AgainGodfreydreamed，astrangeandbeautifuldreamwhichwentonfromdaytoday。ItwasthathewasveryillandthatIsobelhadcometonursehim。Shecamequitesuddenlyandatfirstseemedalittlefrightenedanddisturbed，butafterwardsveryhappyindeed。Thiswentonforawhile，tillsuddenlytherestruckhimasenseofsomethingterriblethathadhappened，ofanupheavalofconditions，ofawrenchingasunderofties，ofchangeutterandprofound。
Thenwhilehemournedbecauseshewasnotthere，Isobelcameagain，butdifferent。Thedifferencewasindefinable，butitwasundoubted。
Herappearanceseemedtohavechangedsomewhat，andintheintervalsbetweenhercomingshecouldneverrememberhowshehadbeenclothed，exceptfortwothingswhichshealwaysseemedtowear，thelittleringwiththeturquoisehearts，thoughoddlyenough，notherweddingring，andthestringofsmallpearlswhichhehadgivenherwhentheyweremarried，andknewagainbytheclasp，thatwasfashionedinalover’sknotofgold。Hervoice，too，seemedchanged，orratherhedidnothearhervoice，sinceitappearedtospeakwithinhim，inhisconsciousness，notwithouttohisears。Shetoldhimallsortsofstrangethings，aboutawonderfullandinwhichtheywouldlivetogether，andthehomethatshewasmakingreadyforhim，andthetreesandflowersgrowingaroundit，thatwereunlikeanyofwhichGodfreyhadeverheard。Alsoshesaidthatthereweremanyothermatterswhereofshewouldwishtospeaktohim，onlyshemightnot。
Finallytherecameavividdreaminwhichshetoldhimthatsoonhewouldwakeuptotheworldagainforalittlewhilesheseemedtolayemphasisonthis“littlewhile“and，ifhecouldnotfindherinit，thathemustnotgrieveatall，sincealthoughtheircaseseemedsad，itwasmuchbetterthanhecouldconceive。Inhisdreamshemadehimpromisethathewouldnotgrieve，andhedidso，wondering。Atthisshesmiled，lookingmorebeautifulthaneverhecouldhaveconceivedhertobe。Thenshespokethesewords，always，asitappeared，withinhim，printingthem，asitwere，uponhismind：
“NowyouareabouttowakeupandImustleaveyouforawhile。ButthisIpromiseyou，mymostdear，mybeloved，myown，thatbeforeyoufallasleepagainforthelasttime，youshallseemeoncemore，forthatisallowedtome。IndeeditshallbeIwhowillsootheyoutosleepandIwhowillreceiveyouwhenyouawakeagain。Alsointhespacebetween，althoughyoudonotseeme，youwillalwaysfeelmenear，andIshallbewithyou。Sosweartomeoncemorethatyouwillnotgrieve。“