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And then it turned into Lohengrin's boat—with the swan yoked to it.

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How fond you were of that game, Irene.

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We played it over and over again.

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Every single Saturday, I believe,—all the summer through.

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You said I was the swan that drew your boat.

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Did I say so? Yes, I daresay I did. [''Absorbed in the game.''] Just see how the sea-gulls are swimming down the stream!

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[Laughing.] And all your ships have run ashore.

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[Throwing more leaves into the brook.] I have ships enough in reserve. [''Follows the leaves with his eyes, throws more into the brook, and says after a pause.''] Irene,—I have bought the little peasant hut beside the Lake of Taunitz.

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Have you bought it? You often said you would, if you could afford it.