Manus: If you take me to be a thief I will go
upon my road. It was no easier for me to come
than to go out again.
Queen: (Holding him.) No, now, don't be so
proud and thinking so much of yourself. If I
give you trial here I would wish you to be ready
to turn your hand to this and that, and not be
saying it is or is not your business.
Manus: My business is to do as the King wishes.
Queen: That's right. That is the way the
servants were in the palace of the King of Alban.
Manus: That's the way I was myself in the
King's house of Sorcha.
Queen: Are you saying it is from that place you
are come? Sure that should be a great household!
The King of Sorcha, they were telling me, has
seven castles on land and seven on the sea, and
provision for a year and a day in every one of them.
Manus: That might be. I never was in more
than one of them at the one time.
Queen: Anyone that has been in that place would
surely be fitting here. Keep him, Nurse! Don't let
him make away from us till I will go call the King!
(Goes out.)
Nurse: Sure it was I myself that fostered the
young King of Sorcha and reared him in my lap!
What way is he at all? My lovely child! Give
me news of him!