“Nought at all, dear maiden,” said the lad, “I would no wise take thy pipe from thee, which saveth thee from blame and beating; and as to thy necklace, that is woman’s gear even as the whittle is man’s. Keep it safe till thou art become a great lady.”
“Well,” she said, “now, let me go; it almost seems to me as I might not till thou hast given me leave.”
“Yea,” said he; “but first, when shall I come to see thee again, and thou me? Shall it be tomorrow?” “O nay,” she said, “it may not be, lest they take note of me if I come down here over often. Let it be after three days first: and then the next time it must be longer.” Quoth Osberne: “Let the next time take care of itself; but I will come in three days. Now I bid thee depart, and I will go home; but I would kiss thee were it not for the
