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James went to the door of the kitchen and said, / "Cook, give me this moment, some honey and bread; / Then fetch me a glass or a cup of good beer. / Why, Cook, you don't stir, and I'm sure you must hear!"
"Indeed, Master James," was the Cook's right reply, / "To answer such language I feel rather shy; / I hear you quite plainly, but wait till you choose / To civilly ask, when I shall not refuse."