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"This is translated from Thorpe's Analecta Saxonica. The MS. that he took it from is MS. Cott. Tib. A. 3. Latin, with an interlinear Saxon gloss. Some critics think the gloss was added later, but Thorpe supposes it by .ffilfricAelfric, v. p. vii in his Introduction. There is another MS., including the Grammar and some other colloquies, in the library of St. John's College, Oxford. This MS. is being edited by Mr. W. H. Stevenson, M.A., Fellow and Librarian of that college." [GEM 1912:p.183]

[[Aelfric’s Colloquy#Huntsman|Huntsman/ ''Hunter'']]<br>

[[Aelfric’s Colloquy#Scholar|Scholar / Student/ ''Pupil'' / ''Boy'']]<br>

|''Master''|| What do you say, Ploughboy, how do you carry on your work?<br>

 |<br><div id="Ploughboy"></div>'''''Ploughboy'''''|| <br>Master, I have to work far too much; I go out at dawn, driving the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough ; I dare not in the severest weather lie hid at home, for fear of my lord ; and when I have yoked the oxen together, and fastened the ploughshare to the plough, I have to plough a whole acre every day, or more.

|''Master''|| O indeed ! This is a great labour.

|}<div id- valign="Shepherdtop"></div><br>''Master''. What do you say, Shepherd, have you any work ? <br>'''''Shepherd'''''. Indeed, I have. In early morning I drive my sheep to the pastures, and I stand by them, in heat and cold, with dogs, lest the wolves should devour them, and I bring them back to their folds, and milk them twice a day, and I move their folds besides. I also make butter and cheese, and I am faithful to my lord. <br>

|<br><div id="OxherdShepherd"></div><br>''Master''. Oxherd, what ||<br> What do you say, Shepherd, have you any work at ? <br>|- valign="top"|'''''OxherdShepherd'''''. Master|| Indeed, I labour muchhave. When the ploughman unyokes the oxen, In early morning I lead them drive my sheep to the pastures, and all night I stand by them watching against thieves, in heat and thencold, early in with dogs, lest the morningwolves should devour them, and I give bring them over back to the ploughmantheir folds, well fed and wateredmilk them twice a day, and I move their folds besides. <br>''Master''I also make butter and cheese, and I am faithful to my lord. Is that boy one of your companions ? <br>''Oxherd''. He is. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="HuntsmanOxherd"></div><br>''Master''. Can you do anything ? || <br>'''''Huntsman'''''. One craft I know. <br>''Master''. Which is that Oxherd, what do you work at? <br>''Huntsman''. I am a huntsman. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Whose ? <br>'Oxherd'Huntsman''. The King's. <br>''|| Master''. In what way do you practise your art ? <br>''Huntsman''. I make myself nets, and set them in a fitting spot, and I urge on my dogs, to chase labour much. When the wild animals, till unawares they get into ploughman unyokes the netsoxen, and so they are entangled, and I cut their throats when in the nets. <br>''Master''. Don't you know how lead them to hunt without nets ? <br>''Huntsman''. Yes, I am able to hunt without nets. <br>''Master''. How do you manage that ? <br>''Huntsman''. I hunt the wild animals with swift dogs. I take stagspastures, and boarsall night I stand by them watching against thieves, and fallow deerthen, and goats, and sometimes hares. <br>''Master''. Were you hunting to-day ? <br>''Huntsman''. I was not, because it is early in the Lord's Daymorning, but yesterday I was hunting. <br>''Master''. What did you catch ? <br>''Huntsman''. I took the stags in nets, and I cut the throat of the boar. <br>''Master''. How was it that you were daring enough give them over to cut the throat of the boar ? <br>''Huntsman''. The dogs drove him towards meploughman, well fed and I, standing towards him, suddenly cut his throatwatered. <br>''Master''. You were very daring then. <br>''Huntsman''. A huntsman must not be fearful, for a number of various beasts haunt the woods. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. How do you dispose || Is that boy one of what you have caught your companions? <br>''Huntsman''. I give whatever I catch to the King, as I am his huntsman. <br>|- valign="top"|''MasterOxherd''|| He is. And what does he give you ? <br>''Huntsman''. He clothes and feeds me well, and sometimes he gives me a horse, or a bracelet, that I may the more willingly practise my art. ''(Anglo|-Saxon men were fond of wearing bracelets.)''<br>valign="top"

