“Beloved。”hesaid,“thoudostnotwhollyknowthyself;
andIdeemthatthemirrorsofsteelservetheebutill;
andnowmustthouhavesomewhatelseforamirror,towit,theuprisingandincreaseoftroubleconcerningtheeandthyfairness,andthestrifeofthemthatlovetheeovermuch,whoshallstrivetotaketheefromme;andthenthebladethathathseentheWellattheWorld’sEndshallcomeoutofhissheathandtakemeandtheefromthehubbub,andintothequietfieldsofmyfather’shome,andthenshaltthoubelearnedofthyself,whenthouseestthatthouartthedesireofallhearts。”
“Ah,thewisdomofthee。”shesaid,“andthyvaliancy,andIambecomefeebleandfoolishbeforethee!
WhatshallIdothen?”