King and Queen: The King of Sorcha! (They
rush forward to greet him.)
Nurse: (To Manus.) Did ever anyone hear
the like!
Manus: It seems as if there will be a judgment
between the man and the clothes!
Queen: (To Taig.) There is someone here that
you know, King. This young man is giving out
that he was your cook.
Taig: He was not. I never laid an eye on him
till this minute.
Queen: I was sure he was nothing but a liar
when he said he would tell the truth! Now, King,
will you turn him out the door?
King: And what about the great dinner he has
me promised?
Manus: Be easy King. Whether or no you
keep your word to me I'll hold to mine! (Blows
whistle.) In with the dishes! Take your places!
Let the music play out!
(Music plays, the strange men wheel in tables
and dishes.)
CURTAIN