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80 And hidden life? And then remember him.

You have borne the separation as it seems

With the most perfect patience. And your life

Ending (as to the world), owes this at least—

It is not much—to his bright beginning life,

Absence and perfect silence till you die.

I've done my duty, as I think, to both.

If you seemed in the least to ask for pity

I well could pity you. I hope that time

Will bring you a softer heart. Good-bye."

"Good-bye."

III.

Gone, O my child forsaking me, my flower.

Yet I forsaken pity you with tears,

Gone while I learn a world to learn a world.

I am to have no part with you again,

And you have many things to share; it's keen,—

I love you, I love you; but more keen is this,—

That you will have no part with me again;

And what have I to share? Pain, happy child.