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ted

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CHAPTER I I .

W I T H t h e m o r n i n g m y f ri e n d s n e rv e s w e re re b r a
w
’
ced
a a by cu rios i ty tha
w
,

nd h e
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s t o ry a
ps m s n ot less exci ted
o re ; fo r h e ev i d e n t l y b e l i e v e d i n h i s o n
n d I fe l t c o n s i d er a b le d ou b t of i t : n o t t ha
n myse l f .

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,

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t I t h o u gh t
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w l lu ci na
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h i c h s e i z e o n o u r fa n cy o r o u r n e r ve s i n s o l i t a ry u n a
cu stom ed pla
fo r m l e s s a
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.

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a nd a s t h e ca ge h e l d o n l y o n e a t a

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w w
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ca m e Sl oped d ia go n a lly : i t seem ed to m e a d i ffu se d a
.

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t f ro m fi re b u t s o ft a
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nd
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t h e j u t s i n t h e s i d e t i l l e re a ch e d t h e p l a ce a
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m y f r i e n d ha d p re v i o u s l y h a l ted a h ich a s a
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w w
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men a f ra i d t o s p ea k t o ea
.

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be i n g t h u s a p pa re n t l y m a
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.

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t o h i c h e fa s t e n e d af r a
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t h e gro u n d be l o a d ista n c e o f s o m e fi f ty fe e t I a s a
,

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b u t th ey a ffo rd e d m e n o c h a nce of ret u rn ; i t a
,

s i p so

s i b l e t o re a t ta c h t h e m t o t h e roc k a b ov e a
o f t h e roc k
to cla m be r I a
ww
e re t o o s h e e r a
s a
nd s m o o t h f o r h u m a
l o ne i n t h i s s t ra
nd t h e s i d e s

n ge o rl d a
n steps
,

m idst w
t h e b owe l s o f t h e e a
.
,

rth .
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CHAPTE R III

w
.

S L O W LY a nd c a u t i o u s l y I e n t m y s ol i t a ry a
the la m p l i t r oa
-

d es c r i b e d T h e ro a
d a nd t o a rd t he la
d i tself see m ed l i ke a
w
rge b u i l d i n g I h a
g re a
y d o n
ve

pa
w s s s k i r t i n g roc k y m o u n t a
h os e c h a s m s I ha
.

i n s o f h i c h t h e o ne t h ro u g h
d d e s c e n d e d fo r m e d a
w t Alpine

w w
,

l i n k D e e p be
t o t h e l e f t la y a va s t va
.

lo l l ey h i c h p re s e n te d t o m y
a s t o n i s h ed eye t h e u n m i s ta ka b le ev i d e n ces of a r t a

w w
,

nd cu l
t u re T h e re e re fi e l d s c o ve re d i t h as t r a n ge v e ge t a
t ion s i m ila r to n on e I ha v e s ee n a b ov e t h e e a
.

rth : the
c o l o r o f i t no t g ree n b u t r a
,

th er of d u l l l ea a
den hue or
of a

w w
,

go l d e n re d
T h e re e re l a kes a h i ch s ee m ed t o ha
w
.

nd r i v u l e t s ve
b e e n c u rv e d i n t o a rt i fi c i a l ba n k s ; s o m e of p u re a

fi
te r
o t h e rs t h a t s h on e l i ke pools of n a p h t h a A t m y ri g h t
w
,

ha n d ra v i nes a nd d e l e s o pe n e d a
w
.

m i d s t t h e roc k s ith
pa s s e s be t e e n e v i d e n t l y c o n s t r u c t e d b y a r t a
, ,

nd b o r
d e re d b y t re e s re s e m b l i n g fo r t h e m o s t p a r t g i ga
w
, ,

ntic
i t h ex q u i s i te va ge a
w
r i e t i e s o f fe a t h e ry fo l i a
, ,

fe rn s nd
s te m s l i k e t h os e o f th e pa
, ,

l m t re e O t h e rs e re m o re
-

l i k e t h e ca n e pla n t b u t ta l l e r bea ri n g l a
ww
.

m
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rge c l u s t e rs o f
O t h e rs a ga i n ha
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fl o e rs d the for of en orm ou s

i t h s h o r t t h i c k s t e m s s u p p o rt i n g a i d e d o m e
w
.
, ,

fu ngi

w
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l i k e r o o f f ro m h i c h e i t h e r r o se o r d ro o p e d l o n g s l e n d e r
b ra n c h e s T h e h o l e s ce n e b e h i n d b e fo re a
w w
,

nd b e s i d e
m e fa r a s t h e ey e c o u l d r e a as bril lia

ww w
, ,
.

mm ch n t ith in nu
er a bl e l a m p s T h e o rl d i t h o u t a su n a s b ri gh t a
, ,

nd
vr a a s a n I ta l ia n la n d s ca pe a t n oon b u t th e a
w
.

r i r less
o p p re s s i v e t h e h e a t s o ft e r N o r a
,

m
s t h e sce n e b e fo re

e v o i d o f s i gn s o f h a b i ta t a
w I cou ld d is ti ngu ish a
.
,

tion
di s ta h e the r o n t h e ba n k s of la
w
.

n ce k e o r ri v u l e t o r
ha lf a a a
, ,

-
y u p o n e m i n e n ce s e m b ed d e d m i d s t t h e v ege t
t i o n b u i l d i n gs t h a
,

t m u s t s u re l y b e t h e h o m e s o f m e n I
Co u l d e v e n d i s c o v e r t h o u g h f a r o ff fo rm s t h a t a p pe a
.

re d
to m e h u ma n m ov i n g a m id s t the la n d sc a
w
, ,

pe As I
pa u s e d t o ga z e I sa t o t h e r i gh t gl i d i n g q u i c k l y
ww
.

t h ro u gh t h e a ha t a p pea re d as m a l l b oa
, ,

ir t i m pe l l e d
by s a ils sha pe d l i k e i n gs I t s o o n p a
, ,

ss ed o u t o f s i gh t
d e s ce n d i n g a m idst the s ha des o f a fo re s t R i gh t a
w
.
,

b ov e
m e t h e re a s n o sk y b u t o n l y a ca
w
.

ve r n o u s roo f T h i s
r o o f g re h i g h e r a n d h i gh e r a t t h e d i s ta n ce o f t h e l a
.
,

nd
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s ca p e s b e y o n d t i l l i t b ec a m e i m p e rce p t i b l e a s an a t m os
e r e of ha a
mw
, ,

p h z e fo r m e d i ts e l f b e n e th
Con t i n u i ng y a l k I s ta r t e d f ro m ab u s h t h a
w w
.

—
t re
sem b led a gre a t ta n gl e o f se a e e d s i n t e rs p e rs e d i t h
,
-

fe r n l i k e s h ru b s a nd p l a n ts o f la rge l e a fage s h a
,

-
ped l i ke
t ha t of th e a l oe o r p r ic k l y p ea
-
r a —
cu rious a n i ma l a bou t
the size a nd s h a p e o f ad e e r B u t a s a

aaw w y af e p a ce s i t t u rn e d r o u n d a
t it a w
. ft e r b o u n d i n g
nd g a
s not like a
zed a t me in
,

q u i s i t i ve ly I p e rce i ve d t h a
w
,

n y s p e c i es o f
d ee r no e x t a nt a b o v e t h e ea r t h b u t i t b ro u gh t i n s t a
,

ntly
t o m y re c o l l ec t i o n a p la s t e r ca st I ha
,

d s ee n i n s o m e
m u seu m o f a va r i e ty o f t h e elk s ta g sa id to ha ve ex i ste d
b e fo re t h e D e l u ge T h e c re a t u re s e e m e d t a
w
,

m e e n o u gh
a nd a f te r i n sp e c t i n g m e am o m e n t o r t o b eg a
,
.

n to
g ra ze o n t h e s i ngu la r h e rb a ge a ro u n d u n d i s m ayed a
, ,

nd
ca re l e s s.

C HAPTE R IV .

I N O W ca m e i n fu l l s i gh t o f t h e b u i l d i n g Ye s i t h a
been m a de by ha
ro c k I sh o u ld h a
n ds a nd h o l l o
v e s u p p o se d i t a
,
w
ed pa rtly ou t of a
t t h e fi rs t gl a
gre a
n ce t o
d
t
.
,

ha v e bee n of t h e ea r l i e s t fo r m o f E gy p t i a n a
w w m
.

rc h i t ec t u re
It a s f ro n t e d by h u ge c o l u m n s t a pe r i n g u p a
w
.

rd f ro
ma ss ive p l i n ths a i t h ca p i ta l s t ha t a s I ca m e n ea
,

nd re r
I p e rc e i ve d t o b e m o re o rn a m e n ta la nd m o r e f a n ta s t i ca
w
, , ,

lly
gr a ce fu l t h a n E gy p t i a n a rc h i te c t u re a llo s As t he
Cori n th ia n ca p i tal m i m i c s t h e l ea f of the a ca
.

n t h u s so
t he ca p i ta l s o f t h es e co l u m n s i m i t a t e d t h e fo l i a
,

ge o f t h e
v ege t a t ion n e igh bori ng them so me a

ww
li ke
h u ma
A n d no t h e re c a
a
,
l o e l i k e s o m e fe r n
me o u t o f this bu ild ing a fo r m
,

w
s i t h u ma n ? I t s t o o d o n t h e b ro a d a y a
.

n;
—
nd
lo o k e d a ro u n d be h e l d m e a nd a p p ro a I t ca
w w i t h i n af e y a
of it a
rd s o f m e a
,

n i n d e s c r i ba w
b l e ae a
,
nd a
c h ed
t t h e s i gh t a
me
n d p re s e n c e
.

m
n d t re m o r s e i z e d m e roo t ,

i n g m y fee t t o t h e gro u n d I t re m i n d e d m e o f s y b o l i
ca l i ma ge s of Ge n i u s o r D e m o n t h a t a r e s e e n o n E t ru s c a

w
.

n
va se s o r l i m n e d o n t h e a l l s o f Ea
i ma
a
ge s t h a
n o t h e r ra
w
t b o r ro t h e o u t l i n e s o f a
w
It a s ta l l n o t gi g a
n a m
s t e r n s e p u l c h re s
nd a
n t i c b u t ta
r e ye t

ll a
of

w
,

ce s the
ta l l e s t m e n b e l o t h e h e i gh t o f g i a
.
, ,

n ts

w
.

I ts c h i e f co ve ri n g s e e m e d t o m e t o b e c o m p o se d o f
la rge i n gs fo l d e d o ve r i t s b re a st a nd re a ch i ng to i ts
1 2 T
HE CO N/[N C R A CE

w
.

k n e e s ; t h e re s t o f i t s a t t i re a s c o m p ose d o f a n u nder
t u n ic a nd l eggi n gs o f s o m e t h i n fi b ro u s m a t e ri a
w
a
o re o n i t s h e a
nd c a
d ak i n d o f t i a
r ri e d i n i t s r i g h t h a
r at h a t s hon e i t h j e el s
n d as l e n d e r s t a
w w
l It .

w
,

ff o f b r i gh t
m e ta l l i k e p ol i s h e d s t e e l B u t t h e f a ce ! i t a s t ha
wm
of a
h i c h i n s p i re d m y ae a
n bu t yet of a type of a
wm .

nd m y t e r ro r It a .

n d i s t i n c t f ro m o u r k n o
w w
s t h e fa ce
n
t

e xta n t ra ce s T h e n ea re s t a p p ro a ch to i t i n ou tli ne a
,

nd
e x p re s s i o n i s t h e f a
.

ce o f t h e s c u l p t u re d s p h i n x so reg u —

la r i n i t s ca l m i n tellectua l m y s te r i o u s b e a
w a s pecu l ia

other va
r m o re l i k e t h a
,

ri e ty o f o u r s p ec i e s a
,

t o f t h e re d
u ty I ts col or
a n tha m
n a
.

ny
a
w
,

nd ye t d i ffe re n t fro m i t —

rich e r a nd a ith la rge b l a c k e ye s d e e p a

w
,

softe r h u e nd
b ril l ia nt a s a rc h e d a s a s e m i c i rc l e T h e f a
w
, ,

nd b ro ce
a s b ea rd l e s s ; b u t an a m e l es s s o m e t h i n g i n t h e a
, .

s p ec t
t ra n q u i l t h o u gh t h e e x p re s s i o n a nd b e a
wm
,

u t e o u s t h o u gh
t h e fe a t u re s r o u s e d t h a t i nstinct o f da
,

n ge r h i c h t h e
s i gh t of a t i ge r o r s e rp e n t a ro u s e s I fe l t t h a t this a
w w w
,

m
n
l ike ima ge a i t h fo rc e s i n i m i c a a
w
.

s endo ed l to n
A s i t d re n e a r a co l d s h u d d e r c a
.

m e o v e r m e I fe l l o n
m y k nees a nd c ov e re d m y f a ce w i t h m y h a
, .

nds .

