But over and above the rest,

This little heart's-ease suits me best."

"Am I your little heart's-ease, then?"

I asked with blushing pleasure.

He answered "Yes!" and "Yes!" again—

"Heart's-ease and dearest treasure;"

That the round world and all the sea

Held nothing half so sweet as me!

I listened with a proud delight,

Too rare for words to capture,