That ther nas thing with whiche he mighte hir plese,
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That he nolde doon his peyne and al his might
To doon it, for to doon hir herte an ese.
And preyede hir, she wolde hir sorwe apese,
And seyde, 'y-wis, we Grekes con have Ioye
To honouren yow, as wel as folk of Troye.'
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18. He seyde eek thus, 'I woot, yow thinketh straunge,
No wonder is, for it is to yow newe,