So that no lif hem scholde knowe.
And to the paleis ferst thei soghte,[1394]
To se what thing this ladi wroghte[1395]
Of which Arrons made his avant:
And thei hire sihe of glad semblant,
Al full of merthes and of bordes;
Bot among alle hire othre wordes 4800
Sche spak noght of hire housebonde.
And whan thei hadde al understonde(5000*)
Of thilke place what hem liste,[1396]