And seyde, "I yow forbede, up peyne of deeth, That nevere, whil thee lasteth lyf ne breeth, To no wight telle thou of this aventure - As I may best, I wol my wo endure - Ne make no contenance of hevynesse, That folk of yow may demen harm or gesse."

And seyde, "I yow forbede, up peyne of deeth,
That nevere, whil thee lasteth lyf ne breeth,
To no wight telle thou of this aventure –
As I may best, I wol my wo endure –
Ne make no contenance of hevynesse,
That folk of yow may demen harm or gesse."

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. Arveragus asserts his authority over Dorigen, breaking his pledge that they would always be equal partners and he would not assert mastery over her. Regarding her promise to love Aureliux and the fulfilment of it, he forbids her to ever tell anyone about it, and he would endure it as best he could.

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