“‘But isn’t it a foolish thing for you to remain a bachelor, and the world full of beautiful women waiting to be loved by some one?’ ses I.
“‘A man only loves once,’ ses he, ‘and when the woman of your heart is dead who would want to be living at all?’
“‘And now that the woman of your heart is dead, why don’t you try and forget her when you may never see her again?’
“‘Of course I will see her again. Life is but the shadow of eternity, and before to-morrow’s sun will flood the East with dazzling light, I will see the woman of my heart.’
“‘Where will you see her?’ ses I.
“‘In a land farther away than the farthest star.’
“‘And who will carry you there?’ ses I.
“‘The White Horse of Banba,’ ses he.
“‘But he may not pass this way to-night,’ ses I.
“‘As sure as you will make some mistake to-morrow he will pass this way to-night,’ ses he.