CHAPTER V .

A VOI CE a cc o s t e d m e av e ry q u i e t a nd v e ry m u s i c a
w l
—

k e y o f v o i c e ln a la ngua
w ge o f h i c h I c o u l d n o t u n d e r
—

s ta n d a o rd b u t i t s e rv d t o d i s pe l m y fe a e
r I un
c ov e re d m y f a ce a T h e s t ra
w
.
,

sc a
nd l o o k e d u p
rc e l y b ri n g m ys e l f t o c a ll him a
.

mn ge r ( I c o u ld
n ) s u rvey e d m e ith
a n ey e t h a t s e e m e d t o re a d t o t h e v e ry d e p t h s o f m y
h ea rt H e then pla ce d h i s l e f t h a n d o n m y fo re h e a d a
w
nd
i th th e s ta
w
.
,

ff i n h i s r i gh t ge n t l y t o u c h e d m y s h o u l d e r
T h e e f fe c t o f t h i s d o u b l e c o n t a ct a s ma gi c al I n pl a
.

ce
o f m y fo r m e r t e r r o r t h e re p a ssed i n to m e a
.

m
se n s e o f co n
e nt o f j o y o f c o n fi d e n c e i n m y s e l f a
t e nt
b e fo re m e I ros e a
,

l is te ned to m e i th a
.

w
,

nd s p ok e i n m y o
p pa re n t a
n la
ttention bu t ith a
ww
nd i n t h e be i n g
n gu a ge H e
s l i gh t
.

s u rprise i n h is l ook s ; a nd s h oo k h i s h e a d a
w
,

s i f t o s i g n i fy

tha a
,

t I s n o t u n d e rs t o o d H e t h e n t ook m e by th e
ha nd a
w w
.

n d l e d m e i n s i l e n ce t o t h e b u i l d i n g The en
t ra n ce a i n d e e d t h e re a We
.

s o pe n —
s n o do o r t o i t

ent e re d a n i m m e nse ha l l l i g h t e d by t h e s a
.

,
me kind o f
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HE CO I NG RA CE . 1 3

l u s t re a
odor Th e floor a
s i n t h e s ce n e

s i n law w
i t h o u t b u t d i ff u s i ng a
rge t e ss e l a
f ra gr a nt

w
,

c l o u s m e ta
.

ls a nd p a
w
te d b l oc k s of p re
r t l y c o ve red i t h as o r t O f at li k e m
ca r pe t i n g A s t r a m usic a b ov e a nd a
,

i n o f lo ro u n d
u n d u la ted a
.
, ,

s i f f ro m i n v i s i b l e i n s t r u m e n t s s ee m i n g t o
belon g na t u ra l l y t o t h e p la ce j u s t a
w
,

s the sou nd of m u r

a t e rs b e l o n gs t o aroc k y l a n d sc a
w
,

m uring pe o r t h e
a rb l e o f b i rd s t o ve r n a
,

l grov e s
A fi gu re i n a s i m p l e r ga rb tha n tha
w
.

t O f m y gu i d e b u t
s i m i la r fa a s s ta n d i n g m o t i o n l e ss n e a
ww
, ,

of sh ion r the
t h re s h o l d M y g u i d e t o u c h e d i t t i c e i t h h i s s t a ff a
,

nd
i t p u t i tsel f i n to a ra pid a
.
,

n d gl i d i n g m o ve m e n t s k i m
m i n g n o i s e l ess l y ov e r t h e fl o o r G a
w w
,

zing on i t I then
Sa t ha t it a but a m ec h a n i ca l a
w
.
,

s n o l i v i n g fo r m u to
ma I t m igh t be t o m i n u tes a f t e r i t va
,

ton n ish ed
t h ro u g h a d oo rl es s O pe n i n g h a l f sc ree n e d b y c u r t a ins a
ww
.

t
t h e o t h e r e n d O f t h e ha he n t h ro u g h t h e s a
w
,

ll m e O pe n
i ng a d va n ce d a boy O f a b o u t t e l ve y e a rs O ld i t h fe a
,

t
u res c l o se l y res e m b l i n g t h o s e o f m y g u i d e s o t h a
,

t th ey
s ee m e d t o m e e v i d e n t l y s o n a nd f a
,

t h e r O n s ee i n g m e
t h e c h i l d u t t e re d a c ry a nd l i f t e d a s ta ff l i k e t h a
w
.

t born e
b y m y gu i d e a s i f i n m ena c e A t a o rd f ro m t h e e l d e r
w
,

.
,

h e d ro p pe d i t T h e t o t h e n c o n v e rs e d fo r s o m e m o
m e n ts e x a
ww
.

m i n i ng m e W h i le they spoke The ch i ld

t o u c h e d m y ga rm e n ts a n d s t ro k e d m y f a
.
,

ce i t h ev iden t
c u r i o s i t y u t t e r i n g as o u n d l i k e al a u gh bu t i t h a
,

n
h i la r i t y m o re s u b d u e d t h a n t he m i rth of O u r la
, ,

u gh t e r
P re s e n t l y t h e ro o f O f t h e h a l l op e n ed a nd a pla
.

tfo r m
d e s ce n d e d see m i n gl y c o n s t r u c t e d o n t h e s a
w
,

m e pri nciple
a l i f ts u s e d i n h o te l s a a
,
”
s the re h o u s e s fo r m o u n t
“
nd
i n g f ro m o n e s t o r y t o a nother
T h e s t ra n ge r p l a ced h i m self a nd t h e c h i l d o n t h e p l a
w
.

t
fo r m a nd m o t i o n e d t o m e t o d o t h e s a me hich I did
We a s c e n d e d q u i ck l y a nd s a fe l y a nd a
w ww w
.
, ,

l i gh t e d i n t h e
m idst of a c o rr i d o r i t h d o o r a
,

ys o n e i t h e r s i d e
T h ro u g h o n e o f t h e s e d o o r a ys I a
w w
.

s c o n d u c t ed i n t o

ac h a m be r fi t ted u p i t h a n O r i e n ta l s ple n d or ; t he a
w e re t e s se l a
cu s h ion s a
te d i t h s p a
nd d i v a ns a
w rs a
bou n ded ; a
nd m e t a ls a nd u n c u t j e
p e rt u re s a
lls
els ; w
ww
w
, ,

s fo r i ndo s
b u t u n gl a e re m a d e i n t he cha
,

zed m b e r O pe n i n g t o t h e
fl oor ; a nd a s I pa sse d a l o n g I ob se rve d t h a
w
, ,

t t h e s e o pe n
i n gs l e d i n t o S p a cious ba lcon ies a nd c o m m a
o f t h e i l l u m i n e d la n d sc a
ww
pe i t h o u t I n c a
f ro m t h e c e i l i n g t h e re e re b i rd s o f s t r a
n ded vie s
,

ge s s u s pe n d e d
n ge fo r m a
.

nd
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H E CO I NG CE .

b r i gh t pl u m a h ich a w
t o u r e n t ra n ce s e t u p a

fi
ge ch oru s
o f so ng m od u la te d i n t o t u n e a s is tha
,

t of our piping
A d e l i c i o u s f ra gr a
,

b u ll nc h e s n c e fro m c e n se rs O f go l d
el a bo r a t e l y s c u l p t u re d fi l l e d t h e a S ev e r a l a u toma ta
,
.

ir
l i k e t h e O ne I h a d s ee n s to o d d u m b a
w
.
,

nd m o t i o n l e ss b y
the a T h e s t ra n ge r p l a c e d m e b e s i d e h i m 0 11 a
,

l ls
d i va n a nd a ga i n s po k e t o m e a nd a ga
w w
.

i n I s po k e b u t
i t h o u t t h e l ea st a d va n ce to a rd u n d e rs t a n d i n g ea
, , ,

ch
other
B u t n o I b eg a
.

w n t o fe e l t h e e ffec t s o f t h e b l o I h a
r e ce i ve d f ro m t h e s p l i n te rs O f t h e f a l l i n g roc k m o re
d w
a cu te ly t ha n I ha d done a t fi rs t
T h e re c a m e o ve r m e as e n s e O f s i c k l y f a i n t ness a
w
.

c
co m pa n ied i th a cu te la ncina t i n g pa i n s i n t he hea d a
,

nd
I sa n k ba c k o n t h e se a t a nd s t r ove i n v a
w
,

n e ck i n to
st ifle a gro a n O n t h i s t h e c h i l d ho ha
w
.
,

d h i th erto see m ed

w
.
,

t o e y e m e i t h d i s t r u s t o r d i s l i k e k n e l t by m y s i d e t o
s u pp o r t m e ; t a k ing one O f m y ha
,

nd s i n both h is o n he
a p p ro a c h e d h i s l i ps t o m y fo re h e a d b re a
w w
,

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s o f t l y I n af e m o m e n t s m y p a i n ce a s e d ; ad ro s y
,

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w w
.
,

sleep
l o n g I re m a i n ed i n t h i s s ta
w w
.

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h e n I o k e I fe l t pe r fec t l y re s t o red M y eye s o p e n e d

u po n a g ro u p O f s i l e n t fo r m s s e a te d a
.

ro u n d m e i n t h e
g ra vi ty a nd q u i e t u d e O f O r i e n t a ls a
w w
,

l l m o re o r l e s s l i k e
—

t h e fi rs t s t r a n ge r ; t h e s a m e ma n t l i n g i n gs t h e s a me
fa s h i o n o f ga rm e n t t h e s a m e S p h i n x l i k e fa
,

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deep da r k e ye s a nd re d m a n s col or ; a b o ve a ll t h e s a
, ,
’
me
ty p e o f ra c e ra ce a k i n to m a
,
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,

me
u n u t t e ra b l e fee l i n g O f d re a d Y e t ea c h c o u n te n a n ce a
,

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.

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s

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, .

t i n t h i s v e ry
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w nd be n i g n i t y co n s i s t e d t h e s e c re t O f t h e d re a
, ,

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n ce s i n s p i re d T h ey s e e m e d a
h i c h t h e c o u n te n a
o f th e l i n es a ww
nd s h a w d o s h i c h ca re a nd s o rro
s void

a nd
pa ss i o n a nd s i n l e a a
v e u po n t h e f a ces of m e n s a
,

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fa ce s O f sc u l p t u re d god s o r a s i n t h e eye s O f C h ri s t i a

w
, ,

n
m o u rn e rs s e e m t h e p e a c e fu l b ro s o f t h e d e a
w w w
, ,

d
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.
,
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s the child s

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ww wmm
.

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such a s tha a y ga
,

t i th h ich e ze o n s o m e s u ff e ri n g
b i rd o r b u t t e rfl y I s h r a t t o u c h I s h ra
w w n k f ro tha nk —

f ro m t h a t ey e I a s va g u e l y i m p re s s e d i t h ab e l i ef
.

.
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T
I .

tha
a s ea
t ha
,
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sily a s a a n cam
sed tha t c h i l d c o u ld h a
n k i l l ab i r d o r ab u t t e r fl y
,
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he
m
ch i l d s e e m e d p a ined a t m y re p u gn a nce qu i tted m e a
w ww
.

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pla
w
, ,

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c o n t i n u e d t o co n ve rse i t h e a ch other i n a tone a
w w
.

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by t hei r gla n ce s t o a rd m e I c o u l d p e rc e i ve t h a t I a
,

s
t h e o bj ec t o f t h e i r co n ve rs a t i o n O n e i n es p ec i a l s ee m e d
t o b e u rg i n g s o m e p ro p os a l a
w
.

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w
ww
,
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he n t he ch i l d su d de n ly q u i tted
p la ce d h i m s e l f b e t e e n m e a
,

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t h e o t h e r fo rm s a s i f i n p ro t ec t i o n a
,

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w
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t
t he ch i l d I ha d b e fo re so d re a d ed a s pl ea
.

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.

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.
,

n t h e i rs t h o u g h
eq ua l l y regu l a r i n i t s fe a t u res s e e m e d t o m e t o h a
w
, ,

ve
m o re t h e t o u c h Of ah u m a n i ty a
w
,

k i n to m y o n H e
l i s t e n e d q u i e t l y t o t h e o rd s a
w w
.

d d re ss e d t o h i m fi rs t b y
m y g u i d e n e x t by t o o th e rs o f t h e gr o u p a nd l a
,

stly
by t h e c h i l d ; t h e n t u r n e d t o a r d m ys e l f a nd a
w
, ,

d d re s s e d
m e n o t b y o rd s b u t b y s i g n s a
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,

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fa ncie d t ha t I p e rfe c t l y u n d e rs t o o d a a
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ta k e n I c o m p re h e n d e d t h a t h e i n q u i re d h e n c e I c a
w w
,

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.

r a m
nd p o i n t e d t o a rd t h e ro a d h i ch
me .

ha d l e d m e f ro m t h e c h a s m i n t h e roc k ; t h e n a n i d ea

o n o ne o f i ts b l a
.

n k l ea
w
s e i z e d m e I d re fo r t h m y p oc k e t b o o k a
ves a
nd s k e t c h e d
ro u g h d e s i g n o f t h e l e d ge o f
-

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,

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w
t h e roc k t h e ro pe m ys e l f cl i n g i n g t o i t ; t h e n o f t h e
,

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w
, ,

v e t h i s p r i m i t i ve k i n d O f h i e ro
gl y p h t o m y i n t e r r og a ho a
.

tor f t e r i n s pec t i n g i t
gra ve l y h a n d e d i t t o h i s n e x t n e i gh b o r a
, ,

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pa ss e d ro u n d t h e g ro u p T h e b e i n g I h a d a
ww w w
, ,

t fi rs t e n
c o u n t e re d t h e n s a i d af e ords a
.

