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used    To angle daily�察�and I too with him。             He loved the spotted trout�察�

and   pike�察  �and   dace。  He   even   had   a   whim   That   flies   my   fingers   tied 

swiftly confused The greater fish。         And he must be excused�察              �Love 

weaves odd fancies in a lonely place。; 

                                            XV 

     She sighed because it seemed so long ago�察          �Those days with Everard�察�

unthinking took The path back to the orchard。           Strolling so     She walked�察�

and he beside her。       In a nook Where a stone seat withdrew beneath low 

boughs�察     �Full´blossomed�察     �hummed      with   bees�察  �they   sat  them    down。 

She    questioned    him   about   the  war�察 �the  share   Her    husband    had�察  �and 

grown Eager by his clear answers�察�straight allows Her hidden hopes and 

fears   to   speak�察  �and   rouse     Her   numbed   love�察  �which   had   slumbered 

unaware。 

                                           XVI 

    Under      the  orchard    trees  daffodils   danced     And     jostled�察 �turning 

sideways to the wind。 A dropping cherry petal softly glanced                Over her 

hair�察  �and   slid   away   behind。  At   the   far   end   through   twisted   cherry´trees 

The old house glowed�察�geranium´hued�察�with bricks                    Bloomed in the 

sun like roses�察�low and long�察      �Gabled�察�and with quaint tricks Of chimneys 

carved and fretted。      Out of these Grey smoke was shaken�察�which the faint 

Spring breeze          Tossed into nothing。       Then a thrush's song 

                                           XVII 

    Needled   its   way   through   sound   of   bees   and   river。 The   notes   fell�察�

round and starred�察�between young leaves�察�Trilled to a spiral lilt�察�stopped on 

a quiver。    The Lady Eunice listens and believes。 Gervase has many tales 

of her dear Lord�察     �His bravery�察�his knowledge�察�his charmed life。               She 

quite   forgets   who's   speaking   in   the   gladness Of   being   this   man's   wife。 

Gervase is wounded�察�grave indeed�察�the word Is kindly said�察�but to a softer 

chord         She strings her voice to ask with wistful sadness�察�

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     ;And is Sir Everard still unscathed�拭        �I fain   Would know the truth。; 

;Quite well�察�dear Lady�察�quite。; She smiled in her content。            ;So many slain�察�

You must forgive me for a little fright。; And he forgave her�察�not alone for 

that�察   �But    because    she   was   fingering   his   heart�察       �Pressing     and 

squeezing      it�察 �and  thinking   so   Only     to  ease   her  smart   Of   painful�察�

apprehensive      longing。    At    Their  feet  the   river  swirled   and   chucked。 

They sat         An hour there。      The thrush flew to and fro。 

                                           XIX 

    The Lady Eunice supped alone that day�察           �As always since Sir Everard 

had gone�察�In the oak´panelled parlour�察�whose array             Of faded portraits in 

carved mouldings shone。 Warriors and ladies�察�armoured�察�ruffed�察�peruked。 

Van    Dykes    with   long�察 �slim   fingers�察 �Holbeins�察   �stout        And    heavy´ 

featured�察�and one Rubens dame�察          �A peony just burst out�察�With flaunting�察�

crimson flesh。     Eunice rebuked Her thoughts of gentler blood�察�when these 

had duked          It with the best�察�and scorned to change their name。 

                                            XX 

    A sturdy family�察�and old besides�察        �Much older than her own�察�the Earls 

of Crowe。 Since Saxon days�察�these men had sought their brides                 Among 

the highest born�察�but always so�察�Taking them to themselves�察�their wealth�察�

their lands�察   �But never their titles。     Stern perhaps�察�but strong�察            �The 

Framptons   fed   their   blood   from  richest   streams�察  �Scorning   the   common 

throng。 Gazing upon these men�察�she understands The toughness of the web 

wrought   from   such     strands        And    pride   of   Everard  colours   all  her 

dreams。 

                                           XXI 

    Eunice   forgets   to   eat�察  �watching   their   faces Flickering   in   the   wind´ 

blown candle's shine。 Blue´coated lackeys tiptoe to their places�察            �And set 

out plates of fruit and jugs of wine。 The table glitters black like Winter ice。 

The   Dartle's   rushing�察  �and   the   gentle   clash    Of   blossomed   branches�察�

drifts into her ears。    And through the casement sash She sees each cherry 

stem   a   pointed   slice   Of   splintered   moonlight�察  �topped   with   all   the   spice 

