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What nedeth it to sermone of it moore? |
| For right as they hadde cast his deeth bifoore, |
| 595 | Right so they han him slayn, and that anon. |
| And whan that this was doon, thus spak that oon: |
| "Now lat us sitte and drynke, and make us merie, |
| And afterward we wol his body berie." |
| And with that word it happed hym, par cas, |
| 600 | To take the botel ther the poysoun was, |
| And drank, and yaf his felawe drynke also, |
| For which anon they storven bothe two. |
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| What is the need to tell about it more? |
| For just as they had planned his death before, |
| 595 | Just so they murdered him, and that anon. |
| And when the thing was done, then spoke the one: |
| "Now let us sit and drink and so be merry, |
| And afterward we will his body bury." |
| And as he spoke, one bottle of the three |
| 600 | He took wherein the poison chanced to be |
| And drank and gave his comrade drink also, |
| For which, and that anon, lay dead these two. |
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