And was two persons to a twain who thought

They were the bond, whereas the bond existed

Between myself and one, and to the other

Was not so much as dreamed.

And Constance brought

A certain Countess with her. In a glance

We two, the Countess and myself, beheld

A flame that joined our hands. And in a week

The Countess took me on her yacht to Capri,

And round the Mediterranean. No one knew,