Chapter3。XXIV。
HowPanurgeconsultethwithEpistemon。
HavingleftthetownofVillomere，astheywereupontheirreturntowardsPantagruel，Panurge，inaddressinghisdiscoursetoEpistemon，spokethus:
Mymostancientfriendandgossip，thouseesttheperplexityofmythoughts，andknowestmanyremediesfortheremovalthereof；artthounotabletohelpandsuccourme？Epistemon，thereupontakingthespeechinhand，representeduntoPanurgehowtheopenvoiceandcommonfameofthewholecountrydidrunuponnootherdiscoursebutthederisionandmockeryofhisnewdisguise；whereforehiscounseluntohimwasthathewouldinthefirstplacebepleasedtomakeuseofalittlehelleboreforthepurgingofhisbrainofthatpeccanthumourwhich，throughthatextravagantandfantasticmummeryofhis，hadfurnishedthepeoplewithatoojustoccasionoffloutingandgibing，jeeringandscoffinghim，andthatnexthewouldresumehisordinaryfashionofaccoutrement，andgoapparelledashewaswonttodo。Iam，quothPanurge，mydeargossipEpistemon，ofamindandresolutiontomarry，butamafraidofbeingacuckoldandtobeunfortunateinmywedlock。ForthiscausehaveImadeavowtoyoungSt。
Francis——whoatPlessis-les-Toursismuchreverencedofallwomen，earnestlycrieduntobythem，andwithgreatdevotion，forhewasthefirstfounderoftheconfraternityofgoodmen，whomtheynaturallycovet，affect，andlongfor——towearspectaclesinmycap，andtocarrynocodpieceinmybreeches，untilthepresentinquietudeandperturbationofmyspiritsbefullysettled。