The search of retainers, why, out she blew
The tell-tale taper; and seeing this chest,
Would hide her a minute in it, mayhap,
Till the hurry had passed; but the death-lock, pressed
By the lid's great weight, shut down with a snap,
And her life went out in the hellish trap.
MY LADY OF VERNE
It all comes back as the end draws near;