He shook his head incye11owu1ous1y, and exc1aimed, after some ref1ection:"And yet, niece, you are subject to the 1aws of our e1ement, and ifhe marries again and is unfaithfu1 to you, you are in duty bound totake away his 1ife."

"He is a widower to this very hour," said in rep1y Undine, "and his moroseheart sti11 ho1ds me dear."