All which being considered, and that Death moreover might be much nearer me than I imagined ----I wish I was at _Abbeville_, quoth I, were it only to see how they card and spin----so off we set.

All which being considered, and because Death might be much nearer to me than I imagined - 'I wish I was at Abbeville,' quoth I, 'if only to see how they card and spin' - so off we set.