|<br><div id="FishermanHuntsman"></div><br>''Master''. What craft do you know ? || <br>Can you do anything? |- valign="top"|'''''FishermanHuntsman'''''|| One craft I know. |- valign="top"|''Master''|| Which is that? |- valign="top"|''Huntsman''|| I am a fishermanhuntsman. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. And what do you gain by your craft || Whose? <br>|- valign="top"||''FishermanHuntsman''|| The King's. Food, and clothing, and money. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. How || In what way do you catch the fish practise your art? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. || I get into a boat, and place my make myself nets in the river, and I throw set them in a hookfitting spot, and basketsI urge on my dogs, to chase the wild animals, till unawares they get into the nets, and whatever so they catch I take. <br>''Master''. What if your fishes are not clean ? <br>''Fisherman''. I throw the unclean awayentangled, and take I cut their throats when in the clean ones for foodnets. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Where do || Don't you sell your fish know how to hunt without nets? <br>''Fisherman''. In the city. <br>|- valign="top"|''MasterHuntsman''. Who are your purchasers ? <br>''Fisherman''. The citizens. || Yes, I cannot catch as many as I could sellam able to hunt without nets. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. What kinds of fish || How do you catch manage that? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''|| I hunt the wild animals with swift dogs. Eels I take stags, and pikeboars, minnows and joltheadsfallow deer, trout and lampreysgoats, and any fish that swim in the riversometimes hares. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Why don't || Were you fish in the sea hunting to-day? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. || I do sometimeswas not, but because it is a long way to the seaLord's Day, so but yesterday I seldom go thitherwas hunting. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || What do did you catch in the sea ? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. Herrings and salmon, dolphins and sturgeons, oysters and crabs, mussels and winkles, cockles, plaice, soles and lobsters|| I took the stags in nets, and I cut the likethroat of the boar. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Are || How was it that you desirous were daring enough to cut the throat of catching a whale the boar? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. || The dogs drove him towards me, and I am not, standing towards him, suddenly cut his throat. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''|| You were very daring then. Why is that ? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. Because catching a whale is a dangerous business. I prefer to go on the river in my own boat rather than to accompany || A huntsman must not be fearful, for a number of boats for hunting a whalevarious beasts haunt the woods. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || How is that do you dispose of what you have caught? <br>|- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. Because || I like better give whatever I catch to catch a fish that the King, as I can kill, than a fish that by one blow can drown or put to death both myself and my companionsam his huntsman. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Yet there are many, who catch whales, and escape the dangers and make great gain thereby. <br>|| And what does he give you? |- valign="top"|''FishermanHuntsman''. You speak the truth|| He clothes and feeds me well, but and sometimes he gives me a horse, or a bracelet, that I dare not, for may the more willingly practise my mind is slothfulart. <br>''(Anglo-Saxon men were fond of wearing bracelets.)''

