The Doctor stood transfixed with awe;
Listened to her relate
The story of the sale of all,
Back in the Empire State.
The Doctor said: "My dear Sadie,
It matters not a bit to me
Whether you have lands, or goods, or gold,
I have vast fortunes yet untold.
"What's mine is yours; 'tis always so,
My father told me long ago,
Before I left the Empire State
And came over here to study late.
"I offer you my heart and hand,
And pledge to seal it with the band
Of holy wedlock, faithfully.
Now set your heart forever free
"From labor and the toils of life,—
Come, say you'll be my darling wife!
I feel a pang about my heart
That pierces like a flashing dart."