FIRST BOY.
It is not me then,—He! he! he!—
’Tis you, not me, I’m third to none,
I’ll be always number one.
MASTER.
Take care, boy, how you jest with me;
Again, what note is number three?
Now do the best that you can do.
FIRST BOY.
I rather think ’tis w.
MASTER.
Sirrah! you know, and know full well,
There’s no such letter in the scale.
The third note is the letter e,
And, mind, the syllable is mi.
FIRST BOY.