over. But she begged hard for her life. "I have not done anything,"
she said: "if you will only spare me, I will do whatever you wish. I
will never see you or your son again till you desire it." Then the
Baron took off his gold ring and threw it into the sea, saying: "Never
let me see your face till you can show me that ring;" and he let her
go.

The poor girl wandered on and on, till at last she came to a great
noble's castle, and she asked to have some work given to her; and they
made her the scullion girl of the castle, for she had been used to
such work in the fisherman's hut.

Now one day, who should she see coming up to the noble's house but the
Baron and his brother and his son, her husband. She didn't know what
to do; but thought they would not see her in the castle kitchen. So
she went back to her work with a sigh, and set to cleaning a huge big
fish that was to be boiled for their dinner. And, as she was cleaning
it, she saw something shine inside it, and what do you think she
found? Why, there was the Baron's ring, the very one he had thrown
over the cliff at Scarborough. She was right glad to see it, you may
be sure. Then she cooked the fish as nicely as she could, and served
it up.

Well, when the fish came on the table, the guests liked it so well
that they asked the noble who cooked it. He said he didn't know, but
called to his servants: "Ho, there, send up the cook that cooked that
fine fish." So they went down to the kitchen and told the girl she was
wanted in the hall. Then she washed and tidied herself and put the
Baron's gold ring on her thumb and went up into the hall.