"Dear Camma," he answered, "I have given your messages to my father, but believe me, who am not 'common report,' that he will thoroughly appreciate your noble, most beautiful and imaginative rendering of 'Camma.' My father and myself hope to see you soon, but not while this detestable cold weather lasts. We trust that you are not now really the worse for that night of nights.
"With all our best wishes,
"Yours ever sincerely,
"HALLAM TENNYSON."
"I quite agree with you as to H.I.'s Synorix."
The music of "The Cup" was not up to the level of the rest. [Lady Winchilsea]'s setting of "Moon on the field and the foam," written within the compass of eight notes, for my poor singing voice, which will not go up high nor down low, was effective enough, but the music as a whole was too "chatty" for a severe tragedy. One night when I was singing my very best:
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"
"Moon, bring him home, bring him home,
Safe from the dark and the cold,"