human
Drink iou (he loves to air his English), that is to say,
gpt
Je m'en vois boyre a toy. You respond, in their language,
human
Iplaigiu ; that is to say,
gpt
Je vous plege. If you thank them, they say in their language,
human
God tanque artelay ; that is,
gpt
Je vous remercie de bon coeur. And then, says the artless Frenchman, still improving on his English, you should respond thus:
human
Bigod, sol drink iou agoud oin. At the great and princely banquets, when the pledge went round and the heart's desire of lasting health, says the chronicler,
gpt
And as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down, The kettle-drum and trumpet thus bray out The triumph of his pledge.
human
and, he adds, with a touch of satisfaction,