JEFFREY

ARCHER

AND

THEREBY

HANGS A TALE

MACMILLAN

For Simon Bainbridge

GRUMIO

First, know my horse is tired, my master

and mistress fallen out.

CURTIS

How?

GRUMIO

Out of their saddles into the dirt, and

thereby hangs a tale.

CURTIS

Let’s ha’t, good Grumio.

The Taming of the Shrew

IV, i, ll. 47-52.

Contents

Based on true incidents

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