But I heard every word. I thank you, lady;
I thank you from my very inmost heart--
Less for myself than for her sake, to whom
You would restore me, and who there at home
Awaits me.”
“Hush,” she said, “Sleep if you can
Do not excite yourself. Your life depends
On perfect quiet.”
“No,” he answered, “No!
I must at once unload me of a secret