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was tried�此�Six short years before�察�her eyes were bright As her little blue´
eyed May's that night�察�When she stood by her dead mother's side。
NoI will not say he was unkind�察�But she had been used to love and
praise。 He was somewhat graveperhaps�察 �in truth�察 �Could not weave her
joyous�察�smiling youth�察�Into all his stern and serious ways。
She�察 �who should have reigned a blooming flower�察 �First in pride and
honour�察�as in grace�察 � She�察�whose will had once ruled all around�察�Queen
and darling of us allshe found Change indeed in that cold�察�stately place。
Yet she would not blame him�察�even to me�察�Though she often sat and
wept alone�察�But she could not hide it near her death�察�When she said with
her last struggling breath�察 �Let my babies still remain my own� ─�
I it was who drew the sheet aside�察�When he saw his dead wife's face。
That test Seemed to strike right to his heart。 He said�察�In a strange�察�low
whisper�察�to the dead�察 �God knows�察�love�察�I did it for the best� ─�
And he weptOh yes�察�I will be just ´ When I brought the children to
him there ´ Wondering sorrow in their baby eyes�察�And he soothed them
with his fond replies�察�Bidding me give double love and care。
Ah�察�I loved them well for her dear sake�此�Little Arthur�察�with his serious
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air�察�May�察�with all her mother's pretty ways�察�Blushing�察�and at any word of
praise Shaking out her sunny golden hair。
And the little one of allpoor child� �She had cost that dear and
precious life。 Once Sir Arthur spoke my lady's name�察 �When the baby's
gloomy christening came�察�And he called her ;Olgalike my wife� ─�
Save that time�察�he never spoke of her�察�He grew graver�察�sterner�察�every
day�察�And the children felt it�察�for they dropped Low their voices�察�and their
laughter stopped While he stood and watched them at their play。
No�察�he never named their mother's name。 But I told them of her�此 �told
them all She had been�察 �so gentle�察 �good�察 �and bright�察�And I always took
them every night Where her picture hung in the great hall。
There she stood�此 �white daisies in her hand�察�And her red lips parted as
to speak With a smile�察�the blue and sunny air Seemed to stir her floating
golden hair�察�And to bring a faint blush on her cheek。
Well�察 �so time passed on�察 �a year was gone�察�And Sir Arthur had been
much away。 Then the news came� �I shed many tears When I saw the
truth of all my fears Rise before me on that bitter day。
Any one but her I could have borne� �But my lady loved her as her
friend。 Through their childhood and their early youth�察 �How she used to
count upon the truth Of this friendship that would never end� �
Older�察 �graver than my lady was�察 �Whose young�察 �gentle heart on her
relied�察�She would give advice�察�and praise�察�and blame�察�And my lady leant
on Margaret's name�察�As her dearest comfort�察�help�察�and guide。
I had never liked her�察�and I think That my lady grew to doubt her too�察�
Since her marriage�察�for she named her less�察�Never saw her�察�and I used to
guess At some secret wrong I never knew。
That might be or not。 But now�察�to hear She would come and reign
here in her stead�察 �With the pomp and splendour of a bride�此 �Would no
thought reproach her in her pride With the silent memory of the dead�拭�
So�察�the day came�察�and the bells rang out�察�And I laid the children's black
aside�察�And I held each little trembling hand�察�As I strove to make them
understand They must greet their father's new´made bride。
Ah�察�Sir Arthur might look grave and stern�察�And his lady's eyes might
well grow dim�察�When the children shrank in fear away�察 � Little Arthur hid
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his face�察�and May Would not raise her eyes�察�or speak to him。
When Sir Arthur bade them greet their ;mother�察─�I was forced to chide�察�
yet proud to hear How my little loving May replied�察 �With her mother's
pretty air of pride�察 � ;Our dear mother has been dead a year� ─�
Ah�察�the lady's tears might well fall fast�察�As she kissed them�察�and then
turned away。 She might strive to smile or to forget�察 �But I think some
shadow of regret Must have risen to blight her wedding´day。
She had some strange touch of self´reproach�察 �For she used to linger
day by day�察�By the nursery door�察�or garden gate�察�With a sad�察�calm�察�wistful
look�察�and wait Watching the three children at their play。
