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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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