"alas," answered she, "thus shone the full moon when i played this air on the flute for the last time, and the head of my beloved rose out of the water." he looked at her, and it seemed as if a veil fell from his eyes, and he recognized his dear wife, and when she looked at him, and the moon shone in his face she knew him also. they embraced and kissed each other, and no one need ask if they were happy.