But they always shrank away from her When she strove to comfort
their alarms�察�And their grave�察 �cold silence to beguile�此 �Even little Olga's
baby´smile Quivered into tears when in her arms。
I could never chide them�此 �for I saw How their mother's memory
grew more deep In their hearts。 Each night I had to tell Stories of her
whom I loved so well When a child�察�to send them off to sleep。
But Sir ArthurOh�察 �this was too hard� � He�察 �who had been always
stern and sad In my lady's time�察�seemed to rejoice Each day more�察�and I
could hear his voice Even�察�sounding younger and more glad。
He might perhaps have blamed them�察�but his wife Never failed to take
the children's part�此�She would stay him with her pleading tone�察�Saying she
would strive�察�and strive alone�察�Till she gained each little wayward heart。
And she strove indeed�察�and seemed to be Always waiting for their love�察�
in vain�察�Yet�察�when May had most her mother's look�察�Then the lady's calm�察�
cold accents shook With some memory of reproachful pain。
Little May would never call her Mother�此�So�察�one day�察�the lady�察�bending
low�察 �Kissed her golden curls�察 �and softly said�察 �Sweet one�察 �call me
Margaret�察�instead�察 � Your dear mother used to call me so。;
She was gentle�察�kind�察�and patient too�察�Yet in vain�此 �the children held
apart。 Ah�察 �their mother's gentle memory dwelt Near them�察 �and her little
orphans felt She had the first claim upon their heart。
So three years passed�察�then the war broke out�察�And a rumour seemed to
spread and rise�察�First we guessed what sorrow must befall�察�Then all doubt
fled�察�for we read it all In the depths of her despairing eyes。
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Yes�察�Sir Arthur had been called away To that scene of slaughter�察�fear�察�
and strife�察 � Now he seemed to know with double pain�察�The cold�察 �bitter
gulf that must remain To divide his children from his wife。
Nearer came the day he was to sail�察�Deeper grew the coming woe and
fear�察�When�察�one night�察�the children at my knee Knelt to say their evening
prayer to me�察�I looked up and saw Sir Arthur near。
There they knelt with folded hands�察 �and said Low�察 �soft words in
stammering accents sweet�察 �In the firelight shone their golden hair And
white robes�此 �my darlings looked so fair�察�With their little bare and rosy
feet� �
There he waited till their low ;Amen�察─�Stopped the rosy lips raised for
;Good night� ─ � Drew them with a fond clasp�察�close and near�察�As he bade
them stay with him�察�and hear Something that would make his heart more
light。
Little Olga crept into his arms�察�Arthur leant upon his shoulder�察 �May
Knelt beside him�察�with her earnest eyes Lifted up in patient�察�calm surprise
´ I can almost hear his words to´day。
;Years ago�察 �my children�察 �years ago�察�When your mother was a child�察�
she came From her northern home�察�and here she met Love for love�察�and
comfort for regret�察�In one early friend��you know her name。
;And this frienda few years oldergave Such fond care�察�such love�察�
that day by day The new home grew happy�察�joy complete�察�Studies easier�察�
and play more sweet�察�While all childish sorrows passed away。
;And your motherfragile�察�like my May ´ Leant on this deep love�察�
nor leant in vain。 For this friend ��strong�察�generous�察�noble heart�。� Gave the
sweet�察�and took the bitter part�察 � Brought her all the joy�察�and kept the pain。
;Years passed on�察�and then I saw them first�此�It was hard to say which
was most fair�察�Your sweet mother's bright and blushing face�察�Or the graver
Margaret's stately grace�察�Golden locks�察�or braided raven hair。
;Then it happened�察 �by a strange�察 �sad fate�察 �One thought entered into
each young soul�此�Joy for oneif for the other pain�察�Loss for oneif for the
other gain�此�One must lose�察�and one possess the whole。
;And so thisthiswhat they cared forcame And belonged to
Margaret�此 �was her own。 But she laid the gift aside�察 �to take Pain and
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sorrow for your mother's sake�察�And none knew it but herself alone。
;Then she travelled far away�察 �and none The strange mystery of her
absence knew。 Margaret's secret thought was never told�此�Even your mother
thought her changed and cold�察�And for many years I thought so too。
;She was gone�察 �and then your mother took That poor gift which
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