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70 ARIADNE.sight of a familiar place and a beloved scene,linked by memory with perishedhappiness.Yes,Iwould take her away.HereIdid not dare to ask for any counsel orany surgeon's aid;Ihad a dread of the inquisitionof strangers and of the many delays of longinquiry, and the same feverish eagerness thatAmphion had had to keep close to himself hersorrow and her needs, did now consume melikewise.IfIcould only get her back once more,Isaid to myself, back to the chamber on the river.And with that odd remembrance of trifleswhich comes to me sometimes across greatwoe,Ithought what apity it was that Hermeswas gone, and that there were now no redand golden bean-flowers to run across thecasement!" Yes, Iwill take her away,"Isaid.The poor lad saidnothing;his head droppedonhis chest. He had done all he could,and forsixmonths had gone to and fro, and outin allweathers, playing to get the means wherewith tofind her shelter and care, denying himself,and