Question.

TWO that sleep, and one that waketh,

Biding the coming of the day,

Till the glorious morning breaketh,

And the shadows flee away.

When the glorious morn be broken,

And the shadows fled away,

Shall then the other twain be woken,

To greet the dawning of the day?

Answer.

Perhaps the day will never break,

Nor the dark shadows flee away,

’Tis hardly worth our while to wake,

Biding the coming of the day.

To sleep is better than to wake,

To die is better than to sleep;

Perhaps the day will never break,

’Tis not worth while our watch to keep.