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a p p ro a ched a nd l o o k e d a t m y d r ai n g n od d e d a
w
, ,

s if he

c o m p re h e n d e d i t s p u rpo r t a
w ww
,

nd re t u r n i n g t o t h e in
expa n d e d t h e i n gs a t ta
, ,

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t h e m o n c e o r t i ce a nd t he n l a u n ch e d h i m s e l f i n t o s p a
ww w
, ,

ce
i th ou t I sta r ted u p i n a ma ze a nd h a
w
,

s te n e d t o t h e i n
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wwww fl
.

do i r b u oyed o n h i s
h ich he d id n o t a p to a n d f ro a s a
,
.

i n gs b i rd d o e s
b u t h i c h e re e l ev a te d o v e r h i s h e a d a
, ,

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m
HE CO / ; R A CE

w w
.

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be

w w w r

fl i g h t s e e m e d as i ft aay e a
w
i t a to a
l of t i t h o u t e ffo r t f h i s
s s gl e s ; ad I o bs e rv e d t h a
n
he nce I ha
n
’
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t n
o o .

w ww
s rd t h e roc k
h ich th e o u tl i n e loom ed v is ibl e i n t he b ri l l ia
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d desce n d ed of
nt a
m i n u t e s h e re t u r n e d s k i m m i n g
t m os
,

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t h ro u g h t h e o p e n i n g f ro m h i c h h e h a d go n e ad d ro p
.
,

n
p i n g o n t h e fl o o r t h e ro p e ad g r a p p l i n g h oo k s I h a
w w
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a t t h e d e sce n t f ro m t h e c h a S o m e o rd s i n a
w w
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t o u ch e d aa
sm
s s ed b e t e e n t h e b e i n gs p re s e n t o n e o f t h e gro u p
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.

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l

w :
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n
f ro m t h e roo m ; t h e n t h e l a
ton

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,

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i n t o t h e c o r r i d o r T h e re th e p l a t fo r m by h i c h I h a
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m o u n t e d aa pla c e d o u rs e l ve s o n i t ad w e re
w w
.

i ted u s ; e n
l o e red i n t o t h e h a l l belo My com pa n ion still ne
h old i ng m e by t h e ha
.
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i t h b u i l d i n gs o n e i t h e r s i d e s e p a ra t e d f ro m e a
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n
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w w
w w a
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l ki ng slo ly a
.

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rd e n s
lls or
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,

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.
,

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t o n e s l o o k s ad ge s t u re s a
w w w
, ,

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a b o u t m y s e l f I n af m o m e n t s ac ro d c o l l ec t e d
w
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ro u n d u s e x a m i n i n g m e i t h g re a t i n te re s t ai f I e re
w
.

s
s o m e ra ild a ni ma l Y e t e v e n i n g ra
, ,

re t i fy i n g t h e i r
c u r i os i t t h ey p re s e rve d a g ra ve a nd c o u r t e o u s d e m e a
ww w
.

y nor;
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m e t o d e p rec a t e o b s t r u c t i o n i n o u r ro a d t h e y fe l l b a
w
:

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,

ck
ith a s ta te ly i n cl i na t i o n o f h ea d ad re s u m e d t h e i r
w ww w
,

n n o

a i t h t ra n q u i l i n d i ffe re n c e M i d a
,

y y i n th is thor
a a a a
w
.

ou g h f re s t o ep pe d t b u i l d i n g t h t d i ffe re d f ro m
ha d h i therto pa ssed i na s m u c h a i t fo r m e d
t h os e

w
l o ft y py r a
e

t h re e s i d e s o f a
m ida
va s t cou rt a t the a
l t o e rs ; i n t h e O pe n s p a
n gl e s o f w
ce be tw
,

h i c h e re w s

w
,

ee n t h e
s i d e s aa c i rc u l a l d i m e n s i o n s ad
t h ro w
s

i n g u p ad a
r fo u n t a
zz l i n g s p r a
W e e n t e re d t h e b u i l d i n g t h ro u gh a O p e n d oo r a
w
i n o f c o l o s sa
y of ha t s e e m e d t o m e fi re
y ad w
,
n

ww
.

n n

ca m e i n t o ae n o rm o u s h a l l i n h i c h e re s e v e r a
re n t l y e m p l oye d i n w
n l grou ps
f c h i l d re n a ll a p pa o rk aa
w
a ah u ge e n gi n e i n t h e w
,

o t some s

a
g re a t fa
w ww
,

c t o ry T h e re s ll
w h i c h a i n fu l l p l a i t h h ee l s ad c y l i n d e rs re
.

s y ,
n
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HE CO I NG R A CE 1 7

w
.

s e m b l i n g o u r o n s t ea
ri ch ly orna
ww m e n gi n e s e xc e p t t h a
m e n t e d i t h p re c i o u s s to n e s a
-

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ls a
a
nd
s

a p pe a re d t o e m a na t e ap a l e p h os p h o re sce n t a
w
,

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ww
o f s h i ft i n g l i gh t
m ys te r i o u s o r k o n t h i s m a
w b l es I a
. n y of t h e c h i l d re n

s not a
c h i n e ry o t h e rs e re s e a
t som e
ted w
be fo re t a
,

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ww
.

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one you ng voice a s h ea rd n o t o n e y o u n g f a
.

m
—
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t o ga ll s t i l l a n d i n d i ffe re n t a a
w
z e o n u s T h e y e re a
b e gh os t s t h ro u g h t h e m i d s t o f h i c h p a
,

th e fo r m s o f t h e l i v i n g
. s

ss u n n o t i c e d
y

a a a
m w
.

Q u i t t i n g t h i s h l l m y gu i d e l ed m e t h ro u g h g l l e ry
ri ch ly pa i n ted i n co m pa ith a ba r ba
,
'
rt e n ts r i c m i x t u re
l i k e pi c t u re s b y L o u i s C r a na
w
,

o f go l d i n t h e c o l o rs ch
T h e s u bj ec t s d e sc ri be d o n t h e se a lls a p p ea
, .

re d t o m y
gl a n ce a s i n t e n d e d t o i l l u s t ra

w w m
t h e ra ce aw m i d st h i c h I a s a
t e e v e n t s i n t h e h i s t o ry o f
d m it ted I n a
a n l i k e c re a
ll t h e re
t u re s I h a
e re

w
.

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fi g u re s m o s t o f t h e m l i k e t h e d
s ee n b u t n o t a ll i n t h e s a m e fa s h i o n o f ga rb n o r a
w ww
,

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i n gs T h e re e re a l s o t h e ef g i e s of va rious a n i ma
w
, ,

ls
a h o l l y s t ra i t h ba
.

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p iet i n g la n d s ca p e s o r b u i l d i n gs S o f a r a

w w w
,

s m y i m p e r fe c t

k n o l e dge o f t h e p i c t o r i a l a ould a
.

r t l l o m e t o fo r m
a n o p i n i o n t h es e p a i n t i n gs s e e m e d v e ry a c c u ra
sign a w w ,

n d Ve ry ri c h i n c o l o r i n g s h o
e d ge o f p e rs pe c t i ve b u t t h e i r d e t a
i ng a
ils not a
te i n de
p e r fec t k n o l
rr a n ge d a
w
,

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w w
,

c k n o l ed ge d by o u r
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w w
rt i s t s
w s it t t h e e ffec t
—

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l i k e h e t e roge n e o u s f ra gm e n ts of a d re a m of a
w w
, , ,

r t

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w w w w
.

te s i ze i n h ich
a s a ha t I a fte r a rd k n e t o b e t h e f a
,

ssem bled m ily

of m y gu i d e s e a ted a t a ta b l e s p re a d a s fo r re p a

w w m w ,

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da u gh t e r a I r e c o g ni z e d a
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s t The
g u i d e s i fe h i s
.

w w w
,

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w
,
.

les
e re o f t a l l e r s ta t u re a nd a m p l e r p ro p o r t i o n s t h a
,

n t he
ma l es ; a nd t h e i r c o u n t e n a n c e s i f s t i l l m o re sy m m e t r i c a
w
i n outline a
w m
n d c o n t ou r
t i m i d i ty o f e x p re ss i o n h i c h g i ve c h a
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,

t o t h e fa
nd
l

w w w
,

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oma n a s s ee n o n t h e e a rth a
w ww
i n gs t h e d a u gh t e r o re i n gs l o n ge r t h a
b o v e T h e i fe o re no .

n t h os e o f t h e
ma
ww w
,

les
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.

,
ll t h e p e r .

2
1 8 TM HE CO I NG R A CE .

s o n s s ea
a nd m a
te d ros e a
n ner h ich I ha w w
nd ,
i th tha t pe c u l i a
v e be fo r e n o t i c ed a
r m i l d n e s s o f l oo k
nd hich is w
i n t ru t h t h e c o m m o n a t t r i b u t e o f t h i s fo r m i d a b l e ra
w
, ,

ce
t h ey sa l u ted m e a cc o rd i n g t o t h e i r f a
, ,

shion h ich co n
s i s ts i n la y i n g t h e r i gh t h a n d v e ry ge n t l y o n t h e h e a
,

d
a nd u t t e ri n g a s o f t s i bi l a n t m o n o sy l l a b l e S si e q u i va —
.
,

l e n t t o W e l co m e
“

T h e m i s t re s s o f t h e h o u s e t h e n s e a
.

t ed m e b e s i d e h e r
a nd h e a ped a go l d e n p l a t t e r b e fo re m e f ro m o n e o f t h e
d i sh es

ma
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.

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,

thei r fla v o r) m y c o m pa n i o n s c o n ve rse d q u i e t l y a
fa r a w
s I cou l d d etect

r e fe re n ce t o m y s e l f o r a
,

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,

nc e r i e ty o f
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w
.

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held a nd a s c o n s e q u e n t l y reg a rd e d by t h e m a s a m os t
cu rious a nd a b n orma l phen om en on Bu t a
w
,

ll r u d e n e s s i s
u n k n o n to th is people a n d t h e y o u n ge s t c h i l d i s t a
.

m
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t o d espi se a ny v e h e m e n t e m o t i o n a l d e o ns t 1 a
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ti o n Whe n
t h e m ea l a s e n d e d m y gu i d e a ga i n took m e by th e ha
.

