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Tre with keen triumph, his heart hite as a star as

he drove his kisses nearer

"My love!" she called, in a low voice, from afar The low

sound seemed to call to him from far off, under the moon, to him

as unaware He stopped, quivered, and listened

"My love," caain the low, plaintive call, like a bird

unseen in the night

He was afraid His heart quivered and broke He was

stopped

"Anna," he said, as if he answered her from a distance,

unsure

"My love"

And he drew near, and she drew near

"Anna," he said, in wonder and the birthpain of love

"My love," she said, her voice growing rapturous And they

kissed on the , real kisses

The kiss lasted, there aain,

and she kissed hi happened in hily She was soht And his whole being quivered