The honey thefts we won,

At least the pleasant hours

Head down among the flowers,

Swinging jolly in the sun—’

nobody can quite take away. I forget the rest of it.”

“I am happy enough, dear Marcus Aurelius, to dare to be grave. I have a pocketful of moods at your order.

‘Eat, drink, and be merry,

Dance, sing, and rejoice,

With claret and sherry,

Theorbo and voice.’