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, ,

sc ribed nd h i c h I r i gh t l y c o n
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w
,

t
fo r m d esc e n d e d b u t t h i s t i m e e m o u n t e d t o am u c h
.

gre a te r h e i gh t t h a n i n t h e fo r m e r b u i l d i n g a
w
,

nd fou n d
o u rs e l v e s i n aro o m o f m od e r a te di men sions a
a
,

nd hich
i n i t s ge n e r a l cha ra c t e r ha d m u ch t h t m i g h t b e f a m ilia
w
,

r
to th e a ss o c i a t i o n s o f av i s i t o r f ro m t h e u p pe r o rl d

t o be b o ok s a
w
T h e re e re s h e l ve s o n t h e a
nd i n d e e d
w
l l co n t a
w i ning ha
e re s o ; m os t l y v e ry s m a
t a p pe a w
re d
ll l ike
.

ou r d ia m o n d d u od e c i m os s h a ped i n t h e f a
w
, ,

shion of ou r
vo l u m e s a nd bo u n d i n fi n e s h e e t s o f m e t a
,

l T h e re e re
s ve r a l c u ri ou s l o o k i n g p i e c e s o f m ec h a n i s m s ca
,
.

e -
t te re d
a bou t a p pa re n t l y m od e l s s u c h a s m i gh t b e s e e n i n t h e

m
stu dy of a ny p ro fe s s i o n a l m echa
w wn icia n Fou r a u toma ta
, ,

( echa n i ca l c o n t r i va i t h t h es e p e o p l e a
w
.

n ce s h i c h n
s e r t h e o rd i n a
w w
, ,

ry p u rp o s e s o f d o m e s t i c s e rv i ce ) s t o o d
pha n to m l i ke a t ea ch a n gl e i n t h e a ll In a a
w w www ww r e ce s s
-
s
alo c o u c h o r b e d i t h p i l l o s A i n d o
.

i th cu r
ta i n s o f s o m e fi b ro u s m a te ria l d r an a
, .
,

s i d e o pe n ed u p o n
al a rge b a M y h os t s t e p pe d o u t i n t o t h e b a
w w
,

lc o n y . lcony ;
I fo l l o e d h i m I ve e re o n t h e u p p e r m os t s t o ry o f o n e
.
20 T H E CO AI I N G R A CE .

l i ev i n g t h a t a m
T h o u gh n o t i n c l i n e d t o b e s u p e rs t i t i o u s n o r h i t h e rt o be

w w
,

n c o u l d b e b r o u gh t i n to b o d i l y co m m u n i
ca t i o n i t h d e m o n s I fe l t t h e t e r ro r a

ha
ww
m e n t i t h h ich i n t h e Got h ic a
v e p e rs u a
,

d ed h i m self t ha w
nd t h e
ge s at r a
i ld exci te
v e l l e r m i gh t
i t n e ss e d asa bba
ww
, ,

t he t of
fiends a nd i tches I ha ve a va gu e re c o l l e c t i o n o f h a v
ing a t t e m p t e d i t h v e h e m e n t ges t i c u l a ti on a
w
.

nd fo r m s o f
e x o rc i s m a
,

m
nd l ou d i n c o h e re n t o rd s t o re pe l m y c o u r t e
ou s a nd i n d u l ge n t h o s t ; o f h i s m i l d e n d e a v o rs t o c a
, ,

l
a nd s o o t h e m e ; o f h i s i n t e l l i ge n t c o n j ec t u re t h a
frigh t a nd b e
e n ce o f fo rm a
w n d m o ve m e n t b e t
ww w
i l d e r m e n t e re o cc a
t my
s i o n e d b y t h e d i ffe r
e e n u s h i c h t h e i n gs w
tha t ha d e x c i te d m y m a rve l l i n g c u ri o s i ty h a d i n e x e rc i s e
ma
w ww
, ,

d e s t i l l m o re s t ro n gl y p e rce p t i bl e ; o f t h e ge n t l e s m i l e
i t h h ich h e ha d s o u gh t t o d i s p e l m y a la
p i n g t h e i n gs t o t h e g ro u n d a
m e tha w
t t h e y e re b u t a m echa
nd e n d e a
n i ca l c o n tr iva
r m b y d ro p
v or i n g to sh o
n ce T h a t
w
s u d d e n t ra n s fo r m a t i o n d i d b u t i n c re a s e m y h o rr o r a
w
.

nd
a s i t s e l f by e x t r e m e d a
w
,

s e x t re m e f r i gh t o f te n s h o r in
g I
s p ra ng a t h i s t h ro a t l i k e a i l d b ea st On a n i n s ta
w
,

nt I
a s fe l l ed t o t h e g ro u n d a s by a n e l ec t r i c s h oc k a
.

nd t h e
la s t co n fu s e d i m a ge s fl o a
w w w
,

t i n g be fo re m y s i g h t e re I b e
ca m e h o l l y i n s e n s i b l e e re t h e fo r m o f m y h os t k n e e l
i n g bes i d e m e i t h on e ha n d o n m y fo re h e a d a
ww
,

m
nd t h e
bea u t i fu l c al fa ce o f h i s da i t h la
,

u gh te r rge d e e p i n
s c r u ta
, , ,

ble eyes i n te n tly fi xed u p o n m y o n .

CHAPTER VI

lea
I R EM A I N ED
rned for m a
i n t h i s u n c o n sc i o u s s t a
n y da
te a
ys e v e n f o r s o m e e e k s a
s I a

w ww fter a
,
rd

cc o rd i n g
t o o u r c o m p u ta t i o n o f t i m e W h e n I re c o ve r e d I a
w
, , ,

s in

as t r a n ge ro o m m y h os t a nd a l l h i s fa
m i l y e re g a
.

t h e red
rou n d m e a nd t o m y u t t e r a ma z e m y h os t s d a
w w
,
’
ugh t er
a cc o s te d m e i n m y o n l a n gua i t h b u t as l i gh t l y
,

ge
fo re i gn a
Ho
It a ww cce n t
d o y o u fe e l ? s h e a
.

”
s k ed
m
w
.

s s o m e m o m e n t s b e fo re I co u l d o v e rco m e y
s u rp r i s e e n o u gh t o f a l te r o u t Y o u k n o m y l a ngua
w w ge ?
“

Who a ha t a
w
,

Ho ? nd re
you
M y h os t s m i l e d a nd m o t i o n e d t o o n e o f h i s s o n s ho
t h e n t oo k fro m a ta b l e an u m be r o f t h i n m e t a
,

l l i c s h ee t s
 TM
rious fi a
HE CO I NG RA CE . 21

w h ich w e r e t ra ce d d r a w va
on

h ouse a t ree a b i rd a m a etc

i n gs o f g u r es—

t h es e d e s i g n s I re c og n i z e d m y w w
n,
d ra
c h fi gu re w aw
.
, , ,

In sty le o n o f
i n g U n d e r ea ri t te n th e na
ge a i n m y w
me it in
s o f
my la n gu a r i t i ng a i n a nother ha
w
.

nd nd ; nd
wr i t i n g a o r d s t ra n ge t o m e b e n e a
i d t he h ost T h u s w
,

th it
Sa b e ga n a m y da
w b e l o n gs t o t h e C o l l ege S age s abe e n yo u r a
.

,
“
u gh t e r Z e e
e ; nd ,

ho of h s i
ad o u rs
,
”
s t r u c t r e ss too
n
the n pla b e fo re m e o t h e r m e t a
w w w w
.

Zee ced l l ic s h ee ts o n
o rd s fi rs t a
w
,

h ich i n m y riti ng nd t h e n se n t e n c e s
U n d e r ea c h o rd a nd e a
, , , ,

e re i n s cr i b e d c h sen te nce
s t ra n ge c h a ra cters i n a nother ha n d Ra
.

l l y i n g m y s e n s es
I c o m p re h e n d e d t h a t t h u s ar u d e d i c t i o n a ry h a
w w
.
,

d b ee n
e ffe c t e d H a a s d re a
“
Tha
.d i t b ee n d o n e
t i s e n o u gh no
Re p os e a nd t a k e fo od
sa w hile I
i d Ze e i n at o n e of c o m m a
,
”

.
m i ng ?
nd ,
.

w
CHAPTE R VI I

fi
.

t o m ys e l f a s a ss i g n e d t o m e i n t h i s v a

w w A
ce
ROOM
It
i thou t a
a s p re t t i l y a nd fa n ta
ny o f t h e s p l e n d o r o f m e t a
s t i cal ly a rr a
st ed i
n ge d b u t
w
ww w
ww
,
.

l o r k o r ge m s -

h ich a s d i s p la yed i n t h e m o re p u b l i c a pa rt m e n ts
T he a e re h u n g i t h a va r i eg a te d m a tti ng ma
.

lls de
f ro m th e s t a lks a n d fi b re s o f p l a n ts a nd t h e fl o o r c a
w ww
pe t ed
T he bed a
i t h the sa me
i t h o u t c u r ta
r ,

w
.

s i n s i ts s u p p o r t s o f i ro n
re s t i n g o n b a l l s o f c r y s ta l ; t h e c o v e r i n gs o f at h i n h i t e
w
,

s u bs t a m
n ce re s e b l i n g c o t t o n T h e re e re s u n d ry s h e l v e s
,

c o n ta i n e d rec es s c o m m u n i c a
w i n i n g bo o k s A c u r t a
w w
.

ted
ith a n a via
.

ry fi l l e d i t h s i n g i n g b i rd s o f h ich I d i d -

n o t re c ogn i z e o n e res e m b l i n g t h o s e I h a v e s ee n o n e a
w
,

rt h
e xce p t a bea u t i fu l s pec i e s o f cl o ve t h o u gh t h i s a
,

m
t i ng u i sh e d f ro
p l u e s A l l t h e s e b i rd s h a
m
o u r d o v e s b y at a
d b e e n t ra
s d is

l l c re s t o f b l u i s h
i ned to s i ng i n a
,

fi
r t

f u l t u n es a nd gre a
w w
.

t ly exceeded th e s k i l l of ou r p ip i ng
h i c h ca n ra re l y a c h i ev e m o re t h a
,

b u l l nc h e s n t o
t u nes a nd c a
,

n n o t I b e l i e v e s i n g t h os e i n co n c e r t O n e
m igh t ha ve s u p p os e d o n e s s e l f a t a n o p e r ai n l i s te n i n g
w
.
, , ,
’

t o t he voices i n m y a v iary T h e re e re d u e t s a nd t r i o s
nd q u a rte ts a nd c h o ru s e s a ll a r ra n ge d a
.
,

,
s i n o ne p iece
22 T ’ ’
H E CO JII I A G R A CE .

w
dr aa
w
of m usic D id I a
c u rt a
. n t t o s i l e n ce t h e b i rd s ? I h a
i n ove r th e a via ry a
d bu t to
nd t h e i r s o n g h u s h e d a s

t h e y fo u n d t h e m se l v e s l e f t i n t h e d a
ww
,

rk A n o t h e r O p e n i n g
fo r m e d a i n d o n o t gl a zed b u t o n tou ch i ng a
.

fi
S p ri n g
as h u t t e r a
, ,

s c e n d ed f ro m t h e fl o o r fo rm ed o f s o m e s u b
s ta n ce l es s t r a nspa re n t t h a n gl a
w w w
,

ss bu t st il l suf cien tly

pellucid to a l l o as of t e n e d v i e o f t h e s c e n e i t h o u t
www
,

a a tta c h e d ab a lco n y o r ra
w w
.

To this indo s ther

ha n g i n g ga ma n y g ra cefu l pla
w
,
-
rd e n h e re i n g re n ts
a nd b r i l l i a n t fl o e rs T h e a pa rtm en t a nd i t s a
,

r te
pp u

na nces ha d th u s a c h aa c t e r i f s t ra n ge i n d e t a
w
.

r il St ill
fa m ilia r a s a hole t o m od e r n n o t i o n s o f l u x u ry a
w
, ,

nd
ou ld ha ve e xc i t e d a d m i ra t i o n i f fo u n d a tta
, , ,

ch ed t o th e
a pa rtm en ts of a n E n g l i s h d u ch e ss o r af a sh iona
F re n c h a
b e r ; sh e h a
u t h o r B e fo re I a
d h os p i t a bly a
w rr i v e d t h i s a s Zee s cha
’
ble
m

w w
.

ssigned i t to m e
S o m e h o u rs a fter the a
w
.

k i ng u p h ich is d escribed i n
m y la s t ch a p te r I a s lying a l o n e o n m y co u c h t ry i n g
t o fi x m y t h o u gh t s o n c o n j e c t u re a s to the n a t u re a
w w ww
,

nd
ge n u s o f t h e p e o p l e a m o n gs t h o m I a s t h ro n hen
m y h os t a nd h i s d a
w
,

u gh t e r Z e e e n te re d t h e ro o m M y
h os t s t i l l s p e a king my na tive la n gu a
w w
.

m
ge i n q u i re d ith
h e th er i t o u l d b e a gre e a
, , ,

m u ch pol i ten ess ble to e to

I re p l i e d t h a
,

c o n v e rs e o r i f I p re fe r re d s o l i t u d e t I
s h o u l d fe e l m u c h h o n o re d a
,
.

m
nd o b l i ge d b y t h e o p p o r t u

y g ra
n i t y o ffe re d m e t o e x p re s s
ta
w a
l i ty a
s a
nd c i v i l i t i e s I h a
s t ra n ge r a nd t o l e a
t i t u d e fo r t h e h os p i
d re c e i v e d i n a co u n t ry t o h i c h I
rn en ough o f i ts cu stom s a nd
w
ma n n e rs n o t t o o f fe n d t h ro u gh i gn o r a
,

nce
AS I s poke I ha
.

d o f c o u rs e r i se n f ro m m y c ou c h : b u t

w w
,

Z e e m u c h t o m y c o n f u s i o n c u rt l y o rd e re d m e t o l i e
do n a ga in a as s o m e t h i n g i n h e r v o i ce a

w
, ,

nd t h e r e nd
e ye ge n t l e a e re t h a
,

s bot h t co m pe l l e d m y o b ed i e n ce
S h e t h e n s ea t e d h e rs e l f u n c o n c e r n e d l y a
w w
, , .

t t h e fo o t O f m y
bed h i l e h e r fa t her too k h is p la ce on a d i va n a fe fe e t
d i s ta
w w
,

nt
B u t ha t pa
w
.

