They told me you had been to her
and mentioned me to him
She gave me a good character
but said I could not swim
He sent them word I had not gone
(we know it to be true):
If she had pushed the matter on
what would become of you
I gave her one, they gave him two
you gave us three or more
The all returned from him to you
though they were mine before
If I or she should chance to be..
involved in this affair
He trusts to you to set them free
exactly as we were
My notion was that you had been
(before she had this fit)
an obstacle that came between
Him, ourselves and it
Dont let him know she liked them best
for this must ever be
A secret kept from all the rest
between yourself and me
