Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди))
The Echo-Elf Answers
How much shall I love her? For life, or not long? ‘Not long.’ Alas! When forget her? In years, or by June? ‘By June.’ And whom woo I after? No one, or a throng? ‘A throng.’ Of these shall I wed one Long hence, or quite soon? ‘Quite soon.’ And which will my bride be? The right or the wrong? ‘The wrong.’ And my remedy – what kind? Wealth-wove, or earth-hewn? ‘Earth-hewn.’
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