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the siplicity of the hoekeeper ade the licentiate laugh, andhe directed the barber to give hi the books one by one to see whatthey were about, as there ight be to be found aong the thatdid not deserve the penalty of fire

&ot;no,&ot; said the niece, &ot;there is no rean for shog rcy to anyof the; they have every one of the done ischief; better flgthe out of the dow to the urt and ake a pile of the andset fire to the; or else carry the to the yard, and there abonfire can be ade without the ke givg any annoyance&ot; thehoekeeper said the sa, ear were they both for the slaughterof those nocents, but the curate would not agree to it without firstreadg at any rate the titles

the first that aster nicholas put to his hand was &ot;the four bookf aadis of gaul&ot; &ot;this sees a ysterio thg,&ot; said thecurate, &ot;for, as i have heard say, this was the first book of chivalryprted spa, and fro this all the others derive their birthand orig; it sees to that we ought exorably to nden itto the flas as the founder of vile a sect&ot;

&ot;nay, sir,&ot; said the barber, &ot;i too, have heard say that this is thebest of all the books of this kd that have been written, and ,as thg sgular its le, it ought to be pardoned&ot;

&ot;true,&ot; said the curate; &ot;and for that rean let its life be sparedfor the present let see that other which is next to it&ot;

&ot;it is,&ot; said the barber, &ot;the &039;sergas de esplandian,&039; the lawfuln of aadis o