was there,
then, to be no reward for him? Dermot stood suddenly erect and crushed
down a certain faintness that had been rising in his heart. The
prophecy, indeed, said nothing, but he would carve out the rest of his
destiny for himself.

And so he carved it out. He went straight through the unknown people to
the castle garden and found--was it what he sought? He found a lady
gathering flowers--a lady in a rich dress, with golden armlets,
bracelets, and head-ornaments--such as are now only discovered in tombs.
But she was not dead; she was alive and young. For she turned round,
and, after his life's patient waiting, Dermot saw Eileen's face.

And then--what more? Well, need I tell the rest? What ending could the
story have but one? Of course he made her love him, and they married,
and lived, and died. That was the whole. They were probably happy--I do
not know. You may see the little lough still in that wild country of
Donegal, and the deep dark waters that hid the enchanted castle beneath
them for so many years. As for the castle itself--that, I think, has
crumbled away; and the whole story is only a story legend--one of the
pretty, foolish legends of the old times.

THE END

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Transcriber's Note:

Variations in spelling and hyphenation, as well as unusual words, have
been retained as they appear in the original publication.

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