And deftly, daintily, one by one,

Shelters her baskets from the sun,

Under the network, fresh and cool,

Of lily-leaves from the crystal pool.

7.

Turning her violet eyes, their rays

Glistened full in the young man’s gaze;

And each at each, for a moment’s space,

Looked with a diffident surprise.

“Heaven!” thought Hugh, “what artless grace