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at it wi? sayd,
Bot graunted hastyly; 690
? ai loued hym more ? an any man.
To kepe hym wel, he hete hem ? an,
And wisten neuer why 693
His wijf hym loued at herte dere;
wel wolde she ? at he serued were,
And mychel was hym by. 696
(59)
? wi? outen any grucchyng word,
Mete ? at was vpon hire bord
? ai senten hym to almesse, 699
Ri? th of her owen dissh,
were it flessh oi? er fissh,
while he was in destresse; 702
? us was ?
e pilegryme yserued ? an.
who he was, wist noman,
Gret was his ? olemodenesse; 705
ffor ? if his moder oi? er his wijf
hadden ywist Alexius lijf,
It had ben her gladnesse.
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(60)
? wi? hym ? ai speken, & hym sei? en
wi? her mou? e & wi? her ei? en,
ffader & moder & wijf; 711
Nou? th for ?