Chapter 4
Anne LisbethANNE LISBETH was a beautiful young woman, with a red and
white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and
her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was lighter
still. She had a little child, not at all pretty; so he was put out
to be nursed by a laborer's wife, and his mother went to the
count's castle. She sat in splendid rooms, richly decorated with
silk and velvet; not a breath of air was allowed to blow upon her,
and no one was allowed to speak to her harshly, for she was nurse
to the count's child. He was fair and delicate as a prince, and
beautiful as an angel; and how she loved this child! Her own boy
was provided for by being at the laborer's where the mouth watered
more frequently than the pot boiled, and where in general
