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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��