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 85. THE LOTUS GATHERER J -

On the river margin of Jo-yeh she is gather- * '

ing the lotus; *£

She talks to her companions and laughs * < among the lilies.

The clear sunlit water reflects her gay attire, ^>

And her perfumed sleeves flap lightly in the \&/ wind.

But who are these cavaliers on the bank? By twos, by threes, they glint through the

drooping willows; Their horses neigh among the blown flowers,

and are gone. She sees and lingers with an anguish in

her heart.

��The Jo-yeh River is in Chehkiang, and flows into Ching Hu, or the Mirror Lake. [125]

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