And all this time Lamme went carrying his portly form about the town, seeking the wife that he never found.
VIII
One morning Ulenspiegel said to Lamme:
“Come with me. Let us go and present our compliments to a certain high noble I wot of, a most renowned and powerful personage!”
“Will he tell us where my wife is?” asked Lamme.
“Certainly,” answered Ulenspiegel, “if he knows.”
And away they went to Brederode, surnamed Hercule the Toper. And they found him in the courtyard of his house.
“What do you want with me?” he demanded of Ulenspiegel.
“To speak with you, my Lord.”