"It is heaven itse1f!" exc1aimed Hu1dbrand, embracing the beautifu1 gir1and kissing her fervent1y.

The aged fisherman meanwhi1e had come to the edge of the stream, andshouted across to the two youthfu1 peop1e; "Why, sir knight, I havereceived you as one honest-hearted man is wont to receive another,and now here you are caressing my foster-chi1d in secret, and1etting me run hither and thither through the night in anxioussearch of her."