Cannot an arrow reach it? Ay, be swift;
Come, lead me thither.
OBERON
I cannot disobey
The word that kills the seed to raise the wheat,
The word that—Shadow-of-a-Leaf, I think I know
Now, why great kings ride out to the Crusade.
SHADOW-OF-A-LEAF
Quickly, come, quickly!
[Exeunt Oberon and Shadow-of-a-Leaf. Puck remains staring after them, then vanishes with a sob, between the trees. Little John and Scarlet appear once more at the mouth of the cave.]
SCARLET
I thought I heard a voice.
LITTLE JOHN
'Twas only Shadow-of-a-Leaf again. He talks
For hours among the ferns, plays with the flowers,
And whispers to the mice, perfectly happy!