BARBRO. Not since I was too small to know him. But the last time he visited Copperberg, my father was expecting him, and we children were to greet him with a song.
KING. What song was that?
BARBRO. I cannot sing since my father came to his death so miserably, but it was a song about King Gustavus and the Dalecarlians, and this is the way it ended:
"You have by my side been fighting
Like sturdy Swedish men.
If God will spare my life-blood,
I'll do you good in stead."
KING. Say something really bad about the King!
BARBRO. No, father told us we must never do that, no matter what we might hear other people say.
KING. Did your father tell you that?
BARBRO. Yes, he did.
KING. Go in peace now. I shall speak to the King, and you shall have your rights, for he wants to do right, and he tries to do it.
BARBRO. [Kneels and takes hold of the KING'S hand, which she kisses] If the King were as gracious as you are, Councillor, there would be no cause for worry.