“There is bread and cheese,” said Wasteele.
“No butter?” asked Lamme.
“No butter,” said Wasteele.
“Have you beer or wine?” asked Ulenspiegel.
“I never drink them,” he answered, “but I will go in het Pelicaen, close by here, and fetch some for you if you wish.”
“Aye,” said Lamme, “and bring us some ham.”
“I will do as you wish,” said Wasteele, looking at Lamme with great disdain.
All the same he brought dobbel-clauwert and a ham. And Lamme, full of joy, ate enough for five.
And he said:
“When do we set to work?”