Weep no more, little queen. I wish only your happiness. Come, give me your hand. We go now to the wedding feast.
[They go out, the Guards attending.]
SCENE IV
TIME: two weeks later; sunrise.
PLACE: the open just without the town gate.
| THE GOODY. |
| THE WICKED UNCLE. |
| THE KING. |
| ELIZA. |
| HER ELEVEN BROTHERS. |
| THE EXECUTIONER. |
| FIRST CITIZEN. |
| SECOND CITIZEN. |
| THIRD CITIZEN. |
| FOURTH CITIZEN. |
| GUARDS. |
[Enter crowds of people from the town gate. Enter the GOODY from the forest. Enter the WICKED UNCLE from the town gate.]
GOODY (to Wicked Uncle). Why these crowds so early, sir?
WICKED UNCLE. Do not call me 'sir.'