fond; as hap was; at his beddes heed;

The copie of a tretis and a lettre;

That Ector hadde him sent to axen reed;

If swich a man was worthy to ben deed;

Woot I nought who; but in a grisly wyse  1700

He preyede hem anoon on it avyse。



Deiphebus gan this lettre to unfolde

In ernest greet; so did Eleyne the quene;

And rominge outward; fast it gan biholde;

Downward a steyre; in…to an herber grene。  1705

This ilke thing they redden hem bi…twene;

And largely; the mountaunce of an houre;

Thei gonne on it to reden and to poure。



Now lat hem rede; and turne we anoon

To Pandarus; that gan ful faste prye  1710

That al was wel; and out he gan to goon

In…to the grete chambre; and that in hye;

And seyde; ‘God save al this companye!

Com; nece myn; my lady quene Eleyne

Abydeth yow; and eek my lordes tweyne。  1715



‘Rys; take with yow your nece Antigone;

Or whom yow list; or no fors; hardily;

The lesse prees; the bet; com forth with me;

And loke that ye thonke humblely

Hem alle three; and; whan ye may goodly  1720

Your tyme y…see; taketh of hem your leve;

Lest we to longe his restes him bireve。'



Al innocent of Pandarus entente;

Quod tho Criseyde; ‘Go we; uncle dere';

And arm in arm inward with him she wente;  1725

Avysed wel hir wordes and hir chere;

And Pandarus; in ernestful manere;

Seyde; ‘Alle
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