THE SAME CONTINUED br But thou didst come upon him ere he wist, br A silent highwayman, and take his all br And leave him naked, when the night should fall br And all the road was conjured in a mist. br Too well thou keepedst thy unholy tryst, br As long ago that eastern seneschal br Rode all day long to meet at evenfall br Him he had fled ere yet the sun uprist. br --But I have spent me like a prodigal br The treasure of my youth, and, long ago, br Have eaten husks among the hungry swine, br And when I meet thee I will straightway fall br Upon thy neck, and if the tears shall flow, br They shall be tears of love for thee and thine.