DAME (bowing). 'T will not happen again, your Majesty.
QUEEN (looking at Isabel). Have they beaten you, my child?
ISABEL (still sobbing). N—o—, your Majesty.
QUEEN (to the Dame). Tell me why your daughter weeps.
DAME (more frightened). She weeps because—because—
[She stops in confusion.]
QUEEN. Well—well?
DAME. Because—because—I will not let her spin.
QUEEN (showing surprise). Because you will not let her spin?
DAME (nodding). Yes, your Majesty.