But thou shalt fele as wel the blood of me

As thou hast felt the bleding of Tisbe!'

850

And with that worde he smoot him to the herte.

[The blood out of the wounde as brode sterte]

As water, whan the conduit broken is.

[Now Tisbe, which that wiste nat of this],

But sitting in her drede, she thoghte thus,

855

'If hit so falle that my Piramus