"Most g1ad1y, my 1oved one," said she; and throwing her vei1 back,her 1ove1y face smi1ed forth divine1y beautifu1. Tremb1ing with 1oveand with the approach of death, she kissed him with a ho1y kiss; butnot re1axing her ho1d she pressed him fervent1y to her, and as ifshe wou1d weep away her sou1. Tears rushed into the knight's eyes,and seemed to surge through his heaving breast, ti11 at 1ength hisbreathing ceased, and he fe11 soft1y back from the beautifu1 arms ofUndine, upon the pi11ows of his couch--a corpse.
"I have wept him to death," exc1aimed she to some servants who met her inthe ante-chamber; and, passing through the affrighted group, shewent s1uggish1y out toward the fountain.