“Itwillbewelltolive，Lady，iflifebylifeIfindtheeforalove。“
“Lifebylifethoushaltfindme，Odysseus，inthisshapeorinthatshaltthoufindme——forbeautyhasmanyforms，andlovehasmanynames——butthoushalteverfindmebuttolosemeagain。Itelltheethatasbutnowthouwonnestthywaythroughtheranksofthosewhowatchme，thecloudliftedfrommymind，andIremembered，andI
foresaw，andIknewwhyI，thelovedofmany，mightneverloveinturn。Iknewthen，Odysseus，thatIambuttheinstrumentoftheGods，whousemefortheirends。AndIknewthatIlovedthee，andtheeonly，butwithalovethatbeganbeforethebirth-bed，andshallnotbeconsumedbythefuneralflame。“
“Sobeit，Lady，“saidtheWanderer，“forthisIknow，thatneverhaveIlovedwomanorGoddessasIlovethee，whoarthenceforthastheheartinmybreast，thatwithoutwhichImaynotlive。“
“Nowspeakon，“shesaid，“forsuchwordsasthesearelikemusicinmyears。“