The Wicker Tree

Steve Thomson: [coming across Lolly bathing in a spring naked] You want me to come in?

[she nods]

Steve Thomson: [undressing] Oh, what the hell? Sulis, ain't that some kind of goddess?

Lolly: How did you know that?

Steve Thomson: I saw her on the front of Lachlan's vehicle. She's cute.

Lolly: I'm glad you approved of her. I posed for the wee statue. It was a great honor. This is Sulis's sacred spring.

Steve Thomson: [wading into the water] Wow, Sulis. You gotta be kidding me about this. This is just some warm water, right?

Lolly: You believe a certain virgin had a baby, don't you? Why can't you believe, like I do, that this water has a holy power?

Steve Thomson: I believe whatever's written in the Bible, Lolly. That's holy writ.

Lolly: Come on, Steve. It'll make you feel out of this world. Are you thinking about Beth? I can let you into a secret. Lachlan wants her to be the May Queen. I think he might like you to be the Laddie. Would you go for that?

Steve Thomson: What's the Laddie?

Lolly: The Laddie? You've not heard tell of the Laddie? He is the brightest and best, the handsomest, the kindest, the goodest, perhaps the best rider. I have known him to be the best lover.