“
r t o f t h e o rl d d o y o u c o m e f ro m
a sk ed m y h ost t ha t e shou ld a
“
p pe a r so s t ra n ge t o
a I ha v e se e n i n d i v i d u a
,

d y o u t o u s
w
l S pe c i m e n s
n ?
y o u

o f n ea rl y a ll t h e r a
ww
,

ce s d i ffe ri n g f ro m o u r o n e x c e p t
t h e p ri m ev a l sa va ge s h o d e l l i n t h e m o s t d e s o l a te a
,

m
re o t e re c e s se s o f u n c u l t i v a te d n a tu re u na
nd

w i t h o t h e r Ei gh t t h a
fi re s a
n tha t t h ey ob ta
n d c o n te n t e d t o g ro pe t h e i r a iwn t h
cq u a
i n f ro m v o l c a
,

e d a
i nted

rk
nic
a
, y s ,
 TM HE CO I NG R A CE .
23

do a m
B u t c e rt a
n y c re e p i n g c r al i n g a
i n l y y o u ca
,
w
n d e ve n
n n o t b e am e m b e r o f t h os e b a
fl y i n g t h i n gs
,

r ba r
.

o u s t ribes n o r o n th e oth e r h a nd d o y o u see m to belong

to a
w w
, , ,

ny c i v i l i z e d p e o p l e
a ha t n e t tl e d a t t h i s la s t O b se rv a tion a
.

I s som e nd
repl ied tha t I ha
,

mw
d t h e h o n o r t o b e l o n g t o o ne o f t h e
o s t c i vi l i z e d n a t i o n s o f t h e ea rth ; a nd t h a t so fa r a

w
l i gh t a
ww
d i s re g a
~

s co n ce rn e d h i le I a d m i red t h e i n ge n u i t y a
rd o f e x p e n s e i t h h i c h m y h o s t a
,

n d h i s fe l l o
nd
s ,

w
ci tizen s ha d c o n t r i ve d t o i l l u m i n e t h e reg i o n s u n p e ne
t ra t e d b y t h e ra
ww
ho
com pa
a ny ho ha
y s o f t h e s u n ye t I c o u l d n o t c o n c e i v e
d o n c e b e h e l d t h e o rb s o f h e a
re t o t h e i r l u s t re t h e a rt i ficia
,

ve n c o u l d

m
l l i gh t s i n ve n t e d b y
t h e n eces s i t i e s o f a B u t m y h o s t sa id he ha
s pec i m e n s o f m os t o f t h e r a
saw ve t h e re t ch e d b a
n

rb a ria n s h e ha
.

ces d i f fe r i n g f ro m h i s o n
d se e n
w
w
w
,

d m e n t i o n ed No
a s i t poss i b le t ha t he ha d n e ve r b ee n o n t h e s u rf a
.
,

ce of
t h e ea
ww rt h o r c o u l d h e o n l y b e re fe rr i n g t o c o m m u n i t i e s
b u r i e d i t h i n i ts en t ra
M y h os t a
,

ils ?

na
tha
w t ra c e ve ry r a
s fo r s o m e m o m e n t s s i l e n t ; h i s c o u n t e

n ce s h o ed ad egre e o f s u rp ri s e h i c h t h e p eo p l e of
re l y m a n i fe s t u n d e r a n y c i rc u m s t a
w
a
w
h o s oe ve r e x t r a
n d e xcl a
o rd i n a
i m ed S o y o u s ee m y f a
ry B u t Z e e a
nces
s m o re i n te l l i ge n t

th er th a
w ,

w
.
,
“
t t h e re i s t ru t h
i n t h e o l d t ra d i t i o n ; t h e re a l a ys i s t r u t h i n e ve ry t r a
, , ,

di
t i o n c o m m o n l y b e l i e ve d i n a ll t i m e s a nd b y a l l t ri b e s
Zee sa
w
.

m
“
i d m y h os t m i l d l y y o u be l o n g t o t h e C o l “

l ege o f S a ge s a i se r t h a n I a; but a
,
, ,

nd o u gh t t o b e
,
s ,

c h i e f O f t h e L i gh t p res e r v i n g C o u n c i l i t i s m y d u t y t o
-

ta k e n o t h i n g fo r g r a
w
,

n t e d t i l l i t i s p ro ve d t o t h e ev i d e n ce
o f my o n s e n s es T h e n t u rn i n g t o m e h e a sked m e
s e ve r a l qu est ion s a b o u t t h e s u r fa ce of t h e ea rt h a
w w
.
, ,

m
nd t h e
h ea ve n l y b od i e s ; u p o n h i c h t h o u gh I a

sa
w w
t h e b es t o f m y k n o l e d ge m y a
H e s h oo k h i s h e a
n s e re d h i t o
,

n s e rs s e e m e d n o t t o

w
,

t i s fy n o r c o n v i n ce h i m d qu ietly
a nd c h a n g i n g t h e s u bj e c t r a ther a bru ptly a
w www
.
,

s ked ho I
ha ha t he a s p l ea se d t o c a
w
, ,

d c o m e d o n f ro m ll one
o rl d t o t h e o t h e r I a n s e re d t h a t u n d e r t h e s u rf a
o f th e e a
m eta l s e s se n t i a
ww
r t h t h e re e r e m i n e s c o n t a
l to ou r a
.

n ts a
i n i n g m i n e ra
nd o u r p r ogre s s i n a
,
ce
ls or
ll
,
~

a rts a nd i n d u s t r i e s ; a nd I t h e n b ri e fl y e x p l a
w w
,

i n ed t h e
ma n ner i n h ich h i l e e x p l o r i n g o n e o f th e s e m i n e s I
a nd m y i l l f a ted fri en d ha d o bta i n e d ag l i m p s e o f t h e
ww w
, ,

reg i o n s i n to h i c h e h a d d e s ce n d ed a nd h o the de ,
24 Ta
HE C l/I N C R A CE .

sc e n t h a d c os t h i m h i s l i fe : a p pea l i n g t o t h e ro pe a nd
g ra ppl i ng h ook s t ha t t h e c h i l d ha
w d bi o u g h t t o t h e h o u s e
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.

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ct i s e d a b ov e g r o u n d a
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,

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n e s e o r pe
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.

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t h e l e n g t h e n ed b a t tl e t h e y ha
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.

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w w
.

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ta b li s h e d i n d i f fe re n t c o m m u n i t i e s a nd h a d a t ta i n ed t o a
w
,

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w
,

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m o re a d va nced na tions a b o v e t h e ea
w w
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w m il ia
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p p l i ca t i o n o f s te a m a
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s s The
c o m m u n i t i e s w e re i n fi e rc e c o m pe t i t i o n i t h e a
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n t e x p e r i m e n t s h i c h be
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.

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p o p u la t i o n s b y t h e g ra d ua l d i s c ov e ry o f t h e l a
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,

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m i l y t h i s fl u i d i s ca pa b l e of be i n g ra ised
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,

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,

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c h i e fl y re l y f O 1 t h e c u re o f d i s e a s e o r ra th e r fo r e n a
, , ,

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,

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l l ey s fo r c u l t u re t h ro u g h t h e
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.

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,

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,

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.
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re m a r ka b l e i n t h e i r i n fl u e n ce u p o n s oc i a
t h e s e e ffec t s b e c a
m i n i s te r e d a r w m e fa m i l ia rl y k n o n a
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.

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r
y sk ill
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ll su pe r i o r i ty i n n u m b e rs d i sc i p l i n e
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n d o f ac h i l d c o u l d s h a
m il ,

w ,
or

w
.

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fo r t ress o r c l e a ve i t s b u r n i n g a y fro m t h e a to the v n

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re a r o f ae m b a t t l e d h os t I f a rmy m et a rm y ad b o t h
,

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.
,

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,

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.
,

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t h soc i a l s ta t e s oo n be c a me a ppa a as o c o m
t t h e m e rc y o f m ch w
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w
.

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n, e

being a ble if so illi ng to sla y h i m o n t h e i n sta nt

tha t a l l n o t i o n s of go ve r n m e n t b y fo rc e gr a d ua lly a
w
, , ,

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s e l sys t e m s ad fo r m s o f l a I t i s n
t va
o n l y b y fo rce t h a
w
.

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w
,

c n no
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t io n or th e p ride of a gg ra n d i ze m e n t t o m a k e o n e s ta te
d e s i re t o p re p o n d e r a t e i n p op u l a t i o n ov e r a
T h e V r i l d i scov e re r s t h u s i n t h e c o u rs e o f af w
nothe r .

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ge n e

a p ea c e f u l l y s p l i t i n t o c o m m u n i t i e s o f m od e r a
w llen w
,

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er ti o n s, te
s ize Th e t ribe a m o n gs t h i c h I h a d fa al i m i t e d s

fa m i l ies Ea ch t r i b e o cc u p i e d at e rr i t o ry
w
.

to f su
c i e n t fo r a a n t s ad a t s ta
l m of i ts w Th ere
.

ll i t s t e d p e r i od s t h e s u r p l u s
n
popu la t i o n d e pa r te d to see k a re a
,

o n
a p pe a re d n o n e c e ss i t y fo r ay a r b i t ra
ww
.

ry s e l ec t i o n o f
n
t h es e e m i g a n t s ; t h e re a a l a y s as u ffi c i e n t n u m b e r
w r

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s

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.

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i t y o r pop u la tion a ll a p pe r t a i n ed t o o n e va s t ge n e r a
,

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.

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,

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ma i n ta i n e d t h e sa m e ge n e r a l la s ad u s t o m s ; ad s o
w
.

n c n
i m p o r ta n t ab o n d b e t ee n t h e s e s e ve r a
w w at h e k n o l ed ge o f v r i l ad t h e p r a
w
cies tha
s

t th e w
l com m u n i t ies
ct ice of i ts a
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-
n
s
ge n
y w
t i o n ; ad V r i l y as i g n i fy i n g T h e C i v i l i z e d N a
~

w w
,

n -
tion s
“

at h e c o m m o n n a
, ,

s m e by h ich th e com m u n i t ies e m

w
p l oy i n g t h e u s e s o f v r i l d i s t i n gu i s h e d t h e m s e l ve s fro m
s u c h of t h e A a a e re y e t i n as t a
n s
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te of ba r ba
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ww
.

t -

i ng of a a ppa sre n t l y v e ry c o m p l i c a te d re a l ly very

s i m p l e I t ab a se d u po n ap ri c i p l e re co g n i z e d i
,

s n n
t h e o ry t h o u gh l i t t l e c a r r i e d o u t i n p ra ctice a
.

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—
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HE CO I NG R A CE .

s o p h i ca l t h o u gh t t e n d s t o t h e a t ta i n m e n t o f u n i ty o r
the a sce n t t h ro u g h a l l i n te rve n i n g l a
,

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s i m p l i c i ty o f as i n gl e fi rs t c a
p o l i t i c s e v e n re p u b l i c a
be n e vo l e n t a u t oc r a
n
ww u s e or p ri nci ple T h u s i n
r i t e rs h a
cy o u l d i n s u re t h e b es t a
ve a g re e d t h a t a
.

m
w
,

d i ni s
tra e re a n y gu a ra
a
t i o n i f t h e re
n ce or a ga i ns t i t s g r a
,

dua l a
n te e s f o r i t s c o n t i n u
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fi
cco r d ed
t o i t T h i s s i n gu la r c o m m u n i t y e l ec te d t h e re fo re a
,

s i n gl e
s u p re m e m a g i s t ra
.

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i na l l y fo r l i fe b u t h e c o u l d s e l d o m b e i n d u c e d t o re t a
.

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g e T h e re a s i n d e e
in
d w
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.

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t o c ov e t t h e c a re s o f o i ce N o h o n o rs n o i n s i gn i a

w
t ra
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.

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.
,

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of

ha b i ta t i o n o r re ve n u e O n t h e o t h e r h a
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e re m a rve l l o u s l y l i gh t a
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,

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,

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,

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.

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t h e re e r e no c o u r t s o f c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e T h e ra
s ta w
n c e s o f c i v i l d i s p u t e s e re re fe r re d fo r a
t o f r i e n d s c h o se n b y e i t h e r p a
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r b i t ra tion

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w e re no p ro fe ss i o n a
ww
w l l ay e rs ; a
r t y o r d ec i d e d b y t h e
ge s h i c h i l l b e d e s c r i b e d l a
w
,

te r Th ere
nd i n d ee d t h e i r l as
w w
.
,

w e re b u t a m i ca b l e c o n ve n t i o n s fo r t h e re a
t o e n fo rc e l as a
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ga w
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inst a
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,
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er

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ww
ff t h e p o e r t o d e s t ro y h i s j u d ge s T h e re e re c u s
n d regu l a t i o n s t o co m p l i a
d ta citly ha bitua
.

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,

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,

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,

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s i n fa c t q u i e t l y e s ta
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.

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, , ,

te
fa m i l i es i n h i c h e v i r t u a l l y sa y to a
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,

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,

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.

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.

