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‘Forgive your Sam. He’ll come back to this spot when the job’s done — if he manages it. And then he’ll not leave you again. Rest you quiet till I come; and may no foul creature come anigh you! And if the Lady could hear me and give me one wish, I would wish to come back and find you again. Good-bye!’

"And mind, Miss Annabel, you are not to go anigh your mamma's room to waken her," she added, looking back dictatorially.

Then you shall go to him with all your body folded close, And seeming to be dumb, shall stay apart: My dear, at first you shall not go anigh him, But with wanton glances, fair one, shall awaken Love.

II It stands so lonely in the sky The sparrows never come anigh, The glossy starlings seldom stop To preen and chatter on the top.

No, lad, the fat’s in the fire this time, and, may be, I may better help some poor critter away from the place than anigh it.