And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
And whanne he hadde seyn Hester, þe queen, stondynge, sche pleside hise iyen, and he helde forth ayens hir þe goldun yerde, which he helde in þe hond; and sche neiyide, and kisside þe hiynesse of his yerde.