“With body clean, and with unwemmed 4499 thought, Keep aye well these coronës two,” quoth he; “From Paradise to you I have them brought, Nor ever morë shall they rotten 4500 be, Nor lose their sweetë savour, trustë me, Nor ever wight shall see them with his eye, But 4501 he be chaste, and hatë villainy.

“And thou, Valerian, for thou so soon Assented hast to good counsél, also Say what thee list, and thou shalt have thy boon.” 4502 “I have a brother,” quoth Valerian tho, 4503 “That in this world I love no man so; I pray you that my brother may have grace To know the truth, as I do in this place.”