SMITH (taking pipe). 'Tis for eternal peace between us!
KING ALFRED AND THE CAKES[3]
TIME: More than a thousand years ago.
PLACE: a forest in England.
| KING ALFRED. | DANISH CHIEF. | |
| GOODWIFE. | ENGLISH SOLDIERS. | |
| PRINCE. | DANES. |
[A hut is at one side. Near by is a pile of burning fagots. The PRINCE enters from the forest. He carries a great spear. He looks about; creeps to the hut and looks in the window; shows satisfaction; returns to the forest.]
PRINCE (softly). All is well. Enter!
(Enter Two ENGLISH SOLDIERS from forest. They carry large bows and wear quivers holding arrows.)