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had done, and Oberon soon found that he
had made a mistake, and set about looking Ww
for Demetrius, and having found him, put BL
some of the juice on his eyes. And the
first thing Demetrius saw when he woke

was also Helena.’ So now Demetrius and ex.

Lysander were both following her through

    
 
  
  
  
    

   

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the -wood, and it was Hermia’s turn to Nh SZ
follow her lover as Helena had done before. = ww
Bt As

The end of it was that Helena and Hermia
began to quarrel, and Demetrius and
Lysander went off to fight. Oberon was '
very sorry to see his kind scheme to help ; |
these lovers turn out so badly. So he
said to Puck—

“These two young men are going to.
fight. You must overhang the night with "
drooping fog, and lead them so astray, that i
one will never find the other. When they
are tired out, they will fall asleep.
Then drop this other herb on ,
Lysander’s eyes. That will give
him his old sight and hig old
love. Then each man will have

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they will all think that this has” 9
been only a Midsummer Night’s
Dream. Then when this is done, all will be well with them.”

. So Puck went and did as he was told; and when the two had fallen
asleep without meeting each other, Puck poured the juice on Lysander’s
eyes, and said :—

“ When thou wakest,
Thou takest
True delight
In the sight
“Of thy former lady’s eye :
Jack shall have Jill;
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