I like to
sit and havea talk sometimeswith that oddlittle chap thatwas myself longago I thinkhe likes ittoo for hecomes so oftenof an eveningwhen I am
alone with my
pipe listening tothe whispering ofthe flames Isee his solemnlittle face lookingat me throughthe scented smokeas it floatsupward and Ismile at himand he smiles
back at me
but his issuch a graveoldfashioned smile Wechat about oldtimes and nowand then hetakes me bythe hand andthen we slipthrough the blackbars of the
grate and down
the dusky glowingcaves to theland that liesbehind the firelightThere we findthe days thatused to beand we wanderalong them togetherHe tells meas we walk
all he thinks
and feels Ilaugh at himnow and thenbut the nextmoment I wishI had notfor he looksso grave Iam ashamed ofbeing frivolous Besidesit is not
showing proper respect
to one somuch older thanmyselfto one whowas myself sovery long beforeI became myself We donttalk much atfirst but lookat one anotherI down at