What first touches him is her evident longing for rest:

“Glad from the crush to rest within,

From the heart-sickness and the din,

Where envy's voice at virtue's pitch

Mocks you because your gown is rich,

And from the pale girl's dumb rebuke,

Whose ill-clad grace and toil-worn look

Proclaim the strength that keeps her weak

And other nights than yours bespeak,

And from the wise, unchildish elf,