No, my friends, I shall never be an br ascetic, whatever you may say. br I shall never be and ascetic if she br does not take the vow with me. br It is my firm resolve that if I br cannot find a shady shelter and a br companion for my penance, I shall br never turn ascetic. br No, my friends, I shall never leave br my hearth and home, and retire into br the forest solitude, if rings no merry br laughter in its echoing shade and if br the end of no saffron mantle flutters br in the wind; if its silence is not br deepened by soft whispers. br I shall never be an ascetic.