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w
.

it ma k es a r eg u l a t i o n fo r i t s g u i d a
of
re s i s t e d no r e v e n c a
fa m i ly T hey ha
villed a t b y t h o se
n ce

v e ap rov e rb t h e p i t h i n es s of h i c h i s
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,

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w
m u c h l os t i n t h i s p a
.

o rd e r n o o rd e r i t h o u t a w ra p h ra se
,

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u t h o r i ty n o a
,
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pp i ness i thou t
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w
w
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m m
, ,

m
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.
,

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e x p r es s i o n s fo r s u c h t e r m s a s i l l eg a
,

l o r fo r b i d d e n v i z —

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w
,
.

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nd s o m on g
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.

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h e l d i n co m m o n o r t h a t a ll a r e equa l s i n t h e e x t e n t of
t h e i r p o s s e ss i o n s o r t h e s i z e a nd l u x u ry o f t h e i r h a b i ta
,

t i o n s : b u t t h e re b e i n g n o d i ffe re n ce o f r a
w
b e t e e n t h e g ra
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d e s o f ea w
w
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l t h o r t h e c h o i c e o f occ u p a
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t i o n s i t h o u t c re a t i ng
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w
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i n fa n ts to ta m e t h e m o re i n t e l l i ge n t o f s u c h a nima ls i n to
r e s p ec t fo r e n c l o s u re s S i gn a l ized by co ns p ic u ou s la nd
ma rks a s d ogs a r e ta u gh t t o re s p ec t a la
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rd e r o r e ve n t o
s t e r s p ro p e r t y I t i s o n l y h e re s u c h c re a
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m
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w
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b ra
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t i o n s f ro m

fo r t h e fi f t y y e a rs of th e Rom a
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re p os e T h u s Y a e n t e rs i n t o t h e fu t u re t e n s e a
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w i t h t h e m as o u n d i n
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i n s o m e n o t v e ry d i s t a
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w h i ch g i v e s e q a l fo rce a b re v i t y t o i t s fo r m s
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h i gh l y t h o u gh t fu l p e o p l e
T ha t n e v e rt h e l e s s t h e l i te r a
.

t u re h i c h b e l o n gs t o t h i s
la n gu a ge i s a l i te r a t u re o f t h e p a s t tha
, ,

t t h e p re se n t f e
—
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.

sta
li c i t o u s t e o f s oc i e t y a t
fo rb i d s t h e p rog re s s i v e c u l t i v a
w
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t i o n of l i t e r a
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i n d ivi si on s of fiction a
s i o n t o s h o la ter w .
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lly
ll
,

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w m
.

THI S peop le ha ve a re l i g i o n a nd ha t ev e r a y b e s a i d
a ga i nst i t a t l ea s t i t ha s t h e s e s t ra n ge p ec u l i a
, ,

r i t i e s : fi rs t l y
tha t th ey a
w
, ,

l l b e l i e v e i n t h e c re e d t h e y p r o fe ss ; s e c o n d l y
tha t t h ey a ll p r a
w
,

c t i s e t h e p rec e p t s h i c h t h e c re e d i nc u l
ca t e s T h e y u n i t e i n t h e o rs h i p o f t h e o n e d i v i n e C re
a tor a nd S u s t a i n e r o f t h e u n i ve rs e T h e y b e l i e v e t h a
.

t it
i s o n e o f t h e p ro p e rt i e s o f t h e a ll p e r m e a ting a
w
.

-
ge n c y of
v r i l t o t ra n s m i t t o t h e e l l s p r i n g o f l i fe a
-
nd i n te l l i ge n c e
e v e ry t h o u gh t t h a t a l i v i n g c re a t u re c a n c o n ce i v e ; a nd
t h o u gh t h e y d o n o t c o n t e n d t h a t t h e i d ea of a
m
D e i ty i s
i n na t e ye t t h e y sa y t ha t t h e A 11 ( a n) i s t h e o n l y c re a
t u r e so f a
w a s t h e i r ob s e rv a

T t i on of n a
w
,

r t u r e e x te n d s t o
h o m Z/zc ca a ith a ll t h e t r a
w
, ,
’

p ci ty of co zzccz vi / g f ins
o f t h o u gh t h i c h o p e n o u t f ro m i t i s v o u ch s a fe d T h e y
h ol d t ha t th i s ca pa ci ty is a p ri v i l ege t h a t ca n not ha
, .

ve
b e e n gi ve n i n v a in a nd h e n c e t h a t p ra yer a nd t h a nks
givi ng a re a cce p t a bl e to t h e d iv i n e C rea tor a
,

nd ne c e s
sa ry t o t h e c o m p l e t e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e h u m a n c re a
,

t u re
T h e y o ff e r t h e i r d e vo t i o n s b o t h i n p r i v a te a
w
.

nd p u b l i c
N o t be i n g c o n s i d e re d o n e o f t h e i r s p e ci es I a s n ot a

w
.

m d

w
,

m
i t ted i n t o t h e b u i l d i n g o r t e m p l e i n h ich t h e pu bl ic
o rs h i p i s re n d e red ; b u t I a i n fo r m ed t h a
i s e x ce e d i n gl y s h o r t a nd u n a
w tte n ded i th a
c e re m o n y I t i s ad o c t r i n e i t h t h e V r i l y at h a
w t t h e s e rv i ce
ny p o m p of
t ea
w
,

-
rnest
devot ion or com ple te a b s t ra c t i o n f ro m t h e a ctua
w
,
.

l o rl d
ca nnot i t h be n e fi t t o i t s e l f be m a i n ta i n ed long a t a
s t re tc h by t h e h u m a n m i n d e s p ec i a l ly i n pu bl ic a nd t h a
, ,

t
a ll a t te m pts to d o so e i th e r lea d t o fa na
w
, ,

tic is m or to hy
\Vh e n t h e y p r a y i n p r i va t e i t i s h e n t h ey a
p o c r i sy
a
.

w
l o n e o r i t h t h e i r y o u n g c h i l d re n
,

s a w
re

T h e y sa y tha t in a n c i e n t t i m e s t h e re a g re a
w
.

t num
b e r o f b o o k s r i t t e n u po n s p ec u l a tions a s to the na

o f t h e D e i ty a

s u pposed to be m os t a
,
nd u p o n t h e fo r m s o f be l i e f o r
g re e a ble to H i m i nt t h e s e
t u re
o rs h i p
e re
ww
fo u n d t o l e a d t o s u c h h ea te d a nd a n g ry d i s p u t a tion s a
.

s
 TM H E CO I NG EA CE .
49

not only to sha k e t h e p ea c e of t h e c o m m u n i t y a nd d i v i d e

fa m i l i e s b e fo re t h e m o s t u n i t e d b u t i n t h e co u rs e o f d i s
cu ss i n g t he a
w w ww
,

fi
t t r i b u t e s of t h e D e i t y t h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e
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w
,

b eca m e i n ves te d i t h t h e p a ss ions a

y or
nd i n r m
s o rs e
,

i ti es of th e
, ,

huma n d i sp u ta n ts F o r sa “
i d m y h o s t s i n ce a fi n i te “

wbe i n g l i k e a n A n ca
, ,
.

n n o t p os s i b l y d e fi n e t h e I n fi n i t e s o
h e n h e e n d ea v o rs t o re a lize a n i d ea
, ,

of the D ivi n ity h e

o n l y re d u c e s t h e D i v i n i t y i n t o a
,

n An like h i mself Dur

i ng the la ter a ge s t he re fo re a l l t h e o l ogi c al s p ec u l a
.

tions
t h o u gh n o t fo rb i d d e n h a v e b e e n so d i sc o u r a ge d a
, , ,

s to
ha v e fa
,

m
l l e n u t t e rl y i n t o d i s u s e
The Vril ya u n i te i n a conviction of a fu t u re s t a
.

-
te o re
fe l i c i to u s a n d m o re p e rfe c t t h a
w
,

n t h e p re se n t I f t h e y
ha v e ve r y v a gu e n o t i o n s Of t h e d oc t ri n e of re a rd s a
.

nd
p u n i s h m e n ts i t i s p e r h a p s b e ca u s e t h ey h a
o f re a
a
w rd s a n d p un i s h m e n t s a
,

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ve n o system s
m o n g t h e m se l ve s fo r t h e re
nd t he i r m o r a l s ta nda
w
,

r e n o cri m es t o p u n i s h r d i s so
e ve n t h a t no An a
,

m o n g t h e m i s u p o n t h e h o l e c o ns i d
e re d m o r e v i r t u o u s t h a n a n o t h e r I f o n e exc e l s p e r h a
, ,

ps
i n one v irtu e a noth e r equa
,
.
,

l l y e x ce l s i n s o m e o t h e r v i r
tu e ; if o ne ha s h i s p rev a l e n t fa u l t or i n fi rm i ty so a
,

lso
a n oth e r ha I n fa c t i n t h e i r e x t ra o rd i n a
w w
,

s his ry m o d e o f
l i fe t h e re a t e m p ta t i o n s t o ro n g t h a t t h ey a
,
.

r e so fe re

goo d ( a
, ,

c co rd i n g t o t h e i r n o t i o n s o f go od n e s s ) m e r e l y be
ca u s e t h e y l i ve T h e y h a v e s o m e fa
t he con t i n ua
v ege t a w
b l e o rl d a
.

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s t h e re a
w w w nciful not ions u pon
h e n o n ce b es t o e d e v e n i n t h e
d e r i l l se e i n t h e n e x t c h a
,

p
,

te r .

C HAPTE R XIV .

THOUGH a s I ha ve s a i d t h e V r i l y ad i s co u r a ge a ll -

s p ec u l a tions on the na
w
, ,

t u re o f t h e S u p re m e B e i n g t h e y
a p pe a r t o c o n c u r i n ab e l i e f by h i c h t h e y t h i n k t o so l ve
w
.
,

tha t gre a t p ro b l e m o f t h e e x i s t e n ce o f e v i l h i c h h a

w
p e r p l e x e d t h e p h i l os o p h y o f t h e u p pe r o rl d
h old tha t h e re ve r H e h a
s so

T hey w
w
w
.

s o n ce g i v e n l i fe i t h t h e pe r
c e p t i o ns o f t h a t l i fe h o e ve r f a i n t i t be a s in a pla
w m
,

nt
t h e l i fe i s n e ve r d e s t roy e d ; i t p a s s e s i n t o ne a
, , ,

nd i
p rov e d fo r m s t h o u gh n o t i n t h i s p l a n e t ( d i ffe r i n g t h e re
i n f ro m t h e o rd i n a ry d oc t r i n e o f m e t e m p syc h os i s ) a
,

nd
tha t t h e l i v i n g t h i n g re t a i n s t h e se n se of i d e n t i ty s o t h a
,

t ,
50 TM H E CO I NG EA CE .

it c o n n e c t s i t s pa s t l i fe i t h i t s f u t u i e a
i t s p 1 o g 1 e s s i ve i m p ro v e m e n t i n t h e s c a
w
nd i s co nscz o u s o f

w
,

l e o f j oy For
t h ey sa y t ha i thou t th is a s s u m p t i o n t h e y ca n not a
.

t c
c o rd i n g t o t h e l igh t s o f h u m a n re a s o n v o u c h sa
w
, , ,

fed t o
t h e m d i sc ov e r t h e p e rfec t j u s t i c e h i c h m u s t b e ac o n
s t i t u e nt q u a l i t y o f t h e A l l \Vi s e a Ia
,

n d t h e A l l Go o d
- -

y ca n on ly e ma na t e f ro m t h re e c a
w w
j u s t i ce t h e y s a
w w
.

uses
a n t o f i s d o m t o p e rc e i v e h a t is j ust a
ww w
, ,

n t o f b e ne v
a n t of po e r to fu l fil i t ; a nd t h a
,

o l e n ce t o d es i r e t
ea c h o f t h e s e t h re e a n ts i s i n com pa
w w
,

ti ble i n the All

“I l se t h e A l l Go o d t h e A l l P o e rf u l b u t t h a
w t h ile
- - —

e v e n i n t h i s l i fe t h e i s d o m t h e b e n e v o l e n c e a
w
, , ,

nd t h e
p o e r o f t h e S u p re m e Be i n g a r e s u ffi c i e n t l y a p pa
, ,

re n t t o
c o m p e l o u r re c o g n i t i o n t h e j u s t i c e n e ce s s a r i l y res u l t i n g
f ro m t h o s e a ttri bu tes a b s o l u t e l y re q u i re s a
,

m
n o t h e r l i fe
n o t fo r a
, ,

n o n l y b u t fo r e ve ry l i v i n g t h i n g o f t h e i n
f e r i o r o r d e rs ; t h a t a l ike i n the a ni ma l a nd t h e vege t a
w
,

b le
e se e o n e i n d i v i d u a l re n d e re d b y c i rc u m s t a
w
,

w o rl d n ce s
b e y o n d i t s c o n t ro l e x cee d i n gl y re t c h e d c o m p a
, ,

re d t o
i t s n e i g h b o rs o n e o n l y e x i s t s a s t h e p re y o f a
,
—
nother
e ve n ap l a n t s u ffe rs f ro m d i s e a
w s e t i l l i t p e r i s h e s p re
—

ma t u re l y h i l e t h e p l a n t n e x t t o i t rej o i ce s i n i t s v i t a

fi
l i ty
a n d l i ve s o u t i t s h a p py l i fe f 1 e e f r o m ap a ng; tha
,

a n e r ro n e o u s a na l ogy f 1 o m h u m a m
t i t is

m
n i n r i ti es to 1 eply by
sa y i ng t ha t t h e S u p 1 e e Be i n g o n l y a c t s b y ge n e r a

a
wm
l as t h e re b y m a
s to
,

a
k i n g h i s o 11 s e c o n d a
1 t he esse n t ia
ry c a
l k i n d n ess of th e Fi 1 s t Ca
wu s e s s o p o te n t
u se ; a nd
l

as t i l l m e a ner a nd m o re i g n o r a
G o od t o d i s m i s s i t h a
o f j u s t i ce fo r t h e m y r i a
,
w n t c o n ce p t i o n o f t h e A l l
b rief con tem p t a
d fo r m s i n t o h i c h H e h a
ll c o n s i d e ra
w t ion
s i n f u s ed

l i fe a nd a ss u m e tha t j u s t i c e i s o n l y d u e t o t h e s i n gl e p ro
d uc t of the A n T here is n o s ma ll a nd n o gre a
,

t in the
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w w
.

