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 AND THE SLAE. 25 XLVITI. Call Danger back again, (quoth Skill) To see what he can say to Will, We see him shod sae strait : We may not trow what ilk ane tells, Quoth Courage, we concluded ells, He serves not for our mait; For I can tell you all perquier, His counsel ere he come. [here, ? Quoth Will, wherefore should he come He cannot hald him dumb; He speaks aye, and seeks aye, Delay of time be drifts, He grieves us, and dieves us, With sophistries and shifts. XLIX Quoth Reason, why was he debarr'd ? The tale is ill may not be heard, Yet let us hear him anes: Then Danger to declare began, How Hope and Courage took the man, To lead him all their lanes : For they would have him up the hill, But either stop or stay: And wha was welcomer than Will, He would be foremost aye. He could do, and should do, Whoever would or nocht, Sic speeding, proceeding Unlikely was I thought. B