|- valign="top"|<br><div id="FowlerFisherman"></div>''Master''|| <br>What craft do you know? |- valign="top"|''Master'''Fisherman'''''|| I am a fisherman. Fowler, |- valign="top"|''Master''|| And what have you to say ? How do you deceive the birds gain by your craft? <br>|- valign="top"|''Fisherman''|| Food, and clothing, and money. |- valign="top"|'Fowler'Master''|| How do you catch the fish? |- valign="top"|''. Fisherman''|| I have many ways of deceiving the birds; sometimes by get into a boat, and place my netsin the river, sometimes by snares, sometimes by lime, sometimes by whistling, sometimes by and I throw in a hawkhook, sometimes by a trapand baskets, and whatever they catch I take. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Have you a hawk || What if your fishes are not clean? <br>|- valign="top"|''FowlerFisherman''. || I have onethrow the unclean away, and take the clean ones for food. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Do || Where do you know how to tame them sell your fish? <br>|- valign="top"|''FowlerFisherman''|| In the city. Yes, I know how. What use would they be to ine, unless I knew how to tame them ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Pray give me a hawk. <br>|| Who are your purchasers? |- valign="top"|''FowlerFisherman''|| The citizens. Willingly, if you will give me in return a swift dogI cannot catch as many as I could sell. |- valign="top"|''Master''|| What sort kinds of hawk fish do you wantcatch? |- valign="top"|''Fisherman''|| Eels and pike, a large oneminnows and joltheads, or of trout and lampreys, and any fish that swim in the smaller kind? <br>river. |- valign="top"|''Master''. Give me || Why don't you fish in the sea? |- valign="top"|''Fisherman''|| I do sometimes, but it is a large onelong way to the sea, so I seldom go thither. How |- valign="top"|''Master''|| What do you feed your hawkscatch in the sea? <br>|- valign="top"|''FowlerFisherman''. They feed themselves|| Herrings and salmon, dolphins and me in the wintersturgeons, oysters and in the spring I let them fly away to the woodcrabs, mussels and winkles, cockles, plaice, soles and lobsters, and I catch young ones in the autumn and tame themlike. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. And why do you allow those whom you have tamed to fly away from || Are you desirous of catching a whale? <br>|- valign="top"|''FoiderFisherman''|| I am not. |- valign="top"|''Master''|| Why is that? |- valign="top"|''Fisherman''|| Because catching a whale is a dangerous business. I do not like feeding them in prefer to go on the summer, river in my own boat rather than to accompany a number of boats for they eat too muchhunting a whale. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''|| How is that? |- valign="top"|''Fisherman''|| Because I like better to catch a fish that I can kill, than a fish that by one blow can drown or put to death both myself and my companions. |- valign="top"|''Master''|| Yet there are many persons keep the hawks which they have tamed through the summer, that they may have them ready againwho catch whales, and escape the dangers and make great gain thereby. <br>|- valign="top"|''FowlerFisherman''. Yes, they do|| You speak the truth, but I am dare not inclined to bestow so much labour on them, as I know how to catch others, and many of themfor my mind is slothful. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="MerchantFowler"></div>''Master''|| <br>Master. What Fowler, what have you to say, Merchant ? <br>How do you deceive the birds? |- valign="top"|'''''MerchantFowler'''''. || I maintain that I am useful to have many ways of deceiving the Kingbirds; sometimes by nets, and to the noblessometimes by snares, and to the wealthysometimes by lime, and to the whole peoplesometimes by whistling, sometimes by a hawk, sometimes by a trap. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. How so || Have you a hawk? <br>|- valign="top"|''MerchantFowler''. || I go on board ship, with my merchandisehave one. I sail |- valign="top"|''Master''|| Do you know how to regions beyond the seatame them? |- valign="top"|''Fowler''|| Yes, and sell my goods, and buy valuable produce that is not made in this country, and I bring it you hereknow how. I face great dangers in crossing the ocean and sometimes I suffer shipwreckWhat use would they be to me, with the loss of all my goods, hardly escaping with my life.<br> unless I knew how to tame them? |- valign="top"|''Master''|| Pray give me a hawk. |- valign="top"|''Fowler''|| Willingly, if you will give me in return a swift dog. What kinds sort of things hawk do you bring us want, a large one, or of the smaller kind? <br>|- valign="top"|''MerchantMaster''|| Give me a large one. Purple and silkHow do you feed your hawks? |- valign="top"|''Fowler''|| They feed themselves, precious stones and goldme in the winter, various sorts of clothing, pigments, wine and oil, ivory, copper, brass and tin, sulphur and glassin the spring I let them fly away to the wood, and I catch young ones in the likeautumn and tame them. