what more we said, verily it should rather have been sung to sweet and
lofty music on the lute and mandoline. Two rightly matched souls stood
revealed each to each, and Heaven itself, meseemed, was opened in the
strait ways of our town.

We kissed as we stood on the threshold of the Schopper-house, and when
at length we must need part he held me once more to his heart, longer
than ever he had before, and tore himself away; and laying his hands on
my shoulders, as he looked into my eyes in the pale light of dawn, he
said: "Come what may, Margery, we love each other truly and have learned
through each other what true happiness means; and nevertheless we are
as yet but in the March-moon of our love, and its May days, which are
sweeter far, are yet to come. But even the March-joy is good--right good
to me."

CHAPTER III.

I had forgotten my fears and gloomy forebodings by the time I climbed
into bed in my darkened chamber. Sleep forthwith closed my eyes, and
I lay without even a dream till Cousin Maud waked me. I turned over by
reason that I was still heavy with slumber; yet she stood by my bed, and
scarce half a quarter of an hour after, lo, again I felt her hand on
my shoulder and woke up quaking, with a cold sweat on my brow. I had
dreamed that I was riding out in the Lorenzer-wald with Hans and my
grand-uncle and other some; but we went slowly and softly, by reason
that all our horses fell lame. And it fell that on the very spot where
Ann had flown into Herdegen's arms I beheld a high, yellow grave-stone,
and on it was written in great black letters: "HANS HALLER."

Hereupon I had started up with a loud cry, and it was long or ever my
brain was clear as to the world about me. Cousin Maud laughed to see
me so drunk asleep, as was not my wont; yet could she not deny that my
dream boded no good. Nevertheless, quoth she, it was small marvel that
such a heathen Turkish turmoil as we had been living in should beget
monstrous fancies in a young maid's brain. She would of set purpose have
left me to sleep the day through, to give me strength; howbeit Herdegen
had twice come to ask for me, and so likewise had Ann and Hans, and it
wanted but an hour and a half of noon. This made me laugh; nevertheless
I minded me then and there of all that had befallen last night at
Pernhart's house-door and in the school of arms, and, moreover, that we
were bidden this day to eat with the Tetzels; also that they, and eke
my grand-uncle