Then the Dominie invoked God's blessing on the bounties He had spread before them, thanked Him for the bountiful harvest, and for the love He had shown these happy people.

He then proceeded to carve the boar's head, while every man and woman present went to enjoying the feast.
When supper was over and the table cleared away the men took to their pipes and discussed their crops, and the women discoursed of carding, and spinning, and housewifery in general.

Then there was a dance around the apple-basket, and a dance in which every man kissed every other man's vrow, and in which the Dominie joined, and was as jolly as any of his flock.

And they danced to the music of a fiddle, played by Lame George, who lived up in the mountain.

Then the Dominie told a number of amusing stories, and the school-master sang them several of his best songs, and cider and ale was drank.
And while the pleasantry was at its highest, a loud knock was heard at the door.