And shimmer of the blossoms it uprears。 

                                           XXII 

     ;In such a night ; she laid the book aside�察         �She could outnight the 



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poet by thinking back。 In such a night she came here as a bride。              The date 

was graven in the almanack Of her clasped memory。                  In this very room 

Had   Everard   uncloaked   her。     On   this   seat      Had   drawn   her   to   him�察�

bade   her   note   the  trees�察 �How     white   they   were   and   sweet   And   later�察�

coming to her�察�her dear groom�察�Her Lord�察�had lain beside her in the gloom 

Of moon and shade�察�and whispered her to ease。 

                                           XXIII 

    Her    little  taper  made    the  room   seem    vast�察  �Caverned     and   empty。 

And her beating heart Rapped through the silence all about her cast               Like 

some loud�察�dreadful death´watch taking part In this sad vigil。             Slowly she 

undrest�察   �Put out the light and crept into her bed。               The linen sheets 

were fragrant�察�but so cold。        And brimming tears she shed�察�Sobbing and 

quivering     in  her  barren   nest�察 �Her   weeping    lips  into  the  pillow   prest�察�

Her eyes sealed fast within its smothering fold。 

                                           XXIV 

     The   morning   brought   her   a   more   stoic   mind�察 �And   sunshine   struck 

across the polished floor。 She wondered whether this day she should find 

Gervase a´fishing�察�and so listen more�察�Much more again�察�to all he had to 

tell。  And he was there�察�but waiting to begin                Until she came。      They 

fished awhile�察�then went        To the old seat within The cherry's shade。           He 

pleased     her  very   well   By   his   discourse。    But    ever   he   must   dwell 

Upon Sir Everard。       Each incident 

                                           XXV 

    Must   be   related   and   each   term   explained。   How   troops   were   set   in 

battle�察  �how    a  siege   Was    ordered    and   conducted。      She    complained 

Because   he   bungled   at   the   fall   of   Liege。   The   curious   names   of   parts   of 

forts she knew�察      �And aired with conscious pride her ravelins�察                �And 

counterscarps�察�and lunes。        The day drew on�察       �And his dead fish's fins In 

the hot sunshine turned a mauve´green hue。 At last Gervase�察�guessing the 

hour�察�withdrew。           But she sat long in still oblivion。 

                                           XXVI 

     Then he would bring her books�察�and read to her               The poems of Dr。 

Donne�察�and the blue river Would murmur through the reading�察�and a stir 

Of   birds   and   bees   make   the   white   petals   shiver�察�And   one   or   two   would 



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flutter prone and lie      Spotting the smooth´clipped grass。          The days went 

by        Threaded with talk and verses。          Green leaves pushed         Through 

blossoms stubbornly。 Gervase�察�unconscious of dishonesty�察�Fell into strong 

and watchful loving�察�free            He thought�察�since always would his lips be 

hushed。 

                                          XXVII 

    But lips do not stay silent at command�察           �And Gervase strove in vain 

to order his。 Luckily Eunice did not understand            That he but read himself 

aloud�察  �for   this   Their   friendship   would   have   snapped。  She   treated   him 

And spoilt him like a brother。         It was now          ;Gervase; and ;Eunice; 

with    them�察  �and   he  dined   Whenever       she'd  allow�察  �In  the  oak   parlour�察�

underneath       the   dim    Old    pictured    Framptons�察     �opposite    her    slim 

Figure�察�so bright against the chair behind。 

                                          XXVIII 

     Eunice   was happier than she   had   been       For   many  days�察 �and   yet   the 

hours were long。 All Gervase told to her but made her lean              More heavily 

upon the past。      Among Her hopes she lived�察�even when she was giving 

Her   morning   orders�察  �even   when   she   twined         Nosegays   to   deck   her 

parlours。    With the thought        Of Everard�察�her mind Solaced its solitude�察�

and in her striving To do as he would wish was all her living。                      She 

welcomed Gervase for the news he brought。 

                                           XXIX 

    Black´hearts   and   white´hearts�察  �bubbled   with   the   sun�察    �Hid   in   their 

leaves and knocked against each other。 Eunice was standing�察�panting with 

her run    Up to the tool´house just to get another Basket。          All those which 

she   had   brought   were   filled�察 �And   still   Gervase   pelted   her   from   above。 

The buckles of his shoes flashed higher and higher               Until his shoulders 

strove    Quite   through    the  top。  ;Eunice�察    �your   spirit's  filled  This  tree。 

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