“Well, well, I will consider the matter. Will that satisfy you?”
“Oh, no, sire. You must promise me that you will not think again of that hateful scheme. Will you not for my sake?” Thereupon she triumphantly and gracefully pirouetted about the apartment.
“Agnes, I take back my word,” cried the Dauphin.
This made her all the happier, and she continued her dance, singing this accompaniment:—
“Eio, eio, eio, no,
He cannot be a King
Who does not keep his word!
Eio, eio, eio, O,
This one here—he is not such,
No, no, no, oh, no.”