. Shakespeare's love story, 1580-1609. CHAPTER ONE HE OLD THATCH- roofed cottage of Rich-ard Hathaway, yeomanof Shottery, shelters itsown secret, in this yearof our Lord, i58o, — asecret which, sooner orlater, enters beneath allroofs where maidensdwell. Fair of face, sweet of speech,tender of heart, Anne Hathaway couldnot fail to learn it. In walks throughquiet Shottery lanes, bordered byhedges of blooming hawthorn, it hasbeen whispered in her ear; in gayvillage festivals, where young and oldhave joined in merry sport and dance, [^7]. SHAKESPEARE S LOVE STORY it has been told by the warm press
. Shakespeare's love story, 1580-1609. CHAPTER ONE HE OLD THATCH- roofed cottage of Rich-ard Hathaway, yeomanof Shottery, shelters itsown secret, in this yearof our Lord, i58o, — asecret which, sooner orlater, enters beneath allroofs where maidensdwell. Fair of face, sweet of speech,tender of heart, Anne Hathaway couldnot fail to learn it. In walks throughquiet Shottery lanes, bordered byhedges of blooming hawthorn, it hasbeen whispered in her ear; in gayvillage festivals, where young and oldhave joined in merry sport and dance, [^7]. SHAKESPEARE S LOVE STORY it has been told by the warm pressureof the hand; on the wooden seat by theold chimney-place, it has been revealedto her by a silence more eloquent thanwords. But more than all, and beyondall precious, are the little slips of paperon which the secret is written, — smallslips indeed, fourteen lines only oneach, hidden away from every curiouseye, where none but Anne may find andnone but Anne may read. That theyare all on one theme makes, not mars,their worth; for it is the theme towhich the hearts of maidens havethrilled and answered since time be-gan ; a theme the most simple yet alsothe most complex that anywhere exists— the theme, I love you. Like theclosely folded petals of the rose, eachone differs somewhat from any other,each is needful to the perfect whole, allbend in homage to the sweet centrewhence comes their life. The village [i8] SHAKESPEARE S LOVE STORY maiden only partly knows, what wenow wholly grant, that never beforehas love found more glori
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