Aurelius gan wondren on this cas,
And in his herte hadde greet compassioun
Of hire and of hire lamentacioun,
And of Arveragus, the worthy knyght,
That bad hire holden al that she had hight,
So looth hym was his wyf sholde breke hir trouthe.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. Dorigen’s lamenting and her worthy husband’s generosity about her promise really touch Aurelius and he feels great compassion for them.