انگشت گشاد و ديده بربست
كاي خالق هرچه آفريده است
سوگند به هرچه برگزيده است
كز محنت خويش وارهانم
در حضرت يار خود رسانم
اين گفت و نهاد بر زمين سر
وان تربت را گرفت در بر
او نيز گذشت از اين گذرگاه
وان كيست كه نگذرد از اين راه
"Not you!—Oh, where's my hat? Oh, I don't need it!
I must get out of here. I must get air.—
I don't know rightly whether any man can."
"Amy! Don't go to someone else this time.
Listen to me. I won't come down the stairs."
He sat and fixed his chin between his fists.
"There's something I should like to ask you, dear."
"You don't know how to ask it."
"Help me, then."
Her fingers moved the latch for all reply.
"My words are nearly always an offense."Not you!—Oh, where's my hat? Oh, I don't need it!
I must get out of here. I must get air.—
I don't know rightly whether any man can."
"Amy! Don't go to someone else this time.
Listen to me. I won't come down the stairs."
He sat and fixed his chin between his fists.
"There's something I should like to ask you, dear."
"You don't know how to ask it."
"Help me, then."
Her fingers moved the latch for all reply.
"My words are nearly always an offense.