Rhyme? and reason? . o 98 THE THREE VOICES. Cijc Second Voice. ^^i*:. - -~v -^-Stejl-. •-,«? They walked beside the wave-worn beach}Her tongue was very apt to teach,And now and then he did beseech She would abate her dulcet tone,Because the talk was all her own,And he was dull as any drone. THE SECOND VOICE- 99 She urged No cheese is made of chalk :And ceaseless flowed her dreary talk,Tuned to the footfall of a walk. Her voice was very full and rich, And, when at length she asked him Which ? It mounted to its highest pitch. He a bewildered answer gave,Drowned in the sullen moaning wave,Lost in
Rhyme? and reason? . o 98 THE THREE VOICES. Cijc Second Voice. ^^i*:. - -~v -^-Stejl-. •-,«? They walked beside the wave-worn beach}Her tongue was very apt to teach,And now and then he did beseech She would abate her dulcet tone,Because the talk was all her own,And he was dull as any drone. THE SECOND VOICE- 99 She urged No cheese is made of chalk :And ceaseless flowed her dreary talk,Tuned to the footfall of a walk. Her voice was very full and rich, And, when at length she asked him Which ? It mounted to its highest pitch. He a bewildered answer gave,Drowned in the sullen moaning wave,Lost in the echoes of the cave. He answered her he knew not what :Like shaft from bow at random shot,He spoke, but she regarded not. She waited not for his reply,But with a downward leaden eyeWent on as if he were not by: Sound argument and grave defence, Strange questions raised on Why? and Whence? And wildly tangled evidence. IOO THE THREE VOICES. When be, with racked and whirling brain,Feebly implored her to explain,She simply said it all again. Wrenched with an agony intense, He
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