That now I know thee as thou sittest there

Queen-like, beneath the over-shadowing boughs

Of that huge oak-tree, monarch of this wood.

Lady Ellrington [smiling graciously].

Who art thou, maiden?

Girl.

Marian is my name.

Lady Ellrington [starting up: aside].

Ha! my rival! [Sternly] What dost thou here alone?

Marian [aside].