IN his early days he was quite surprised When she told him she was compromised By meetings and lingerings at his whim, And thinking not of herself but him; While she lifted orbs aggrieved and round That scandal should so soon abound, (As she had raised them to nine or ten Of antecedent nice young men): And in remorse he thought with a sigh, How good she is, and how bad am I! - It was years before he understood That she was the wicked one - he the good. |