“I will go,” he replied: “and not care whether I return. With Sosee at my side, I could roam forever, indifferent whither we come, so we be still together. Had we not gone alone before we would not have returned without Orlee; but we came back to see each other. Love left behind defeats its own purpose sent before. If we separate we will be hunting each other, instead of keeping our thoughts on Orlee.” “Let us then go,” she said, “and keep ourselves and our purposes united, and resolve not to return till we come with her.” “I will go; for then will I have everything with me, and nothing to come back for.” “If you go for my company only,” she said, “and not for the child, you will soon have neither. To be my lover you must want what I want, and not merely want me; and if you do not get it you will soon be without me, for love must achieve success to be rewarded with love.” “I want more your wish than my own, and will give up everything for it.” “Except me.” “Yes, and you even.” “You mean thing! I won’t go with you.” “Well,” he replied, “I won’t go alone.” “You don’t care for me a bit,” she said. “You only care for me to serve your purpose,” he retorted. “I will get Kibboo to go with me,” she next said. “He may go,” replied Koree, “and I will stay with Alee till you return. She is a better climber, and can run faster than you.” “Boo! hoo! she has no hair on her back, and is meaner than you. She ran from a little snake which I could bite in two.” “But she loves me, and never quarrels with me.” “She don’t love you; she only hates me, and wants to make you do so. She loves Ki, and picked the fleas off him when he came from the Swamp this evening.” “Do you love me, Sosee?” he next asked with more tenderness. “I won’t tell you,” she replied, sobbing. “Will you go with me, and stay with me?” “I never said I wouldn’t.” Here followed a long pause, during which Sosee sobbed and sighed, and Koree looked about in his mind for some excuse for making peace without seeming to want to. Sosee came to his relief, however, with a question. “Koree?” “Well?” “Will you go with me to find Orlee?” Sosee, too proud to ask for his love, had asked for his service. “Yes,” he replied, glad to give both, “and will not come back till we find her.” “Won’t that be delightful! to hunt and find her together!” “Yes,” he replied, “and let us start to-night, and before morning we may find her.” But night and weariness had settled down upon them, and as the older men and women had determined to wait till morning before recommencing the search, the two lovers concluded to do likewise, saying that they could then search with greater vigor. They then walked awhile, though weary, in the moonlight, and discoursed of love and Orlee, he speaking of his devotion and she of her confidence that he would bring back her sister. “How approvingly,” he said “the monkey in the moon looks down upon our love.” “And upon our resolution,” she replied.