[The Children dance and caper. TRUDE wakes up and joins them. Sound
of distant chanting again.

TRUDE
I had a dream!

PIPER
A dream!
[Pretending to be amazed. Reflects, a moment]
I know!--Oh, what a funny dream!
[The Children all fall a-laughing when he does.--Noise without.
Cheat-the-Devil's voice crying, 'Cuckoo--Cuckoo!'

CHEAT-THE-DEVIL
Quick, quick!--I've something here.

[The others roll away a big stone, and enter by the wooden door (rear),
CHEAT-THE-DEVIL. He does not wear his red hood. He has a garland round
his neck, and a basket on his arm.

PIPER
[sharply to himself]
No Michael yet!
[To CHEAT-THE-DEVIL]
Michael!--Where's Michael?

CHEAT-THE-DEVIL
Look you,--you must wait.
We must be cunning.--There's a squirrel, mark you,
Hopped after me! He would have found us out.