A REDHAIRED LEPER. King Mark shall give Us wine to celebrate our wedding feast! YOUNG LEPER (dancing). Oh, brother, come and dance with me! A SIXTH LEPER. I want To look at her and then get drunk! YOUNG LEPER. Come, then, And dance with me, my little brother, dance! IWEIN (coming from the gate). Be still, and stand in order by the steps, That we may see her when the hangman brings Her forth. 1ST LEPER (sits down on the ground). I will not stand. IWEIN. Then crawl, thou toad! 7TH LEPER. Iseult the Goldenhaired!--The lepers' bride, And Queen! (He laughs.) REDHAIRED LEPER. Well spoken, friend! We'll call her that! OLD LEPER. Today shall Queen Iseult-- 8TH LEPER. She shall be mine I' the morning of all holidays! 1ST LEPER. And I Will have her late at night. REDHAIRED LEPER. I'll take her first! 6TH LEPER. Not so; Iwein shall have her first for he's Our King! YOUNG LEPER (to redhaired leper). Who? Thou? 9TH LEPER. Thou have her first? Who art Thou, then, thou redhaired knave? 10TH LEPER (calling out loudly). Here's one who says He'll tame the Queen! 1ST LEPER. Oh, break his jaw! YOUNG LEPER. I want Her now, my friends; my loins burn and itch For her! REDHAIRED LEPER. I'll beat you, cripples, and I'll make You all more cripple than ye are, Unless ye give her me to kiss and hug For one full week at least! IWEIN. What crowest thou, Redheaded rooster!--Ye shall all draw lots For who shall have her after me! 11TH LEPER. Ay, let's Draw lots. REDHAIRED LEPER. Plague on you all! 4TH LEPER. It's on us now! Come, let's draw lots! 6TH LEPER. Draw lots! OLD LEPER. But first of all I'll make her mend my clothes. 4TH LEPER (tearing up a cloth). I'll tear the lots! 1ST LEPER. Here, put them in my cloak! Now come, and draw! 12TH LEPER. Look yonder! There's another one. REDHAIRED LEPER. Where! Where? [As they crowd around, the Strange Leper steps from behind the column.] 6TH LEPER. There, yonder, see--? 10TH LEPER. Who is he? 9TH LEPER. Look! YOUNG LEPER (goes to the steps). Who art Thou! IWEIN. Speak! Art thou a leper too, as we?