“Thyl, thou hast no manners: who art thou?”
“I am,” said he, “a son that Happy Chance had one day on Good Adventure.”
“Thou dost not missay thyself,” said she.
“’Tis for fear others may not praise me,” replied Ulenspiegel.
“Wouldst thou undertake the defence of thy brothers that are persecuted?”
“The ashes of Claes beat upon my breast,” replied Ulenspiegel.
“How goodly thou art there!” said she. “Who is this Claes?”
Ulenspiegel replied:
“My father, burned for his belief.”
“The Count of Meghem is not like thee,” she said. “He would bleed the country I love, for I was born at Antwerp the glorious city. Know then that he has accorded with the Councillor Scheyf of Brabant to admit him into Antwerp with his ten companies of infantry.”