& he heueȝ vp his hed out of þe cloþes,
A corner of þe cortyn he caȝt vp a lyttel,
& wayteȝ warly þider-warde, quat hit be myȝt.
Hit watȝ þe ladi, loflyest to be-holde,
Þat droȝ þe dor after hir ful dernly1 & stylle,
& boȝed to-warde þe bed; & þe burne schamed.
& layde hym doun lystyly, & let as he slepte.
& ho stepped stilly. & stel to his bedde,
Kest vp þe cortyn, & creped with-inne,
& set hir ful softly on þe bed-syde,