"Now," quoth Robin, "I am right glad to hear thee speak, for I began to fear the sight of me had stricken thee dumb.

This astonishing question struck Mrs. Green dumb, but her daughter Natty laughed.

LOVE WILL COME Tune: "The Tartar Drum" I Guard thy feelings, pretty Vestal, From the smooth Intruder free; Cage thine heart in bars of chrystal, Lock it with a golden key; Thro' the bars demurely stealing Noiseless footstep, accent dumb, His approach to none revealing Watch, or watch not, LOVE WILL COME.