MARTHA (solus)
Godforgivemyhusband, yethe
Hasn'tdonehisdutybyme!
Offintheworldhewentstraightway,—
LeftmelieinthestrawwhereIlay.
And, truly, Ididnaughttofrethim:
GodknowsIloved, andcan'tforgethim!
(Sheweeps.)
Perhapshe'sevendead! Ah, woe!—
HadIacertificatetoshow!
MARGARET (comes)
DameMartha!
MARTHA
Margaret! what'shappenedthee?
MARGARET
Iscarcecanstand, mykneesaretrembling!
Ifindabox, thefirstresembling,
Withinmypress! Ofebony,—
Andthings, allsplendidtobehold,
Andricherfarthanweretheold.
MARTHA
Youmustn'ttellittoyourmother!
'Twouldgotothepriest, asdidtheother.
MARGARET
Ah, lookandsee—justlookandsee!
MARTHA (adorningher)
O, whatablessedluckforthee!
MARGARET
But, ah! inthestreetsIdarenotbearthem,
Norinthechurchbeseentowearthem.
MARTHA
Yetthoucanstoftenthiswaywander,
Andsecretlythejewelsdon,
Walkupanddownanhour, beforethemirroryonder,—
We'llhaveourprivatejoythereon.
Andthenachancewillcome, aholiday,
When, piecebypiece, canonethethingsabroaddisplay,
Achainatfirst, thenotherornament:
Thymotherwillnotsee, andstorieswe'llinvent.
MARGARET
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