—
t no t h
i n g h o e v e r h u m b l e h i c h fee l s t h a t i t l ives a
.

n d s u ff e rs

ca n p e r i s h t h ro u gh t h e s e r i e s o f a ge s t h a t a
, , ,

l l i t s s u ffe r

w
,

i n g h e re i f c o n t i n u o u s f ro m t h e m o m e n t o f i t s b i r t h t o
tha t o f i t s t ra n s fe r t o a
w w
,

n o t h e r fo r m o f b e i n g o u l d b e
m o re b r i e f c o m p a re d i t h e te r n i t y t h a
,

ne w -bo r n i s c o m pa
o n c e s u p p os e t h a
re d t o t h e h ol e l i fe o f a a
t t h i s l i v i n g t h i n g re t a
n t h e c ry o f t h e
n; a nd m
c o u l d b e aa
w
i d e n t i t y h e n s o t ra
w n s fo r m e d ( fo r i t h o u t t h a
re o f n o f u t u re be i n g ) a
wi n s i t s s e n se o f
t sense it
n d t h o u gh i n d ee d

w
, , ,

t h e f u l fi l m e n t o f d i v i n e j u s t i c e i s re m ove d f ro m t h e s c o pe
of o u r ken ye t ,
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HE ?
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“

a nima l of a i m ma n te ria l p r i n c i p l e s i m i la
by i t s e x ce l l e n c e ad s u pe r i o r e n d o m e n t s p l a
n
r to tha
w
ce s m
t h i ch
a n
w
m uch a b ov e a ni ma ls yet th e pri nci ple u n questiona
e x i s t s ad w
so : bly
h e t h e r i t b e ca l l e d s e n s e re a
,

i t p re s e n t s i n t h e
n
h o l e ra w n ge f o rg a
s o n o r i n s ti n c t
n i z ed b e i n gs a
s e r i e s o f p h e n o m e n ac l ose l y l i n k e d t oge t h e r ad u p o n
o
, ,

n
,

i t a ba s e d n o t o n l y t h e h ig h e r m a n i fe s t a
,

tio ns of th e

M
re

m i n d b u t t h e v e ry p e r m a
w h ic h cha
m e n t s i n fa
,

ra
vor of th e i m m orta
n e n c e o f t h e s p e c i fi c d i ff e re n ce s
c te ri z e e ve ry o rg a n is m M os t of t h e a
l i ty o f m aa p pl y e q u a
. rgu
lly n
t o t h e p e rm a
a y I not a
d e p r i v e d of t h a t g re a
f u t u re l i fe i n h i c h m w
n e n c y o f t h i s p r i n c i pl e i n o t h e r l i v i n g b e i n gs
dd t h a t a a ou ld be
t s o u rc e o f e n j oy m e n t ad i t l l
w n
.

w
"
n n e e

l ad m o r a
tua
t m p
e l a
i n v o l ve a
t i
la
n
f
l i m p ro ve m e n t h i c h re s u l ts f ro m t h e c o n
t
m e n ta
h e
on oh a r m o n i e s
And m
o f a
a
rg a n i c n o r l d o o
n o t l oo k t o a
u l d
w w w
w
fi
b le loss ?
y e

spiritua l c o n ce r t f t h e c o m b i n e d o rld s ad a
o ll t h e i r i n n
ha b i ta n t s i n t h e p re s e n c e o f t h e i r C re a t o r at h e h i g h e s t s

c o n ce p t i o n o f p a ra E a Cl a a
m?
'

d ise y ss l on t ssz c z o zz, sec .

i n 9 7 99 .

C H A P T E R XV
KI N D to m e a s I fo u n d a

da u gh t e r o f m y h o s t a s the w
ll i n t h i s h o u s e h o l d t h e y o u n g
m o s t c o n s i d e ra
t h o u gh t f u l i n h e r k i n d n e ss A t h e r s u gge s t i o n I l a
te a nd
,

w
.

id
a s i d e th e h a bil i m en ts i n h ich I ha
w
.

d d e s ce n d e d f ro m t h e
r th a nd a d o p t e d t h e d re s s o f t h e V r i l y a i t h
u p pe r ea
w w
-

t h e exce p t i o n of t he a
w w
, ,

rtfu l i n gs h i c h s e rve d t h e m
h e n o n fo o t a s a g ra ce fu l m a Bu t a s ma

w
,

n tle ny of the
V r i l y a h e n oc c u p i ed i n u r b a n p u rs u i t s d i d n o t e a
w
.
,

- r
t h e se i n gs t h i s e x c e p t i o n c re a ted n o m a
w
,

ww
,

rk e d d i ffe re n c e
b e t ee n m y s e l f a nd t h e r a ce a
ww
,

m o n g h i c h I s oj o u rn e d
a a s t h us ena
,

nd I b l e d t o v i s i t t h e t o n i t h o u t e xc i t i n g
u n plea sa
pe c t e d t h a
b u t re g a
n t cu rios i ty O u t of t h e h ou seh ol d n o on e s u s
t I ha
rd e d a
.

d c o m e f ro m t h e u p p e r
s o n e o f s o m e i n fe r i o r a nd b a
o rl d a
rb a
nd I a s w ,
w
m
ro u s t ri b e
Aph L i n e n te rta i ned a s a
vh o
w gues t
‘
-

T h e ci ty a s la
i

ww
.

rge i n p ro po r t i o n t o t h e t e r r i t o ry ro u n d
h ich a s o f n o g re a te r ex te n t t h a n ma ny a
it
o r H u n ga
,

ria n n obl e ma n s es ta
’

w
n E ngl is h
te ; b u t t h e hole of i t t o w
w h e ve rge o f t h e roc k s h i c h c o n s t i t u t e d i t s b o u n d a
w
,

ry
a s c u l t i va t e d t o t h e n i ce s t d e g re e e x c e p t h e re c e r t a
,

,
in
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T HE CO Z VG R A CE .
53

a
llot m en ts of m
fre e t o t h e s u s t e n a
o u n ta ina nd p a
nce of t he ha
s t u re e re h u m a
r m l e ss a nima
w n ely left
ls th ey ha d
ta m e d t h o u g h n o t fo r d o m e s t i c u s e S o gre a
k i nd ness to a
,

w rd t h e s e h u m b l e c re a
d ev o ted f ro m t h e p u b l i c t re a
t u res t h a
. t i s thei r
t as u i s m
w
,

p o r t i n g t h e m t o o t h e r V ri l y ac o
w
rec e i v e t h e m ( c h i e fl y n e c o l o n i e s )
-
'

m
m
s u ry fo r t h e p u r p os e o f d e

w
u ni t i e s ill i ng to
h e n e v e r t h e y be
c o m e t oo n u m e ro u s fo r t h e p a s t u re s a
ww w
,

l l o t te d t o t h e m i n
the i r na t i v e pl a ce T h e y d o n o t h o e v e r m u l t i p l y t o
a n ex t e n t c o m p a ra b l e t o t h e ra tio a
w
.
, ,

t hich i th u s
a n i ma l s b re d fo r s l a u gh te r i n c re a s e I t s ee m s a l a of
, ,

na t u re t h a t a n ima a n g ra m dua
.
,

l s n o t u se fu l t o l l y re c ed e
f ro m t h e d o m a i n s h e occ u p i e s o r e v e n b ec o m e e x t i n c t
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the la s t f e ye a rs I s a n o o t h e r pe t a nima ls a m ong
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.

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w
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b u t i t h v e ry i n t e l l i ge n t c o u n te n a
d re n e re fo n d o f a
n s p e c i e s r es e m b l i n g f rogs
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.
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54 TM H E CO IN G CE .

They a p pe a r to ha v e no a n ima ls a k i n t o o u r d ogs o r

h o rs e s t h o u gh t h a t l ea rn e d n a t u ra l i s t Z e e i n fo r m ed m e
tha t s u c h c re a t u re s h a d on ce ex is ted i n th ose pa rts a
w
, , ,

nd
m i gh t no be fo u n d i n reg i o n s i n h a b i t e d b y o t h e r ra
,

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tha n t h e V r i l ya S h e sa id t ha t t hey ha d gr a dua
m w l l y di s
-

a p pe a
.

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w w
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the la t te 1 p u r p o s e i s ak i n d o f l a rge go a
.

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e m p l oy e d o n f a rm s The na
m
t u re o f t h e s u rro u n d i n g s o i l
i n th ese d is t ricts a y be sa id to ha
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.

v e fi rs t s u gge s t e d t h e
i n ve n t i o n of i n gs a nd a i r b oa ts Th e la rge n e s s o f s p a ce
w
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i n p ro p o r t i o n t o t h e s p a a
.

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o cc a
w w
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s i o n e d b y t h e c u s to m o f s u r ro u n d i n g e v e ry h o u se
ith a s e pa ra t e ga rd e n T h e b ro a d ma
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w n d e d i n t o av a
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.
.

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,
,

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ll na ph tha ( I a i g n o ram
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n t O f i t s re a l na t u re ) i n
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c ha ra ct e r o f m a s s i v e n e ss a
.

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m e of t he a rc h i tec t u r a l p i c t u re s o f M a
.

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u p pe r s t o r i e s o f e a ch r a n a ba l c o n y o r ra t h e r at e rr a
w flw
.

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rd e n s u p p o rt e d by c o l u m n s fi l l e d i t h o e r i ng
pla n ts a nd t e n a n ted by m a ny k i nd s of ta
, ,

m e b i rd s F ro m
the squa re b r a n c h e d s e ve r a l s t re e t s a ll b ro a d a
.
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ww
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nt l

t o go a
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sce n d i n g u p t h e e m i n e n c e o n e i t h e r
s i d e I n m y e x c u rs i o n s i n t h e t o n I a
-
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l l o ed
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c o m pa n i o n I n t h i s c o m m u n i ty t h e a
w w a lki ng ith a
n o d i ffe re n ce o f se x
.

ny y o u n g A n a s fa m il ia
d u l t G y is see n
rly a s i f t h e re e re w
i l s h o ps a
w T h e re t a
.

T
r e n o t v e ry n u m e ro u s ; t h e p e rs o n s

ho a t t e n d o n ac u s t o m e r a re a l l c h i l d re n o f v a ri ou s
a ge s a nd e x ce e d i n gl y i n t e l l i ge n t a nd c o u rt e o u s b u t
t h e l ea
, ,

s t to u c h o f i m p o r t u n i ty o r c r i n g i n g he .
 TM H E CO I NG CE .
55

s h o p k e e p e r h i m se l f m i gh t o r m i g h t n o t b e v i s i b l e ; h e n
v i s i b l e h e s ee m e d r a re l y e m p l oy e d o n a ny m a
w
ne c t e d
ta ke n to tha
,

w
i t h h i s p rofe s s i o n a l b u s i n ess ; a
t b u s i n e s s f ro m s p e c i a l l i k i ng t o i t a
tter con
nd y e t h e h a
nd q u i t ?
d

i n d e pe n d e n t l y o f h i s ge n e r a
.
,

l s o u rce s o f fo r t u n e .

