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Chapter 32

           "IwillremindtheeofbutonewordofourconferencethoudidstpromisetogiveallthysubstancetoourholyOrder."

           "SohelpmethePromise,fairsirs,"saidIsaac,evenmorealarmedthanbefore,"asnosuchsoundsevercrossedmylips!Alas!Iamanagedbeggar’dmanIfearmeachildlesshaveruthonme,andletmego!"

           "Nay,"saidtheFriar,"ifthoudostretractvowsmadeinfavourofholyChurch,thoumustdopenance."

           Accordingly,heraisedhishalberd,andwouldhavelaidthestaffofitlustilyontheJew’sshoulders,hadnottheBlackKnightstoppedtheblow,andtherebytransferredtheHolyClerk’sresentmenttohimself.

           "BySaintThomasofKent,"saidhe,"anIbuckletomygear,Iwillteachthee,sirlazylover,tomellwiththineownmatters,maugrethineironcasethere!"

           "Nay,benotwrothwithme,"saidtheKnight;"thouknowestIamthyswornfriendandcomrade."

           "Iknownosuchthing,"answeredtheFriar;"anddefytheeforameddlingcoxcomb!"

           "Nay,but,"saidtheKnight,whoseemedtotakeapleasureinprovokinghisquondamhost,"hastthouforgottenhow,thatformysake(forIsaynothingofthetemptationoftheflagonandthepasty)thoudidstbreakthyvowoffastandvigil?"

           "Truly,friend,"saidtheFriar,clenchinghishugefist,"Iwillbestowabuffetonthee."

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