“‘Begone, begone, my Willy, my Billy!

Begone, my love and my dear.

O the wind, and O the rain,

They have sent him back again,

So thou can’st not have a lodging here.’

“Again the lover tapped, and the husband asked what that meant. She said it was a flittermouse that had flown against the pane. Then she sang:—

“‘Begone, begone, my Willy, my Billy!

Begone, my love and my dear.

O the weather is so warm,

It will never do thee harm,