Then he cast an evil eye upon you, although he was still so friendly and submissive, because you were a gentleman's child.

Do you remember--no, you will certainly have forgotten--how you once took the baits of the hooks off and hung my wooden shoes on instead?
Then I said in anger, and the anger of man is never good, 'Can no one, then, tame this boy for me?
He was making downright fun of you to your own face,' said I to the player.

'Do you not know some art by which you can tame this wild-cat ?' Then he laughed maliciously, but I thought no more of the matter.

The following day, however, he said, 'Now I have curbed the lad! You should only see how tame he is become; and should he ever again turn unruly, only ask him what word the German Heinrich whispered in his ear, and you shall.

Then see how quiet he will become.