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 ears, that he was deaf for a after.---Being released he ventured home, dreading the impending storm;  this was his comfort in the midst of all  hard fortune that though he might find  force of her blow still he should be deaf  her noise being stunned by the women  the stocks.



T length Simon coming home, he his beloved Margery, who seeing  dejected countenance, began to mistrust ; so taking hold of his arm, she  him in for examination. When Simon this he could not forbear weeping and  to tell her a dismal story concerning  stocks; but she wanted her money for  eggs: But Simon being deaf, could not  her, which made her fall on him with  fury, that at last he was obliged to run  and jump out of the chamber window which when she saw, she followed him  the town with an hundred boys and girls  them, Simon still crying out to the people