"Oh, I would drink," he said, with zest,
"Unto the man that loves me best!"
Then mute they sat around the board,
And each looked to the other,
Till rose, with mocking reverence,
The fool, and said, "Good brother,
All round this board, of every guest,
I am the man that loves thee best."
Then wrothful was the King, and said,
"Thou art no man, I wis,