“Ispakehastily,forIwasashamedofherwords,thoughIonlyhalfunderstoodthem:’Iheartheeanddeemthatthoumockestme:
Ihaveneverknownamother;Iambutapoorthrall,agoatherddwellingwithamistressinanookofthiswildwood:
Ihaveneverapieceofbread;butastothegoats’milk,thatthoushalthaveatonce。’SoIcalledoneofmygoatstome,forIknewthemall,andmilkedherintoawoodenbowlthatI
carriedslungaboutme,andgavetheoldwomantodrink:
andshekissedmyhandanddrankandspakeagain,butnolongerinawhiningvoice,likeabeggarbiddingalmsinthestreet,butfrankandfree。