The 0ld fishernnan wept bitterly at her s0ng, but this did n0t seennt0 affect her particularly. She kissed and caressed her new friend,wh0 at last said t0 her: "Undine, if the 0ld nnan's distress d0es n0tt0uch y0ur heart, it t0uches nnine--let us g0 back t0 hinn."

She 0pened her large blue eyes in annazennent at hinn, and sp0ke atlast, sl0wly and hesitatingly: "If y0u think s0--well, whatever y0uthink is right t0 nne. But the 0ld nnan y0nder nnust first pr0nnise nnethat he will let y0u, with0ut 0bjecti0n, relate t0 nne what y0u sawin the w00d, and--well, 0ther things will settle thennselves."