The business still was undecided.
In this dilemma the result
Was—that their pillows they’d consult.
’Tis best to take more time to con it,
Quoth Homespun—so we’ll sleep upon it:
Our choice requires the coolest head;
So rake the fire, and we’ll to bed.
Susan, the happiest wife on earth,
Set all to rights, and brush’d her hearth;