That couldë climb; alas! alas!” quoth he, “For I am blind.” “Yea, Sir, no force,” 2993 quoth she; “But would ye vouchësafe, for Goddë’s sake, The perry in your armës for to take (For well I wot that ye mistrustë me), Then would I climbë well enough,” quoth she, “So I my foot might set upon your back.” “Certes,” said he, “therein shall be no lack, Might I you helpë with mine heartë’s blood.”