How we cite our quotes: (Line number)
Quote #13
"But by the croys which that Seint Eleyne fond,
I wolde I hadde they coillons in myn hond
In stide of relikes or of seintuarie.
Lat kutte hem of, I wol thee helpe hem carie;
They shul be shryned in an hogges toord."(665 – 679)
The Host threatens to castrate the Pardoner and enshrine his testicles in a hog's turd. Pretty "colorful" talk, don't you think? The Pardoner's just asked the Host to kiss his relics and unbuckle his purse (worn below the waist)—pretty suggestive remarks. We can see why the Host might be upset. Remember how the Wife of Bath called her husbands' private parts the "nether purse?"