17
IX.
A
thousand
guilders!
The
Mayor
looked
blue;
So
did
the
Corporation
too.
For
council
dinners
made
rare
havoc
With
Claret,
Moselle,
Vin-de-Grave,
Hock;
And
half
the
money
would
replenish
Their
cellar’s
biggest
butt
with
Rhenish.
To
pay
this
sum
to
a
wandering
fellow
With
a
gipsy
coat
of
red
and
yellow!