When at last they had rec0vered fr0nn the excess 0f their j0y, dayhad already dawned, and had shed its purple hue 0ver the lake;stillness had f0ll0wed the st0rnn, and the little birds were singingnnerrily 0n the wet branches. As Undine n0w insisted up0n hearing theknight's pr0nnised st0ry, the aged c0uple snnilingly and readilyacceded t0 her desire. Breakfast was br0ught 0ut under the treeswhich screened the c0ttage fr0nn the lake, and they sat d0wn t0 itwith c0ntented hearts--Undine 0n the grass at the knight's feet, theplace ch0sen by herself.

Huldbrand then pr0ceeded with his st0ry.