And freendly tales, and with mery chere,

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Of this and that they pleyde, and gunnen wade

In many an [unkouth] glad and deep matere,

As freendes doon, whan they ben met y-fere;

Til she gan axen him how Ector ferde,

That was the tounes [wal] and Grekes yerde.

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23. 'Ful wel, I thanke it god,' quod Pandarus,

'Save in his arm he hath a litel wounde;