There Tom Takes Up His Quarters, And From There He Often Sallies Forth, In Hope Of Having Interview With Fair Lady And Making Her Alter Her Mind, But She Will Have Nothing To Do With Him, And At Last Shuts Herself Up In Her House And Will Not Go Out.

Well, Tom nearly loses all hope; he, however, determines to make one last effort; so one morning he goes

To the house and stands before the door, entreating with one loud and lamentable voice that the lady will see him once more, because he is come to bid her one eternal farewell, being about to set off for the wars in the kingdom of France. Well, the lady who hears all he says relents one little, and showing herself at the window, before which are very strong iron bars, she says: 'Here I am! whatever you have to say, say it quickly and go your way.' Says Tom: 'I am come to bid you one eternal farewell, and have but one last slight request to make, which is that you vouchsafe to stretch out of the window your lily- white hand, that I may impress one last burning kiss of love on the same.' Well, the lady hesitates one little time; at last, having one woman's heart, she thinks she may grant him this last little request, and stretching her hand through the bars, she says: 'Well, there's my hand, kiss it once and begone.' Forthwith Tom, seizing her wrist with his left hand, says:

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