“But I do not know how to load one.”

“Well, then, stay at home. It is folly for you to begin such an undertaking without arms and without knowing how to use them.”

“It is you who are foolish. Do not make me angry. When I have decided upon a thing no one can stop me from carrying it out.”

“Take care, marionette; you may be sorry.”

“Nevertheless I shall go.”

“You may find things very unpleasant.”

“It is for that very reason that I am going.”

“You may never return.”

“The good Fairy will protect me.”

“Who is the Fairy?”