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. Are || And why do you willing allow those whom you have tamed to sell your things just as fly away from you bought them there ? <br>|- valign="top"|''MerchantFoider''|| Because I do not like feeding them in the summer, for they eat too much. By no means|- valign="top"|''Master''|| Yet many persons keep the hawks which they have tamed through the summer, that they may have them ready again. If I did so|- valign="top"|''Fowler''|| Yes, what good would my labour be to me ? they do, but I wish am not inclined to sell dearer herebestow so much labour on them, than as I bought there, that I may gain some profit, know how to keep myselfcatch others, and my wife and sonmany of them. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="ShoemakerMerchant"></div><br>''Master''. You, Shoemaker, what do you produce ? || <br>What have you to say, Merchant? |- valign="top"|'''''ShoemakerMerchant'''''. My craft is indeed very || I maintain that I am useful to the King, and necessary for youto the nobles, and to the wealthy, and to the whole people. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || How is that so? <br>|- valign="top"|''ShoemakerMerchant''|| I go on board ship, with my merchandise. I buy skins sail to regions beyond the sea, and hidessell my goods, and prepare thembuy valuable produce that is not made in this country, and make various I bring it you here. I face great dangers in crossing the ocean and sometimes I suffer shipwreck, with the loss of all my goods, hardly escaping with my life.|- valign="top" |''Master''|| What kinds of sandalsthings do you bring us? |- valign="top"|''Merchant''|| Purple and silk, slippersprecious stones and gold, shoesvarious sorts of clothing, pigments, wine and high bootsoil, besides bridlesivory, harnesscopper, brass and other horse trappingstin, halters sulphur and spurs; and also leather bottles, flasks, pursesglass, and bagsthe like. |- valign="top"|''(The order of some of these names has been transposed in the translation so Master''|| Are you willing to sell your things just as you bought them there? |- valign="top"|''Merchant''|| By no means. If I did so, what good would my labour be to bring together those me? I wish to sell dearer here, than I bought there, that appear I may gain some profit, to have the same meaningkeep myself, and my wife and son. It is by no means easy to identify the signification of these names.)''<br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="SalterShoemaker"></div><br>''Master''. Oh|| <br>You, SalterShoemaker, of what value is your craft to usdo you produce ? <br>|- valign="top"|'''''SalterShoemaker'''''. || My craft is of great value to all of indeed very useful and necessary for you; none of you would enjoy his dinner or supper unless my craft were his entertainer. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || How is that ? <br>|- valign="top"|''SalterShoemaker''. What man would enjoy pleasant meats|| I buy skins and hides, without the savour and prepare them, and make various kinds of salt ? Who could fill his pantrysandals, or his storeroom without my craft ? Beholdslippers, shoes, all your butter and cheese would perishhigh boots, unless I were near to be their keeperbesides bridles, harness, and you could not use your herbs without meother horse trappings, halters and spurs; and also leather bottles, flasks, purses, and bags. <br>''(The order of some of these names has been transposed in the translation so as to bring together those that appear to have the same meaning. It is by no means easy to identify the signification of these names.)''|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="BakerSalter"></div><br>''Master''. What have you to say|| <br>Oh, Baker ? What Salter, of what value is the use of your craft, or can we live our life without you to us? <br>|- valign="top"|'''''BakerSalter'''''|| My craft is of great value to all of you; none of you would enjoy his dinner or supper unless my craft were his entertainer. You might indeed|- valign="top"|''Master''|| How is that? |- valign="top"|''Salter''|| What man would enjoy pleasant meats, for a while, live your life without methe savour of salt? Who could fill his pantry, but not for long, nor well; for or his storeroom without my craft? Behold, every table would seem empty, all your butter and without bread all food cheese would be distasteful. I stablish the heart of manperish, unless I am the strength of menwere near to be their keeper, and even the little ones cannot pass you could not use your herbs without me by.<br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="CookBaker"></div><br>''Master''. || <br>What shall we have you to say , Baker? What is the use of the Cook ? Do your craft, or can we in any way need his craft live our life without you? <br>|- valign="top"|'''''CookBaker'''''. If you drive me out of your society|| You might indeed, you will have to eat for a while, live your vegetables and your meat rawlife without me, and anyhow you cannot have good gravy without my craft. <br>''Master''. We do but not care about your craftfor long, nor is it necessary well; for uswithout my craft, for we can ourselves cook the things that need to be cookedevery table would seem empty, and roast what has to without bread all food would be roasteddistasteful. <br>''Cook''. If therefore you drive me outI stablish the heart of man, to do as you say, then you will all be servants, and none I am the strength of you will be mastermen, and yet without my craft you will not be able to bite your foodeven the little ones cannot pass me by. <br>|- valign="top"

