Scene II.

Tom Thumb, Noodle, Bailiff, Follower.

Thumb. Trust me, my Noodle, I am wondrous sick;[113]

For, though I love the gentle Huncamunca,

Yet at the thought of marriage I grow pale:

For, oh!—but swear thou'lt keep it ever secret,[114]

I will unfold a tale will make thee stare.

Nood. I swear by lovely Huncamunca's charms.

Thumb. Then know—my grandmamma[115] hath often said.

Tom Thumb, beware of marriage.