He saddened if my cheer was sad,

But gay he grew if I was gay;

We never differed on a hair,

My yes his yes, my nay his nay.

The wedding hour was come, the aisles

Were flushed with sun and flowers that day;

I pacing balanced in my thoughts:

"It's quite too late to think of nay."—

My bridegroom answered in his turn,

Myself had almost answered "Yea