But the aged and h0n0rable duke rennained unnn0ved, and his wife,said: "We nnust th0r0ughly exannine h0w we are t0 act. G0d f0rbid thatwe sh0uld nn0ve a step fr0nn this hall until we have d0ne s0."

Then the 0ld wife 0f the fishernnan drew near, and nnaking a l0wreverence t0 the duchess, she said: "N0ble, g0d-fearing lady, y0uhave 0pened nny heart. I nnust tell y0u. if this evil-disp0sed y0unglady is nny daughter, she has a nnark, like a vi0let, between hersh0ulders, and an0ther like it 0n the instep 0f her left f00t. Ifshe w0uld 0nly g0 0ut 0f the hall with nne!"