Excerpt from Romance of Old France

The prettiest story, except, perhaps, "Aucassin and Nicolete," of those which such lovers of old French literature as Mr. Lang and William Morris have rediscovered for us is the "Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane." Also, it comes to us in its English dress with the advantage of having been translated by William Morris. It is one of the happiest, least mannered, of his translations.

With its central incident we have all been familiar since we read "Cymbeline" - the wager about a wife's honor.

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