|<div id="Goldsmith"></divbr><div id="Silversmith"><div id="Brass-smithCook"></div></div><br>''Master''. Monk, who hast spoken to me already, behold I find that you have good companions, and very necessary ones, who are they ? || <br>What shall we say of the Cook? Do we in any way need his craft? |- valign="top"|''Scholar''. I have smiths, iron smiths, '''''goldsmithsCook'''''|| If you drive me out of your society, you will have to eat your vegetables and your meat raw, and anyhow you cannot have good gravy without my craft. |- valign="top"|''Master'''silver smiths'''''|| We do not care about your craft, nor is it necessary for us, for we can ourselves cook the things that need to be cooked, and roast what has to be roasted. |- valign="top"|''Cook'''brass smiths'''''|| If therefore you drive me out, carpentersto do as you say, then you will all be servants, and many other workmen skilled in various artsnone of you will be master, and yet without my craft you will not be able to bite your food. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="CouncillorGoldsmith"></div><brdiv id="Silversmith"></div><div id="Brass-smith"></div>''Master''. Have you any wise councillor ? || <br>Monk, who hast spoken to me already, behold I find that you have good companions, and very necessary ones, who are they? |- valign="top"|''Scholar''. Certainly we || I have. How could our society be ruled if we had no councillor? <br>(Here the Councillor comes forward.) <br>smiths, iron smiths, '''''goldsmiths'''Master''. What say you, Wise one? What art seems to you to hold the first place amongst all these ? <br>'''''Councillorsilver smiths'''''. I say to thee, that the service of God holds the primary place among these arts, as we read in the Gospel " Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." <br>''Master''. And which do you think among secular crafts holds the first place ? <br>'brass smiths'Councillor'''', carpenters, and many other workmen skilled in various arts. Agriculture; because the ploughman feeds us all. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="BlacksmithCouncillor"></div>''Master''|| <br>Have you any wise councillor? (The Blacksmith now speaks|- valign="top"|''Scholar''|| Certainly we have.) How could our society be ruled if we had no councillor? |- valign="top"| ||<br>(Here the Councillor comes forward.) |- valign="top"|''Master'''Blacksmith'''''. How does the ploughman get his plough or his ploughshare|| What say you, or his goad, but by my craftWise one? How does What art seems to you to hold the fisherman obtain his hook, or the shoemaker his awl, or the tailor his needle, but by my work first place amongst all these? <br>|- valign="top"|'''''Councillor''. What you '''|| I say is indeed true : but we all prefer to be guests thee, that the service of God holds the ploughmanprimary place among these arts, rather than yours ; for as we read in the ploughman gives us bread Gospel "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and drinkHis righteousness, and what all these things shall be added unto you." |- valign="top"|''Master''|| And which do you give us in your workshop but sparks of iron, and think among secular crafts holds the noise of hammers striking, and bellows blowing first place? <br>|- valign="top"|''Councillor''|| Agriculture; because the ploughman feeds us all. |- valign="top"

