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sunlight carried blessing。 And I answered�察 �It shall be as you have said。;
Now he is dead。
In Summer and in Winter I shall walk Up and down The patterned
garden´paths In my stiff�察 �brocaded gown。 The squills and daffodils Will
give place to pillared roses�察�and to asters�察�and to snow。 I shall go Up and
down�察 �In my gown。 Gorgeously arrayed�察 �Boned and stayed。 And the
softness of my body will be guarded from embrace By each button�察�hook�察�
and lace。 For the man who should loose me is dead�察 �Fighting with the
Duke in Flanders�察 �In a pattern called a war。 Christ� �What are patterns
for�拭�
Pickthorn Manor
I
How fresh the Dartle's little waves that day� �A steely silver�察�
underlined with blue�察�And flashing where the round clouds�察�blown away�察�
Let drop the yellow sunshine to gleam through And tip the edges of the
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waves with shifts And spots of whitest fire�察 �hard like gems Cut
from the midnight moon they were�察�and sharp As wind through leafless
stems。 The Lady Eunice walked between the drifts Of blooming cherry´
trees�察�and watched the rifts Of clouds drawn through the river's azure
warp。
II
Her little feet tapped softly down the path。 Her soul was listless�察�
even the morning breeze Fluttering the trees and strewing a light swath
Of fallen petals on the grass�察�could please Her not at all。 She brushed a
hair aside With a swift move�察�and a half´angry frown。 She stopped
to pull a daffodil or two�察 �And held them to her gown To test the colours�察�
put them at her side�察 �Then at her breast�察 �then loosened them and tried
Some new arrangement�察�but it would not do。
III
A lady in a Manor´house�察�alone�察 �Whose husband is in Flanders with
the Duke Of Marlborough and Prince Eugene�察�she's grown Too apathetic
even to rebuke Her idleness。 What is she on this Earth�拭 �No woman
surely�察�since she neither can Be wed nor single�察�must not let her mind
Build thoughts upon a man Except for hers。 Indeed that were no dearth
Were her Lord here�察 �for well she knew his worth�察 �And when she
thought of him her eyes were kind。
IV
Too lately wed to have forgot the wooing。 Too unaccustomed as a
bride to feel Other than strange delight at her wife's doing。 Even at the
thought a gentle blush would steal Over her face�察�and then her lips would
frame Some little word of loving�察 �and her eyes Would brim and
spill their tears�察�when all they saw Was the bright sun�察�slantwise Through
burgeoning trees�察�and all the morning's flame Burning and quivering round
her。 With quick shame She shut her heart and bent before the law。
V
He was a soldier�察�she was proud of that。 This was his house and she
would keep it well。 His honour was in fighting�察�hers in what He'd left her
here in charge of。 Then a spell Of conscience sent her through the
orchard spying Upon the gardeners。 Were their tools about�拭 �Were
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any branches broken�拭 �Had the weeds Been duly taken out Under the
'spaliered pears�察�and were these lying Nailed snug against the sunny bricks
and drying Their leaves and satisfying all their needs�拭�
VI
She picked a stone up with a little pout�察 �Stones looked so ill in well´
kept flower´borders。 Where should she put it�拭 �All the paths about Were
strewn with fair�察�red gravel by her orders。 No stone could mar their sifted
smoothness。 So She hurried to the river。 At the edge She stood
a moment charmed by the swift blue Beyond the river sedge。 She
watched it curdling�察�crinkling�察�and the snow Purfled upon its wave´tops。
Then�察 �Hullo�察 �My Beauty�察�gently�察�or you'll wriggle through。;
VII
The Lady Eunice caught a willow spray To save herself from
tumbling in the shallows Which rippled to her feet。 Then straight away
She peered down stream among the budding sallows。 A youth in leather
breeches and a shirt Of finest broidered lawn lay out upon An
overhanging bole and deftly swayed A well´hooked fish which shone In
the pale lemon sunshine like a spurt Of silver�察 �bowed and damascened�察�
and girt With crimson spots and moons which waned and played。
VIII
The fish hung circled for a moment�察�ringed And bright�察�then flung
itself out�察�a thin blade Of spotted lightning�察�and its tail was winged With
chipped and sparkled sunshine。 And the shade Broke up and splintered
into shafts of light Wheeling about the fish�察 �who churned the air
And made the fish´line hum�察 �and bent the rod Almost to snapping。
Care The young man took against the twigs�察�with slight�察�Deft movements
he kept fish and line in tight Obedience to his will with every prod。
IX
He lay there�察 �and the fish hung just beyond。 He seemed uncertain
what more he should do。 He drew back�察 �pulled the rod to correspond�察�
Tossed it and caught it�察 �every time he threw�察 �He caught it nearer to the
point。 At last The fish was near enough to touch。 He paused。
Eunice knew well the craft ;What's got the thing� ─ �She cried。
;What can have caused Where is his net�拭 �The moment will be past。
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The fish will wriggle free。; She stopped aghast。 He turned and
bowed。 One arm was in a sling。
X
The broad�察�black ribbon she had thought his basket Must hang from�察�
held instead a useless arm。 ;I do not wonder�察 �Madam�察 �that you ask it。;
He smiled�察�for she had spoke aloud。 ;The charm Of trout fishing is in my
eyes enhanced When you must play your fish on land as well。;
;How will you take him�拭─�Eunice asked。 ;In truth I really cannot tell。
'Twas stupid of me�察�but it simply chanced I never thought of that until he
glanced Into the branches。 'Tis a bit uncouth。;
XI
He watched the fish against the blowing sky�察 �Writhing and glittering�察�
pulling at the line。 ;The hook is fast�察�I might just let him die�察─ �He mused。
;But that would jar against your fine Sense of true sportsmanship�察�I know
it would�察─ �Cried Eunice。 ;Let me do it。; Swift and light She ran
towards him。 ;It is so long now Since I have felt a bite�察�I lost all heart
for everything。; She stood�察�Supple and strong�察�beside him�察�and her blood
Tingled her lissom body to a glow。
XII
She quickly seized the fish and with a stone Ended its flurry�察 �then
removed the hook�察�Untied the fly with well´poised fingers。 Done�察 �She
asked him where he kept his fishing´book。 He pointed to a coat flung on
the ground。 She searched the pockets�察 �found a shagreen case�察�
Replaced the fly�察�noticed a golden stamp Filling the middle space。 Two
letters half rubbed out were there�察 �and round About them gay rococo
flowers wound And tossed a spray of roses to the clamp。
XIII
The Lady Eunice puzzled over these。 ;G。 D。; the young man gravely
said。 ;My name Is Gervase Deane。 Your servant�察�if you please。; ;Oh�察�
Sir�察�indeed I know you�察�for your fame For exploits in the field has reached
my ears。 I did not know you wounded and returned。; ;But just
come back�察�Madam。 A silly prick To gain me such unearned Holiday
making。 And you�察�it appears�察�Must be Sir Everard's lady。 And my fears
At being caught a´trespassing were quick。;
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He looked so rueful that she laughed out loud。 ;You are forgiven�察�Mr。
Deane。 Even more�察 �I offer you the fishing�察 �and am proud That you
should find it pleasant from this shore。 Nobody fishes now�察�my husband
used To angle daily�察�and I too with him。 He loved the spot