‘No news, no news,’ said the old beggar man.
9.
‘No news,’ said the beggar, ‘no news at a’,
But there is a wedding in the king’s ha’.
10.
10.2 The bride has lingered six weeks in hopes of Hind Horn’s return.
‘But there is a wedding in the king’s ha’,
That has halden these forty days and twa.’
11.
‘Will ye lend me your begging coat?