This, mayst thou fele, wel I preve. And that [the mansioun], y-wis, That every thing enclyned to is, (320) Hath his kindeliche stede: That sheweth hit, withouten drede, 830 That kindely the mansioun Of every speche, of every soun, Be hit either foul or fair, Hath his kinde place in air. And sin that every thing, that is 835 Out of his kinde place, y-wis, Moveth thider for to go If hit a-weye be therfro, (330) As I before have preved thee, Hit seweth, every soun, pardee, 840 Moveth kindely to pace Al up into his kindely place. And this place of which I telle, Ther as Fame list to dwelle, Is set amiddes of these three, 845 Heven, erthe, and eek the see, As most conservatif the soun. Than is this the conclusioun, (340) That every speche of every man, As I thee telle first began, 850 Moveth up on high to pace Kindely to Fames place. 'Telle me this feithfully, Have I not preved thus simply, Withouten any subtiltee 855 Of speche, or gret prolixitee Of termes of philosophye, Of figures of poetrye, (350) Or colours of rethoryke? Pardee, hit oghte thee to lyke; 860 For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?' And I answerde, and seyde, 'Yis.' 'A ha!' quod he, 'lo, so I can, 865 Lewedly to a lewed man Speke, and shewe him swiche skiles, That he may shake hem by the biles, (360) So palpable they shulden be. But tel me this, now pray I thee, 870 How thinkth thee my conclusioun?' [Quod he]. 'A good persuasioun,' Quod I, 'hit is; and lyk to be Right so as thou hast preved me.' 'By god,' quod he, 'and as I leve, 875 Thou shall have yit, or hit be eve, Of every word of this sentence A preve, by experience; (370) And with thyn eres heren wel Top and tail, and everydel, 880 That every word that spoken is Comth into Fames Hous, y-wis, As I have seyd; what wilt thou more?' And with this word upper to sore He gan, and seyde, 'By Seynt Iame! 885 Now wil we speken al of game.'-- 'How farest thou?' quod he to me. 'Wel,' quod I. 'Now see,' quod he, (380) 'By thy trouthe, yond adoun, Wher that thou knowest any toun, 890