"I, Diligence! ye know me wel ynough."
Than opened she the yate, and in we go;
With wordës fair she sayd ful gentilly,
"Ye are welcome, ywis! are ye no mo?"
"Nat oon," quod she, "save this woman and I."
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"Now than," quod she, "I pray yow hertely,
Tak my chambre, as for a whyl, to rest
Til your felawës come, I holde it best."
I thanked her, and forth we gon echon