(17)
Othir þer wer þat seruëd in the halle,
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But non lyke hym, as after [hym . . H, hym for soth to T, as after U.] myn avyse;
ffor he wase pale, and sumwhat lene with-all;
his speche also tremlyd [UH, he spake also tremblyng T.] in ferefull wyse;
And euer allon, but when he dyde seruyse.
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All blake he ware, and no deuyse but playn;
Me þought by hym, as my wyt couth [UH, wyll cowde T.] suffyse,
hys hert wasse no thynge [UH, then not T.] in his awn demayn.
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(18)
To feste hem all, he did his dilygence;
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And wel he couth, [couthe H, cowde T.] ryght as hit semyd me;
But euermor when he wasse in presence,
his chere wasse do, [UH, done T.] it wold non other [UH, no bettyr T.] be:
his scolemaystres [scole-maister UH, scolemaystres T.] hade siche autoryte,
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That, all the while he stode [UH, that while he bode T.] still in þe place,
Speke couth [coude H, cowde T.] he nat; but vpon her beaute
he lokyd still, with Ryght [UH, ryght with T.] a pytous face.
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(19)
With þat, his hede he turned attë [at the T.] laste, [folio 120]
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ffor to biholde þe ladies euerychon;
But euer in one he sette his ye [ey T.] stedfaste
On hir, þe which his þought was most [UH, euer T.] vppon;
And of his yen, [yen H, eyen T.] the shot [UT, sighte H, [Fr. trait].] y knewe anon,
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Which federid was with right humble requestis.
Then to my self y seyd, 'by god allon,
Sich on was y, or that y [or y that y U, I that there H, I or euer y T.] sawe þese gestes.'
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Out of the prees he went full esily,
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To make stabill his heuy contynaunce;
