4 As in great muse, nor word to creature spoke. muse > {Abstraction; the action of musing} 5 At last his solemn silence thus he broke, 6 With doubtful eyes fast fixed on his guest: fast > firmly 7 "Redoubted knight, that for my only sake Redoubted > Distinguished; feared; dreaded 8 Your life and honour late adventured, adventured > risked 9 Let naught be hidden from me, that ought to be expressed. 112.30 What meane these bloudy vowes, and idle threats, 2 Throwne out from womanish impatient mind? What heauens? what altars? what enraged heates 4 Here heaped vp with termes of loue vnkind, My conscience cleare with guilty bands would bind? 6 High God be witnesse, that I guiltlesse ame. But if your selfe, Sir knight, ye faultie find, 8 Or wrapped be in loues of former Dame, With crime do not it couer, but disclose the same. 1 "What mean these bloody vows, and idle threats, idle > empty 2 Thrown out from womanish impatient mind? 3 What heavens? what altars? what enraged heats, heats > fits of passion; quarrels 4 Here heaped up with terms of love unkind, terms > words, language unkind > unnatural; unkind 5 My conscience clear with guilty bonds would bind? 6 High God be witness that I guiltless am. 7 But if yourself, sir knight, you faulty find, faulty > guilty 8 Or wrapped be in loves of former dame, dame > lady, woman; mistress 9 With crime do not it cover, but disclose the same." crime > [false denial] 112.31 To whom the _Redcrosse_ knight this answere sent, 2 My Lord, my King, be nought hereat dismayd, Till well ye wote by graue intendiment, 4 What woman, and wherefore doth me vpbrayd With breach of loue, and loyalty betrayd. 6 It was in my mishaps, as hitherward I lately traueild, that vnwares I strayd 8 Out of my way, through perils straunge and hard; That day should faile me, ere I had them all declard. 1 To whom the Redcross Knight this answer sent, answer > {Rejoinder; reply to an accusation} 2 "My lord, my king, be naught hereat dismayed, 3 Till well you wot by grave intendiment wot > learn, discover; know grave > careful intendiment > attention; consideration; intendment 4 What woman, and wherefore does me upbraid wherefore > on which account; in consequence of which does > [she] does 5 With breach of love, and loyalty betrayed. 6 It was in my mishaps, as hitherward 7 I lately travelled, that unwares I strayed unwares > unwittingly; unexpectedly 8 Out of my way, through perils strange and hard; 9 That day should fail me, ere I had them all declared. That day should fail me > [It would take a very long time] 112.32