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every     year�察 。�When     the   brown    leaves    were   falling   fast  And    the  long�察�

lingering   autumn   passed�撮�   He   would   come   down   to   hunt   the   deer�察  �With 

hound and horse in splendid pride。 The story lasts the live´long year�察�The 

peasant's winter evening fills�察�When he is gone and they abide In the lone 

quiet of their hills。 

     I longed�察�too�察�for the happy night�察�When�察�all with torches flaring bright�察�

The crowding villagers would stand�察�A patient�察�eager�察�waiting band�察�Until 

the signal ran like flame ´ ;They come� ─�and�察�slackening speed�察�they came。 

Outriders first�察�in pomp and state�察�Pranced on their horses through the gate�察�

Then the four steeds as black as night�察�All decked with trappings blue and 

white�察�Drew through the crowd that opened wide�察�The Earl and Countess 

side by side。 The stern grave Earl�察�with formal smile And glistening eyes 

and   stately   pride�察  �Could   ne'er   my   childish   gaze   beguile   From   the   fair 

presence by his side。 The lady's soft sad glance�察�her eyes�察。�Like stars that 

shone in summer skies�撮� Her pure white face so calmly bent�察�With gentle 

greetings round her sent Her look�察�that always seemed to gaze Where the 

blue past had closed again Over some happy shipwrecked days�察�With all 



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their freight of love and pain�此�She did not even seem to see The little lord 

upon   her   knee。   And   yet   he   was   like   angel   fair�察  �With   rosy   cheeks   and 

golden hair�察�That fell on shoulders white as snow�此�But the blue eyes that 

shone below His clustering rings of auburn curls�察�Were not his mother's�察�

but the Earl's。 

     I   feared   the   Earl�察  �so   cold   and   grim�察  �I   never   dared   be   seen   by   him。 

When through our gate he used to ride�察�My kinsman Walter bade me hide�察�

He said he was so stern。 So�察�when the hunt came past our way�察�I always 

hastened to obey�察�Until I heard the bugles play The notes of their return。 

But shemy very heart´strings stir Whene'er I speak or think of her ´ The 

whole   wide   world   could   never   see A  noble   lady  such   as   she�察  �So   full   of 

angel charity。 

     Strange things of her our neighbours told In the long winter evenings 

cold�察�Around the fire。         They would draw near And speak half´whispering�察�

as in fear�察�As if they thought the Earl could hear Their treason 'gainst his 

name。 They  thought   the   story  that   his   pride   Had   stooped   to   wed   a   low´ 

born bride�察�A stain upon his fame。 Some said 'twas false�察�there could not 

be   Such blot   on   his   nobility�此  �But   others   vowed   that   they  had   heard The 

actual story word for word�察�From one who well my lady knew�察�And had 

declared the story true。 

     In   a   far   village�察  �little   known�察  �She   dweltso   ran   the   talealone。   A 

widowed   bride�察  �yet�察  �oh�   �so   bright�察  �Shone   through   the   mist   of   grief�察  �her 

charms�察  �They   said   it   was   the   loveliest   sight   ´   She   with   her   baby   in   her 

arms。 The   Earl�察  �one   summer   morning�察  �rode   By   the   sea´shore   where   she 

abode�察�Again he camethat vision sweet Drew him reluctant to her feet。 

Fierce   must   the   struggle   in   his   heart   Have   been�察  �between   his   love   and 

pride�察�Until he chose that wondrous part�察�To ask her to become his bride。 

Yet�察�ere his noble name she bore�察�He made her vow that nevermore She 

would behold her child again�察�But hide his name and hers from men。 The 

trembling promise duly spoken�察�All links of the low past were broken�察�And 

she arose to take her stand Amid the nobles of the land。 Then all would 

wondercould it be That one so lowly born as she�察�Raised to such height 

of bliss�察�should seem Still living in some weary dream�拭�'Tis true she bore 

with   calmest   grace The   honours   of   her   lofty  place�察�Yet   never   smiled�察  �in 



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peace or joy�察�Not even to greet her princely boy。 She heard�察�with face of 

white despair�察�The cannon thunder through the air�察�That she had given the 

Earl an heir。 Nay�察�even more�察。�they whispered low�察�As if they scarce durst 

fancy so�撮� That�察�through her lofty wedded life�察�No word�察�no tone�察�betrayed 

the   wife。   Her   look   seemed   ever   in   the   past�察  �Never   to   him   it   grew   more 

sweet�察�The self´same weary glance she cast Upon the grey´hound at her 

feet�察�As upon him�察�who bade her claim The crowning honour of his name。 

     This gossip�察�if old Walter heard�察�He checked it with a scornful word�此�I 

never durst such tales repeat�察�He was too serious and discreet To speak of 

what his lord might do�察�Besides�察�he loved my lady too。 And many a time�察�I 

recollect�察�They were together in the wood�察�He�察�with an air of grave respect�察�

And earnest look�察�uncovered stood。 And though their speech I never heard�察�

��Save now and then a louder word�撮� I saw he spake as none but one She 

loved and trusted�察�durst have done�察�For oft I watched them in the shade 

That the close forest branches made�察�Till slanting golden sunbeams came 

And   smote   the   fir´trees   into   flame�察 �A  radiant   glory   round   her   lit�察  �Then 

down   her   white   robes   seemed   to   flit�察  �Gilding   the   brown   leaves   on   the 

ground�察�And all the waving ferns around。 While by some gloomy pine she 

leant And he in earnest talk would stand�察�I saw the tear´drops�察�as she bent�察�

Fall on the flowers in her hand。 ´ Strange as it seemed and seems to be�察�

That one so sad�察�so cold as she�察�Could love a little child like me ´ Yet so it 

was。     I never heard Such tender words as she would say�察�And murmurs�察�

sweeter than a word�察�Would breathe upon me as I lay。 While I�察�in smiling 

joy�察�would rest�察�For hours�察�my head upon her breast。 Our neighbours said 

that none could see In me the common childish charms�察。�So grave and still 

I used to be�撮� And yet she held me in her arms�察�In a fond clasp�察�so close�察�so 

tight ´ I often dream of it at night。 She bade me tell her allno other My 

childish   thoughts   e'er   cared   to   know�此  �For   II   never   knew   my   mother�察  �I 

was   an   orphan   long   ago。  And   I   could   all   my   fancies   pour�察  �That   gentle 

loving face before。 She liked to hear me tell her all�察�How that day I had 

climbed the   tree�察�To   make   the   largest   fir´cones   fall�察�And   how   one   day  I 

hoped to be A sailor on the deep blue sea ´ She loved to hear it all� �

     Then wondrous things she used to tell�察�Of the strange dreams that she 

had known。 I used to love to hear them well�察�If only for her sweet low tone�察�



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Sometimes so sad�察�although I knew That such things never could be true。 

One day she told me such a tale It made me grow all cold and pale�察�The 

fearful thing   she  told�   �Of   a   poor  woman   mad   and   wild Who   coined   the 

life´blood of her child�察�And tempted by a fiend�察�had sold The heart out of 

her breast for gold。 But�察�when she saw me frightened seem�察�She smiled�察�

and   said   it   was   a   dream。   When   I   look   back   and   think   of   her�察  �My   very 

heart´strings seem to stir�察�How kind�察�how fair she was�察�how good I cannot 

tell you。    If I could You�察�too�察�would love her。            The mere thought Of her 

great   love   for   me   has   brought   Tears   in   my   eyes�此  �though   far   away�察  �It 

seems as it were yesterday。 And just as when I look on high Through the 

blue silence of the sky�察�Fresh stars shine out�察�and more and more�察�Where I 

could see so few before��

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