g ay ▁lady ". ▁At ▁first ▁approaches ▁her ▁directly , ▁but ▁she ▁sp urn s ▁his ▁adv ances . ▁Next ▁the ▁s quire ▁wins ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁his ▁fost er - m other ▁with ▁" fif ty ▁gu ine as ▁and ▁three ." ▁The ▁fost er - m other ▁f akes ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁lady ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her ▁to ▁send ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁servants ▁out ▁to ▁work ▁the ▁fields . ▁Once ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁empty , ▁the ▁fost er - m other ▁l ull s ▁the ▁gay ▁lady ▁to ▁sleep ▁and ▁then ▁leaves . ▁The ▁sch em ing ▁old ▁woman ▁del ivers ▁all ▁the ▁keys ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁s quire , ▁who ▁goes ▁in ▁and ▁w akes ▁the ▁lady ▁in ▁her ▁bed ch am ber . ▁He ▁ins ists ▁that ▁they ▁make ▁love , ▁but ▁the ▁kn ight ' s ▁wife ▁sp urn s ▁him , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁sin ▁to ▁sul ly ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁bed . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁agre es ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁his ▁bed ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁gay ▁lady ▁sends ▁her ▁nie ce , ▁Mais ry , ▁to ▁the ▁s quire ▁in ▁her ▁place . ▁The ▁s quire ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁detect ▁the ▁de ception ▁and ▁sle eps ▁with ▁the ▁girl , ▁taking ▁her ▁ring ▁and ▁her ▁ring - f inger ▁as ▁tokens ▁of ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁kn ight ▁returns ▁after ▁the ▁agreed ▁time ▁has ▁ended ,