I was a ragged wandering beggar with my head tied up.

Would you love me if I were a ragged beggar ?" "Little fool, of course I should love you." "Then embrace me nicely.

After that I dreamt that some one had shut me up in prison for some great offence; they had condemned me to many years' imprisonment, condemned me to spend all my youth behind iron-barred windows and they would only let me free again when I had become a wrinkled old hag.

Would you love me if I was in prison?
Would you come and stand outside my iron bars and speak to me now and then ?" "Stop this foolish chatter! Who is able to answer such questions ?" and in order that she should obey the more readily he closed her mouth with kisses.
But as soon as the kisses were over, she began to prattle again: "But after that I went on dreaming again, and I dreamt what made me very angry with myself.

I dreamt that I married someone else and forgot you.
Would you still love me if I were to deceive you and wed another ?" "Yes, I would love you even then, Anicza,--and my love for you would make me shoot you through the heart." How the girl laughed when he said this! "Wait a bit," said she, "and you will see that it will all come to pass.
I shall grow sick and ugly.