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How foolish I had been to think I was as free as any peasant girl and as worthy as any king's daughter! I gazed out into the forest.
"This courtship is ill-fated. No good can come of it for you or me," I said bitterly.
I heard Hamlet sigh. Or was he blowing air on the stuttering fire? I felt him come up behind me and touch my shoulder. He turned me around to face him and kissed me warmly.
The touch of his lips somewhat banished my fears. I realized that Elsinore was for Hamlet, as it was for me, a gilded cage.
"In these woods and cottages there are no envious eyes, no carping tongues, no gossip or lies," I said. "So let us remain in this place always and speak only simple truth to each other." I rested my cheek against the rough homespun of his jacket, knowing that my wish was a vain one.
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