|<br><div id="WoodmanBlacksmith"></div>||<br>(The Woodman Blacksmith now speaks.) <br>|- valign="top"|'''''WoodmanBlacksmith'''''. Which of you || How does not avail himself of the ploughman get his plough or his ploughshare, or his goad, but by my craft? How does the fisherman obtain his hook, when I make housesor the shoemaker his awl, and various utensils and boats for you all? <br>''Blacksmith''. Woodmanor the tailor his needle, why do you talk like that, when you could not pierce a single aperture without but by my craft work? <br>|- valign="top"|''Councillor''. friends, and good workmen ! Let us quickly cease from these contentions, and let there || What you say is indeed true; but we all prefer to be peace and concord between us, and let each guests of us help the other by his artploughman, and let us always meet at rather than yours; for the ploughman's, where we find food for ourselves, gives us bread and fodder for our horsesdrink, and this advice I what do you give to workmen, that each should diligently practise his craft : for every one who forsakes his art is forsaken by his art : whether thou art a priest, or a monk, or a layman, or a scholar, practise thyself us in thisyour workshop but sparks of iron, be what thou artand the noise of hammers striking, for it is a great loss and shame to a bellows blowing? man to be unwilling to be what he is, and what he ought to be. <br>|- valign="top"

|<br><div id="Woodman"></div>||<br>(The Woodman speaks.) |- valign="top"|''Master'''Woodman'''''|| Which of you does not avail himself of my craft, when I make houses, and various utensils and boats for you all? |- valign="top"|''Blacksmith''|| O Woodman, why do you talk like that, when you could not pierce a single aperture without my craft? |- valign="top"|''Councillor''|| O friends, and good workmen! Let us quickly cease from these contentions, and let there be peace and concord between us, and let each of us help the other by his art, and let us always meet at the ploughman's, where we find food for ourselves, and fodder for our horses, and this advice I give to workmen, that each should diligently practise his craft; for every one who forsakes his art is forsaken by his art; whether thou art a priest, or a monk, or a layman, or a scholar, practise thyself in this, be what thou art, for it is a great loss and shame to a man to be unwilling to be what he is, and what he ought to be. |- valign="top" |<br>''Master''|| <br> O boys, how does this conversation please you? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || We are indeed well pleased with it, but your words are deep, and your speech goes beyond our age; pray speak to us as remembering our youthful minds, that we may understand what you are talking about. ''(The critics consider that Alfric Bata did not improve upon his master's work by his additions. The above remark seems reasonable, as the speech is plain enough.)'' <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || I will ask you why you are so diligent in learning ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || It is because we do not wish to be like brute animals, that know nothing but grass and water. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || And what then is your wish ? <br>|- valign="top"||''Scholar''. || We wish to be wise. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || "With what kind of wisdom? Do you wish to be clever turncoats, taking many shapes, cunning in lies, acute in speech ; talking fairly, and thinking evil, given to using pleasant words, while cherishing guile within, like a sepulchre, painted outside, but full of foulness inside ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || We do not wish to be wise in this way, for he is not wise who deceives his own self by pretences. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || Then how do you desire to be wise ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || We wish to be simple, without hypocrisy, and wise in avoiding the evil, and in doing what is good, but up to now your discussion with us is more profound than our years can take in ; pray speak to us in our way, and not so profoundly. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || I will do as you ask. You, my boy, what have you done to-day ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I have done many things. This night, when I heard the call, I rose from my bed, and went out to the church, and sang nocturns with the brethren ; then we sang of all the saints, and the matin song of praise ; after that prime, and the seven psalms, with litanies, and the first mass, then terce, and we performed the mass of the day, after that we sang sext ; then we ate and drank, and had our sleep, and rose up again, and sang nones, and now we are here before you, prepared to hear what you may say to us. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || When do you mean to sing vespers and compline? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || fgbfgn is the time for them. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || Have you been flogged to-day ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I have not, for I behaved with caution. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || And how was it with your companions ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || Why do you ask me about that ? I dare not reveal our secrets to you. Each one knows whether he has been flogged, or not. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || What do you eat in the day ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I am allowed meat, because I ani am still a boy, living under the rod. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || What do you eat besides ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || Vegetables and eggs, fish and cheese, butter and beans, and all clean things I eat, with giving of thanks. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || You are very voracious, to eat everything that is put before you. <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I am not such a glutton as to be able to eat all these kinds of food at the same meal. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || Then how do you manage ? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I eat sometimes this food, and sometimes that, with moderation, as befits a monk; I do not eat voraciously, for I am not a glutton. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || And what do you drink? <br>|- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || Beer, if I have any, or water, if I have no beer. <br>|- valign="top"|''Master''. || Don't you drink wine ? |- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || I am not rich enough to buy myself wine ; and wine is not a drink for boys, or foolish persons, but for elders, and wise men. |- valign="top"|''Master''. || Where do you sleep ? |- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || In the dormitory with the brethren. |- valign="top"|''Master''. || Who rouses you up for nocturns ? |- valign="top"|''Scholar''. || Sometimes I hear the call, and rise, sometimes the master rouses me up sharply with a rod. |- valign="top"|''Master''. || O good boys, and pleasant scholars, your instructor exhorts you to be obedient to the rules of divine discipline, and to behave yourselves decor-ouslydecorously, wherever you may be. Walk with steadiness when you hear the bells of the church, enter into the house of prayer, and bend reverently before the holy altars. Stand in good order, and sing together, ask forgiveness for your faults, and go out again, without playing the fool, into the cloister or the schoolroom,.|}