King ... my mother ... taught me ... (She stops.)
Teja (with assumed kindness).
And what taught thee thy mother?
Amalaberga.
That a wife belongeth to her husband--above all, in the hour of distress; she taught her that, King.
Teja.
That may indeed be true and holy to ye wives.... If only the husband also belonged to his wife in the hour of distress. And yet one thing,
Amalaberga.
It hath been told me that in the morning, cocks crow near ye wives yonder in the Wagenburg. For weeks, the warriors have eaten no meat. I counsel ye, give them the cocks. (Amalaberga bows.)
Bishop.