To sit in the place appointed thee—that is courtesy.
And when thou art set, and table served thee before,
Pare not your nails, ’file[[324]] not your cloth—learn ye that lore.
An thy master speak to thee, take thy cap in hand,
If thou sit at meat, when he talketh [to thee] see thou stand.
Lean not to the one side when thou speakest, for nothing,
Hold still both hand and foot, and beware of trifling.
Stand sadly[[325]] in telling thy tale whenas thou talkest;
Trifle with nothing, and stand upright when thou speakest.
Thwart[[326]] not thou with thy fellow, nor speak with high voice;