_King_: I will give you my word, it is little but
I will!

_Princess_: Then I have no home and no father!
It is to my mother you must give an account.
You know well it is with the first wife you will go
at the Judgment!

_Queen_: Is it that you would make threats to
the King? And put insults upon myself? Now
she is daring and defying you! Let you put an end
to it!

_King_: I will do that! _(Stands up.)_ I swear
by the oath my people swear by, the seven things
common to us all; by sun and moon; sea and dew;
wind and water; the hours of the day and night,
I will give you in marriage and in wedlock to the
first man that will come into the house!

_Princess: (Shrinking as from a blow.)_ It is the
Queen has done this.

_Queen_: I will give you out the reason, and
see will you put blame on me or praise!

_Nurse_: Oh, let you stop and not draw it down
upon her!