Come into the Garden, Maud

The noise continued, unabated.

[...]

'Com in–to the gar–den, Maud!'

'For the black bat–ter nah–ett hath–er–florn!'

'Com in–to the gar–den, Maud!'

'I am he–ar at ther gate alorn!'

The Luck Stone. 6 Back at School

He was roused from his thoughts by the sound of a light footstep on the balcony outside. [...]

     'She is coming, my own, my sweet!

       Were it never so airy a tread,

     My heart would hear her and beat,

      Were it earth in an earthy bed'

whispered Archibald's soul, or words to that effect.

Mr Mulliner Speaking. 1 The Reverent Wooing of Archibald