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Or is he Lothario alive again ? Is he Leander , and are the Ottawa 's jaws a western Hellespont , with my ward and Stillyside , for Hero and her tower ? '' `` Your verandah , '' remarked the seigneur , `` is not higher than was Hero 's tower , although , I trust , your ward 's virtue may be more exalted than was Hero 's . But are you aware , sir , that already my son has had her company , alone , at midnight , on your grounds ; all others retired ; she alone watching , with Claude Montigny and the broad , full moon ? '' `` An actionable moon , '' exclaimed the lawyer , `` and a decided case of lunacy against the lovers . But , alas , sir , in this respect we have all been sinners in our youth , and all grown wondrous righteous with our years . Have we not ourselves , when we were young , -- ay , and upon inclement winter nights too , courted brown peasant girls beneath both stars and moon ?