But you are strong, dear Giles," added she coaxingly; "you are very strong." "Yes, I am strong," thundered Perpusillus; then, catching sight of her meaning, "but I hate to go on foot," he added sulkily.
"Alas! alas! who will help me if you will not?
Dear Giles, do you not love Gerard ?" "Yes, I like him best of the lot.

I'll go to Sevenbergen on Peter Buyskens his mule.

Ask you him, for he won't lend her me." Kate remonstrated.

The whole town would follow him.

It would be known whither he was gone, and Gerard be in worse danger than before.
Giles parried this by promising to ride out of the town the opposite way, and not turn the mule's head towards Sevenbergen till he had got rid of the curious.
Kate then assented and borrowed the mule.