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 That's my pet; that's my sweetheart! Now sit you down, [ sits on a stool] and shut your eyes so you shan't peep till it's in. . . are they shut?

[Laughing.] Yes, tight shut!

Then, here goes!
 * [She puts the poisoned comb in hair.  For a moment  does not move. Then with a little moan, she rises, swaying.

Oh, my head&mdash;my head! [She tries to put her hand to her head; but suddenly she totters, falls in a heap on the floor and lies quite still.]

[Watches her for a moment, then cries exultingly.] Ah, ha! So, my dear step-daughter, Queen Brangomar laughs last, after all! Now, to count one hundred while the poison works. [And she begins to count.] "One, two, three, four, five . . ." [Suddenly she stops to listen.] What's that?