‘Whose was it?’

‘His who is gone.’

‘Who shall have it?’

‘He who will come.’

‘What was the month?’

‘The sixth from the first.’

‘Where was the sun?’

‘Over the oak.’

‘Where was the shadow?’

‘Under the elm.’

‘How was it stepped?’

‘North by ten and by ten, east by five and by five, south by two and by two, west by one and by one, and so under.’

‘What shall we give for it?’

‘All that is ours.’

‘Why should we give it?’

‘For the sake of the trust.’