to good; but he that doth good and doth nat goodly, [and] 90 draweth away the direction of th'ende nat goodly, must nedes be badde. Lo! badde is nothing els but absence or negative of good, as derkenesse is absence or negative of light. Than he that dooth [not] goodly, directeth thilke good in-to th'ende of badde; so muste thing nat good folowe: eke badnesse to suche 95 folke ofte foloweth. Thus contrariaunt workers of th'ende that is good ben worthy the contrary of th'ende that is good to have.' 'How,' quod I, 'may any good dede be doon, but-if goodly it helpe?' 100 'Yes,' quod Love, 'the devil doth many good dedes, but goodly he leveth be-hynde; for +ever badly and in disceyvable wyse he worketh; wherfore the contrary of th'ende him foloweth. And do he never so many good dedes, bicause goodly is away, his goodnes is nat rekened. Lo! than, tho[ugh] a man do good, 105 but he do goodly, th'ende in goodnesse wol nat folowe; and thus in good service both good dede and goodly doon musten joyne togider, and that it be doon with free choise in herte; and els deserveth he nat the merit in goodnes: that wol I prove. For if thou do any-thing good by chaunce or by happe, in what thing 110 art thou therof worthy to be commended? For nothing, by reson of that, turneth in-to thy praysing ne lacking. Lo! thilke thing doon by hap, by thy wil is nat caused; and therby shulde I thanke or lacke deserve? And sithen that fayleth, th'ende which that wel shulde rewarde, must ned[e]s faile. Clerkes sayn, no man 115 but willinge is blessed; a good dede that he hath doon is nat doon of free choice willing; without whiche blissednesse may nat folowe. _Ergo_, neither thanke of goodnesse ne service [is] in that [that] is contrary of the good ende. So than, to good service longeth good dede goodly don, thorow free choice in herte.' 120 'Truely,' quod I, 'this have I wel understande.' 'Wel,' quod she, 'every thing thus doon sufficiently by lawe, that is cleped justice, [may] after-reward clayme. For lawe and justice was ordayned in this wyse, suche desertes in goodnesse, after quantitè in doinge, by mede to rewarde; and of necessitè of 125 suche justice, that is to say, rightwysenesse, was free choice in deserving of wel or of yvel graunted to resonable creatures. Every man hath free arbitrement to chose, good or yvel to performe.' 'Now,' quod I tho, 'if I by my good wil deserve this Margarit-perle, 130 and am nat therto compelled, and have free choice to do what me lyketh; she is than holden, as me thinketh, to rewarde th'entent of my good wil.' 'Goddes forbode els,' quod Love; 'no wight meneth otherwyse, I trowe; free wil of good herte after-mede deserveth.' 135