Chapter 42 No.42

Shall I sit alone in my chamber,

And set the chairs by the wall,

While you sit with lords and princes,

Yet have not a thought at all?

Shall I sit alone in my chamber,

And duly the table lay,

Whilst you stand up in the diet,

And have not a word to say?-Old Danish Ballad.

"Oh, Norman, are you come already?" exclaimed Margaret,