Anything said over and above that will be sifted this way and that through my coarse riddle and perhaps may happen or perhaps may not.4 I do warn you of one thing, however: if you fail to believe it all, you are doing me a bad turn for which you will be punished here or hereafter!5 So now, my little lads, wipe your noses, adjust your glasses, and weigh well these words.
