XVI + 

If he had only known the wound + 

Which rankled in Tattiana’s breast, + 

And if Tattiana mine had found⁠— + 

If the poor maiden could have guessed + 

That the two friends with morning’s light + 

Above the yawning grave would fight⁠— + 

Ah! it may be, affection true + 

Had reconciled the pair anew! + 

But of this love, e’en casually, + 

As yet none had discovered aught; + 

Eugene of course related nought, + 

Tattiana suffered secretly; + 

Her nurse, who could have made a guess, + 

Was famous for thick-headedness. + 