Emblems Of Love by Lascelles Abercrombie
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No, no, not now! I must
Carry my grannam's load for her: 'tis heavy. _Sylvan_. We must not part again. _Katrina_. No, not for long; For if we do, there will be storms again, I know; and a fierce reluctance--O, a mad Tormenting thing!--will shake me. _Sylvan_. Then come now! _Katrina_. Not now, not now! Look how my poor grannam Shuffles under the weight; she's old for burdens. I must carry her sack for her. _Sylvan_. Well, to-night! _Katrina_. To-night?--O Sylvan! dare I? _Sylvan_. Yes, you dare! You will be knowing I'm outside in the darkness, And you will come down here and give me yourself |
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