Orhastthouperchanceheardanyeviltalesconcerningher？”
NowRalphwasconfusedathisword，andknewnotwhattosay；forthoughinhismindhehadbeenpiecingtogetherallthathehadheardoftheladybothforgoodandforevil，hehadnocleartaletotelleventohimself：
soheanswerednothing。
Butthepriestwenton：“Son，IshalltelltheethatsuchtalesIhaveheard，butfromwhosemouthforsooth？Iwilltellthee；
fromasortofidlejades，youngwomenwhowouldbethoughtfairerthantheybe，whoareafraidofeverythingsaveanakedman，andwhocanlieeasierthantheycansaytheirpaternoster：