Now, as 'tis hidden by those drifts of cloud,

With one thin edge just glimmering through the dark,

'Tis like some strange, rich jewel of the east,

In the cleft side of a mountain.

And that reminds me—speaking of jewels—love,

There is a set of turquoise at Malan's,

Ear-drops and bracelets and a necklace—ah!

If they were mine.

Lara.

And so they should be, dear,