[Sidenote: When Philosophy had thus spoken, and was about to discuss other matters I interrupted her.] ++She hadde seid {and} to{ur}ned[e] þe cours of hir resou{n} to so{m}me oþ{er} þinges to ben tretid {and} to ben ysped. [Sidenote: _B._ Thy exhortation is just and worthy of thy authority, but thou saidst that the question of the Divine Superintendence or Providence is involved with many others--and this I believe.] þan seide I. Certys ryȝtful is þin amonestyng {and} ful 4296 digne by auctorite. but þat þou seidest som tyme þat þe questiou{n} of þe deuyne p{ur}ueaunce is enlaced wiþ many oþer questiou{n}s. I vndir-stonde wel {and} p{ro}ue it by þe same þinge. [Sidenote: I am desirous, however, of knowing whether there be such a thing as _Chance_, and what thou thinkest it is.] but I axe yif þat þou wenest þat hap 4300 be any þing in any weys. {and} if þou wenest þat hap be any [thing] what is it. [Sidenote: _P._ I hasten to fulfil my promise and to show the road to your own country.] þan q{uo}d she. I haste me to ȝelden {and} assoilen þe to þe dette of my byheste {and} to shewen {and} opnen þe wey by whiche wey þou maist 4304 come aȝein to þi contre. [Sidenote: But although these things you question me about are profitable to know, yet they lead us a little out of our way.] ¶ but al be it so þat þe þinges whiche þat þou axest b{e}n ryȝt p{ro}fitable to knowe. ȝitte ben þei diuers somwhat fro þe paþe of my purpos. [Sidenote: And by straying from the path you may be too fatigued to return to the right road.] And it is to douten þat þou ne be maked weery by 4308 mysweys so þat þou ne mayst nat suffise to mesure{n} þe ryȝt weye. [Sidenote: _B._ Don’t be afraid of that, for it will refresh me as much as rest to know these things in which I am delightfully interested.] ¶ Ne doute þe þer-of no þing q{uo}d I. for forto knowen þilke þinges to-gidre in þe whiche þinges I delite me gretly. þat shal ben to me in stede of reste. 4312 Syn it nis nat to douten of þe þinges folwy{n}ge whan euery side of þi disputisou{n} shal be stedfast to me by vndoutous feiþ. þan seide she. þat manere wol I don þe. {and} byga{n} to speken ryȝt þus [[pg 150]] [Sidenote: _P._ I will then comply with thy requests.] ¶ Certys q{uo}d she 4316 yif any wyȝt diffinisse hap in þis manere. þat is to seyn.