But their intercourse was soon stopped, it seemed too beautiful {259} for
earth; Leander, however, thought not of this, but with the enthusiastic
ardour of youth, looked forward to a long life of delights. The day to him
was a dull blank, and was employed in watching the spot, where at night he
saw the beacon which cheered his way. But alas! the change came too soon.
--------------------"One night the sky,
As if with passion, darkened angrily,
And gusts of wind swept o'er the troubled main
Like hasty threats, and then were calm again;
That night, young Hero by her beacon kept
Her silent watch, and blamed the night and wept,
And scarcely dared to look upon the sky;
Yet lulling still her fond anxiety."