. Undine. n. Sir Knight,quoth he, this is no fit hour for such discourse as Undine sprang angrily from her stool,and standing straight before the old man with herlittle hands pressed to her sides, Father, cried she,he is not to tell his story? He shall not? But Iwill have it! It is my will! He shall, in spite ofyou ! And she stamped her foot on the floor. Now, albeit that she was violent enough, she worethrough all her fury so comic a grace that Huldbrandcould but the more eagerly watch her anger than atfirst he did her gentleness. But far other did it farewith the fisherman. Hi
. Undine. n. Sir Knight,quoth he, this is no fit hour for such discourse as Undine sprang angrily from her stool,and standing straight before the old man with herlittle hands pressed to her sides, Father, cried she,he is not to tell his story? He shall not? But Iwill have it! It is my will! He shall, in spite ofyou ! And she stamped her foot on the floor. Now, albeit that she was violent enough, she worethrough all her fury so comic a grace that Huldbrandcould but the more eagerly watch her anger than atfirst he did her gentleness. But far other did it farewith the fisherman. His wrath, which hitherto he hadsuppressed, burst forth in open flame, and with harshwords he reproved Undines disobedience and un-mannerly behaviour towards the stranger, his goodold wife joining with him heartily. But Undine carednot a jot. If ye choose to scold, cried she, andwill not do what I want, ye may sleep alone in yoursmoky old hut! And like an arrow she was at thedoor and out into the dark -ft-tUX***-****: CHAPTER. II HOW UNDINE HAD COME TO THE FISHERMAN Now when she had gone, both Huldbrand and thefisherman sprang from their seats and were bent onfollowing the angry girl. But before they had reachedthe cottage door, Undine had long vanished in thedarkness without, and not a sound of her light footstepbetrayed whither she had gone. Huldbrand lookedquestioningly at his host. Perchance, he mused tohimself, this sweet vision, which hath gone back againinto the night, is but one of those marvellous shapeswhich, a short while agone, played their mad tricksupon me in the forest. But the old man muttered between his teeth: HOW UNDINE HAD COME 13 This is not the first time that she hath treatedus thus. Now shall we have aching hearts and sleep-less eyes the livelong night ; for who knoweth butthat she may sometime come to harm, if she remainethalone in the dark until daylight ? Then for Gods sake, cried the knight, let usfollow her forthwith ! And what would be the us
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