at last he came to a tiny box , and in the tiny box was a slip of paper -- and that was all he had for his pains ! at first he was much depressed . but all at once , he saw that something was written on the piece of paper , and on closer examination he was even able to spell out the words , though they had a strange appearance . and he read : " lasse , my thrall ! "
read the words outloud .
what did the duke do when he saw the words on the paper ?
what did the duke do when he saw the words on the paper ?