Excerpt: ... some fish Was trifling, fooling in the waves: then, souse! And the gull has fed. And love on us has fed. Morris. Indeed 'tis a sudden coming; but I grieve To hear you make of love a cruelty. Sweetheart, it shall be nothing cruel to you! You shall not fear, in doing what love bids, Ever to know yourself unmaidenly. For see! here's my first kiss; and all my love Is signed in it; and it is on your hand.- Is that a thing to fear?-But it were best I go now. This should be a privacy, Not even your lover near, this ...
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Excerpt: ... some fish Was trifling, fooling in the waves: then, souse! And the gull has fed. And love on us has fed. Morris. Indeed 'tis a sudden coming; but I grieve To hear you make of love a cruelty. Sweetheart, it shall be nothing cruel to you! You shall not fear, in doing what love bids, Ever to know yourself unmaidenly. For see! here's my first kiss; and all my love Is signed in it; and it is on your hand.- Is that a thing to fear?-But it were best I go now. This should be a privacy, Not even your lover near, this hour of first Strange knowledge that you have accepted love. I think you would feel me prying, if I stayed While your heart falters into full perceiving That you are plighted now forever mine. God bless you, Jean, my sweetheart.-Not a word? But you will thank me soon for leaving you: 'Tis the best courtesy I can do. He goes. Jean. O, and I thought it was my love at last! I thought, from the look he had last night, I'd found That great, brave, irresistible love!-But this! It's like a man deformed, with half his limbs. Am I never to have the love I dream and need, Pouring over me, into me, winds of fire? HAMISH comes in. Hamish. Well? What's the mood to-night?-The girl's been crying! This should be something queer. Jean. It's you are to blame: You brought him here! Hamish. It's Morris this time, is it? And what has he done? Jean. He's insulted me. And you must never let me see him again. Hamish. Sure I don't want him seeing you. But still, If I'm to keep you safe from meeting him- Jean. To look in his eyes would mortify my heart! Hamish. Then you'ld do right to pay me. Jean. What you please. Hamish. A kiss? Jean. Of course; as many as you like- And of any sort you like. KATRINA I On the sea-coast. Three young men, SYLVAN, VALENTINE, and FRANCIS. Valentine. Well, I suppose you're out of your fear at last, Sylvan. This land's empty enough; naught here Feminine but the hens, bitches, and...
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