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16 thy help, I will give thee whatever thou wilt desire of me.

Then said the Lady's servant, tell me by what means may help the Then said the master of the ship, gal home to thy Lady again, and tell her that I will not deliver to thee the cloth except the come herself; and do thou but bring her to my ship, and if the wind be good and fit, then I purple to lead her away. Thy counsel is good quoth the Lady's servant, there fore give me some reward and I shall fulfil thy desire.

Now when he had received his reward, he went again to the Lady and told her, that by no means the master of the ship would deliver him the cloth, except she came herself. The Lady believed her servant, and went to the ship. Now when the was within the ship-board, her servant abode without.

When the master saw that she was within the ship, and that the wind was good, he drew up the sail and sailed forth.

When the Lady perceived this, thus she said to the master, master,