4. Then my darling's handreached to open the latch,and my heart stood still.
5. When I rose to open the door,my hands and my fingersdripped with perfume.
6. My heart stood stillwhile he spoke to me,but when I opened the door,my darling had disappeared.I searched and shouted,but I could not find him—there was no answer.
7. Then I was found by the guardspatrolling the townand guarding the wall.They beat me upand stripped off my robe.