Yet the sky had been sullen and surcharged with rain,
And there was an unrest at the threatening gain
Of the waters that leaped o’er the banks at the shore
To a point that was higher than known of before,
For the early spring thaw of the deep-lying snow
In the mountains augmented the high overflow.
They were coming, were coming.
But the clear sky it left when the sun had declined
On the eve of the dance reassured every mind.