\"Youmakemeafraid，\"saidEm。\"Come，letusgo，andIwillfillyourpail。\"
\"Iwantnomilk。Good—bye！YouwillnotseemeagaintillSaturday。\"
Latethatnight，wheneveryoneelsehadgonetobed，theyellow—hairedlittlewomanstoodaloneinthekitchen。Shehadcometofillthekettleforthenextmorning’scoffee，andnowstoodbeforethefire。Thewarmreflectionlitthegraveold—womanishlittleface，thatwassounusuallythoughtfulthisevening。
\"Betterthanalltheworld；betterthaneverything；helovesmebetterthaneverything！\"Shesaidthewordsaloud，asiftheyweremoreeasytobelieveifshespokethemso。Shehadgivenoutsomuchloveinherlittlelife，andhadgotnoneofitbackwithinterest。Nowonesaid，\"Iloveyoubetterthanalltheworld。\"Onelovedherbetterthanshelovedhim。Howsuddenlyrichshewas。Shekeptclaspingandunclaspingherhands。Soabeggarfeelswhofallsasleeponthepavementwetandhungry，andwhowakesinapalace—hallwithservantsandlights，andafeastbeforehim。Ofcoursethebeggar’sisonlyadream，andhewakesfromit；andthiswasreal。
Gregoryhadsaidtoher，\"IwillloveyouaslongasIlive。\"Shesaidthewordsoverandovertoherselflikeasong。