“Then he throws off his disguise,” continued Tabbard, excitedly. “Why those sound like the very words. Didst thou ever play the part of Edward?”
“Nay,” said Kit, shaking his head.
“Or Gaveston or Mortimer?”
“Nay, neither.”
Tabbard looked at his companion with open mouth, and then asked:
“And what says the king when he hands the Bishop his crown?”
“Now, sweet God of Heaven, make me despise this transitory pomp,” answered the other without hesitation.
“Well, and dost thou know all the play?” asked Tabbard in amazement.
“Much of it,” came the answer.
“And never was in it as an actor?”