there are nails in one--the four Pepper had cast on the road, and
the three he had first made for her. As he drove the last nail home
Viola called:

"Supper is ready."

And the King went into the Barn and saw a Wedding Cake.

And now, if you please, Mistress Joan, I have earned my apple.



FIRST INTERLUDE

Now there was a great munching of apples in the tree, for to tell
the truth during the latter part of the story this business had been
suspended, and between bites the milkmaids discussed the merits of
what they had just heard.

Jessica: What is your opinion of this tale, Jane?

Jane: It surprised me more than anything. For who could have
suspected that the Lad was a Woman?

Martin: Lads are to be suspected of any mischief, Mistress Jane.

Joscelyn: It is not to be supposed, Master Pippin, that we are
acquainted with the habits of lads.

Martin: I suppose nothing. But did the story please you?