Part I
Lines 13-18

Compare these lines of Marie describing her youth:

• 13)  And when we were children, staying at the archduke's,
  
14)  My cousin's, he took me out on a sled,
15)  And I was frightened. He said, Marie,
16)  Marie, hold on tight. And down we went.

• 18)  I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.

Also, what is the irony in these two adjoining lines?

• 17)  In the mountains, there you feel free.
  18)  I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.