he took up the scrap of paper : " lasse , my thrall ! " " what does my master command ? " " now that you have provided me with food and a castle in which to dwell , i am going to stay here , because it suits me , " said he , " but i can not live here all alone in this fashion . i must have serving - men and serving - maids , at my command . " and so it was . servants and lackeys and maids and serving - women of every description arrived , and some of them bowed and others courtseyed , and now the duke really began to feel content .
he could not live there all alone .
why did the duke ask for serving-men and serving-maids ?
why did the duke ask for serving-men and serving-maids ?