“Water – plain water from the Ladywell – and a spoonful of honey, Master.” She was sure – she was almost sure – she did not imagine it that he smiled. And it was only after her answer that she felt him begin to draw the cup toward himself. Still he did not – or could not – bear its weight, and so she carried it for him. Together they made only a faint gesture of holding it above his head, for the audience to see; and then she tipped it gently against his mouth, and saw him drink.”
