Said Ralph: "Try me, lord!" Indeed, he half hoped that if it came to that, he might escape in the hurley.
The Lord looked on him and said: "Well, it may be tried.

But here is a cold and proud answerer, David.

I misdoubt me whether it be worth while bringing him home." David looked timidly on Ralph and said: "Thou hast paid the price for him, lord." "Yea, that is true," said the Lord.

"Thou! can'st thou play at the chess ?" "Yea," said Ralph.

"Can'st thou music ?" said the other.
"Yea," said Ralph, "when I am merry, or whiles indeed when I am sad." The lord said: "Make thyself merry or sad, which thou wilt; but sing, or thou shalt be beaten.