Som e of th e riches t c i t izen s i n t h e com m u n i ty kept

su ch s h o p s As I h a v e b e fo re s a i d n o d i ffe re n c e o f r a nk
i s rec og n i z a ble a nd t h e r e f 0 1 e a l l o cc u p a
w
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tion s hol d th e
sa m e equa l s oc i a l s ta
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sa n da a s t h e b ro t h e r o f t h e T u r o r c h i e f m a g i s t ra
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boot ma k e r i n B o n d S t re e t o r B ro a d a y he a s sa

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.

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t h e i r fe e t t o t h a
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t o f t h e i r i n gs B u t fo r t h e i r s po r t s o r
a
.

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to i n d u l ge i n b o l d m i s u s e o f t e r m s t h e i r p u bl i e
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re nd hen
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,

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.

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,

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p o re s o f t h e s k i n i s e s s e n t i a l t o h ea l th t hey ha bi tua
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l ly
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,

ths to - h ich me of

w T u rk i s h o r R o m a
a t e rs
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. T hey ha
i n p e rfu m e s
n s u cce e d e d b y d o u c h e s o f p e rf u m e d
v e gre a t fa i th i n t he sa
,

l u b r i o u s v i rt u e

I t is thei r cu stom a l so a t s ta t e d b u t ra
.

re p e r i o d s p e r
ha p s fou r t i m e s ay e a r w h e n i n h ea l t h t o u s e ab a
, ,

th ,
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CE .

cha rg e d i t h v r i l
i ng ly u s ed i s a
w g re a
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t s u s ta
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t t h i s fl u i d s pa r

w
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he n i n th e n orma l s ta t e o f h ea l t h ra the r ten d s to r ea
, ,

c
tion a n d ex h a u s te d v i ta l i ty F o r n e a rl y a
ww ll t h e i r d i s e a
,

ses
h o e ve r t h ey re s o r t t o i t a s the chief a s s i s ta n t to na
.
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.

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n ce s f o r m e l o d i
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.

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.

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t h e m ah i n d r a n c e t o c o n ve rs a tion nor hen a lone to
re fl ec t i o n B u t t h e y h a ve a notion tha t t o b re a the a n a
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.

a r e d e l ica te a nd d a i n ty to a n e x t r e m e i n fo od a
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a ge ; a nd i n a l l t h e i r s p o r t s e ve n t h e o l d e x h i b i t a
l i k e ga
n ot a
yety H a ppi ness is the en d a
s t h e e xc i t e m e n t o f a
.

m omen t bu t a
t h i c h t h ey a
s t h e p re v a
ch i l d
i
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w m ,

c o n d i t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e e x i s t e n ce ; a nd re g a r d fo r t h e h a
,

p
p i ne ss o f e a c h o t h e r i s e v i n ce d b y t h e e x q u 1 s 1 t e a
o me n i ty
of thei r m a n n e rs
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w w
.

rk e d d i ffe re n ce s
f ro m t h a t of a ny k n o n ra c e s i n t h e u p p e r o r ld t h o u g h
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,

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cou n tl ess a ge s o f t h e B r a c h yc e p h a
,

l i c t y p e o f t h e A ge o f
S t o n e i n Ly e l l s E l e m e n t s o f Ge ol ogy C X p 1 1 3 a
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l i c t y p e o f t h e b e gi n n i n g
o f t h e A ge o f I ro n c o r re s p o n d e n t i t h t h a t no s o p re v
a le nt a m o n gs t u s a nd c a l led th e C el tic type I t ha
,

s the

sa m e co m p a ra t ive ma s s i v e n e s s o f fo re h e a
.
,

d n o t re ced i n g
l i ke th e Cel t ic t he sa m e e ve n r o u n d n es s i n t h e f ro n t a
,

—
l
o rg a n s ; bu t i t is fa i n the a pex a nd f a
p r on o u n ce d i n t h e h i n d e r c r a
r l oft ie r

n ia l h e m i s p h e re h e re p h r e
r l ess ,

w
ath I t wav y i m ila
t i ng p w t
*
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r in it
o f t h e vr il b s er s s

i nv i g ra tha t f t h ba th at Ga
w m
.

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o fo e s s e e u es o

a ny p h y i i a
w
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r ,
ff t f t h v i l ba
e e ec th o e r s o e s .
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C
.
57

no l o g i s t s p la ce th e a nima l o rg a ns T o s pea k a s a ph r e
no lo g i s t t h e c r a n i u m c o m m o n t o t h e V r i l y ah a
.

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,

lity
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t o f c o n s t r u c t i o n m u c h m o re
p ro n o u n ce d t h a n t ha t of idea l i ty T h o s e h i c h a r e ca lled
t h e m o ra l o rg a n s su c h a s co nsc ie n t i ou s nes s a
.

nd b e n e vo
re a z i n gl y f u l l ; a ma t i v e n es s a nd c o m b a
~

l e n ce a ma
,

t i ve n e s s
a r e both sma ll ; a d h e s i ve n es s l a rge ; t h e o rg a
,

n o f de st r u c
t i ve ne s s of d e t e r m i n e d c l ea ra n c e o f i n t e r ve n i n g o b s t a
c l es ) i m m e n s e b u t l e s s t h a n tha t o f b e n ev o l e n c e ; a nd t h e i r
p h i l o p roge n i t i ve n es s t a k e s ra t h e r t h e c ha ra
,

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i t h o n e p e rs o n d e fo r m e d o r m i s s h a p e n T h e b ea
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u ty of
.

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ce :
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ww
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-
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,

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.

t t e ve r t h e
r ea l e ffe c t s o f v r i l u p o n m a t te r M r F a ra da y cou l d ha
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,
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p rove d h e r a
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w
l l o p h i l os o p h e r a s to i ts ex te n t or

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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,

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ra ce i s m a rv e l l o u s l y p rec o c i o u s pe rh a ps f ro m t h e h a

T
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,

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,

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.

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me
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m
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,

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h i c h ap o l i t i c a l d isci ple of P la
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m o n gs t h e r p e o p l e s o r ro fo u n d i t s a
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out a n d b ro u gh t a l l t h e 1 e so u r c e s o f h e r l o re a nd a ll t h e
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w
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.

c o n c u r re n t
b e n e vo l e n c e o f p u rp ose a D i d she l ea rn a
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t i o ne r o f s o m e s pe c i a
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i n h i s s p i ri t s w
.

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g ra
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,

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ra b l e d i s t i n c t i o n s b e t ee n h e r r a
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ce

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.

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pu t a n e n d t o h e r i n fa tua t i o n by a fla s h of vri l i n fl icte d
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c o n s c i e n ce a
.

n x i o u s c i rc u m s t a
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t h e d e l i ca c y h i ch i s e ve r t o b e p re se rved by a e l l b re d
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ll e ve n t s I s h o u l d b e f re e d f ro m re s p o n s i b i l i t y
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, ,

tion i n the s e n ti m e n ts
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w
.

of Zee ; a nd t h e s u pe r i o r i s d o m o f m y h os t m i gh t p ro b
a b l y s u gges t s o m e s a ge e x t r i c at i o n fro m m y pe r i l o u s
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mw
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.

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l l y p re fe rs t h e r i gh t c o u rs e i n t h os e c a
s t i l l ge n e r a
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ests a nd h i s s a w
fe t y t o e l ec t t h e r o n g o ne
tions hi s i n ter
.
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A s t h e re a der ha s s ee n A p h L i n h a d n o t fa
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.

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s t i l l m o re o n t h e p ro m i s e o f t h o se t o h o m h a
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sel f a ga i n s t t h e i r i n q u i ri e s Wh e n I e n t o u t t h e re f o re
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b o v e g ro u n d c o l o re d by o u r s o r ro s s i n s
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rge o f h e r '

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w w
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t i o n s n ec e ss a
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re

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.

i n t o h i s i fe
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.

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gl i d e b eh i n d y o u r m o t h e r a nd y o u r b e l ov e d ? I a s u re
they a r e ta lki ng a b o u t y o u D o n o t h es i t a
i se t h a
j oi n you
t I ill not a w w . t e I p ro m
l l o m ys e l f t o b e q u e s t i o n e d t i l l I r e
.

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w
.

r t t o u c h ed
m e l i gh t l y o n t h e h e a d a nd a
,

ll o ed m e to qu i t hi s Sid e
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.

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, ,

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,

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d ea
.
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r L o y o u s h o u l d p ro p os e ”

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w
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,

t i m e p i e ce s ; a m
nd I a n o t l i k e Z e e b u t so d u l l t h a
.

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r
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w
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w w
,

n o t h e r n ev e r —

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w
,

w
.

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t o b e s o n ec e s s a ry t o t h e h a pp i ness of a
ho
ca re s fo r t i m e p i ece s t h a
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ho

m
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con ti n ued B r a tha t p re c i s e l y b e c a a

w w w w
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s t ro n ge r s e x e r u l e t h e o t h e r p ro v id e d e n eve r sh o

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w w
, ,

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t i m e p i e ce s a nd a u toma t ay o u s h o u l d a i fe a l a
.

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s h is

su perior i n tha m t a
ys

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le t h 1 s u p p o s e y o u t h o u gh t h i r t to

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.

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,

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ww w
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t i l l S h e pa
w
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l o e d h e r s t e p s b u t d i s c re e t l y S to o d a t a l i t t l e d i s ta
w w w
.

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,

t t o m y s u rp r i s e t i l l I
rec ol l ec t e d t h e c oy t a ct ics a m o n g t h e A na t h e l o v e r
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w w
.

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m i n gl e d i t h t h e c ro d d i s t i n g u i s h e d b y n o S i g n s o f
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ll i ng A p h L i n 5 s to his ter

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,

n q u i l c o u nt e
na nce
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.

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s e d i t h t h e c u s to m s o f o u r p e o p l e
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.

n s e r h i c h I i n te n d
cd to be a n a s s u ra n c e o f m y g ra
,

t i t u d e fo r t h e k i n d n e s s
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c o u n t ry m e n b u t t h e d i s s e c t i n g k n i fe gl e a
,

m e d b e fo re m y
-

m i n d s e ye a m y u t t e ra
,
’
nd c h o k e d n c e A s o ft e r v o i c e
sa M y b ro t h e r s f r i e n d m u s t b e d e a
w w
.

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id “
r to m e And
l o o k i n g u p I s a ay o u n g G y
,

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s t o t h e c o u n t ry y o u c o m e

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w w
.

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.

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, , ,
-
le
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w w
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i n m y c o u n t ry a fa i re r of h u e tha n I a a
, .

r e m u ch nd
their a v e ra ge h e i gh t i s a t l ea st a hea d s h o rte r t ha
,

n m ine
T h e y ca n n o t t h e n b e so s t ro n g a s t h e A na a
.

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m o n gs t
you B u t I s u p p os e t h e i r s u p e r i o r v r i l fo rc e m a k es u p
f o r s u c h e x t ra o rd i n a ry d i s a d va n ta
“
T h ey d o n o t p o s s e s s t h e v r i l fo r ce a
B u t S t il l t h ey a r e very po
ge o f Size

e rfu l i n m y c o u n t ry a w
s you k n o

nd a
it
n
w .

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,

p py l i fe i f h e b e n o t m o re o r
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l e s s go ve rn e d b y h i s G y
Yo u s pea k fe e l i n gl y s a i d Ta e s S is te r i n a
.

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, ,

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c o u rs e ?
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I s i t possibl e t ha t n o Gy ha
.

s p ro p o s e d t o y o u ?

I n m y c o u n t ry t h e G y d oe s n o t p ro p o s e ; t h e A n
s pe a
w
”
k s fi rs t
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.

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the ma iden a nd ha
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t a n t of m odesty i n x o sex !
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,

v e y o u n e v e r p i o p o se d n e v e r l ove d o ne G y m o re
tha n a
,

n other ? ”

I fe l t e m b a rr a
a nd a id
s Pa
s s e d b y t h e s e i n ge n u o u s q u e s t i o n i n gs
1 don m e
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bu t I thin k e a r e b eg i n n i n g t o w w
,

w
i n f ri n ge u p o n A p h L i 1 f s i n j u n c t i o n T h i s m u c h o n l y i l l
,
.
,
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l sa y in a ns er a a
.

n d t l1 e n I i m p l o re y o u sk n o m o re
[ d i d o n ce fe e l t h e p re fe re n ce y o u s pe a
w w
.
, , ,

k o f ; I d i d p ro
p os e a nd t h e G y ou l d il l i n gly ha ve a c ce p t ed m e b u t
h er pa
, ,

Pa
re n t s re fu s e d t h e i r c o n s e n t
re n t s ! D o y o u m e a e tha m
w
.

“
n seriou sly t o tel l t
pa re n t s c a n i n t e rfe re i t h t h e c h o i c e o f t he i r da u
g h t ers ?

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“ ”

I s h o u ld n o t l i k e t o l i v e i n t h a sa
w
.
,

t c o u n t ry id th e
i l l n e v e r go b a
w
,

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,
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7

m y fa w
c e i t h h e r r i gh t h a
w w nd a
id ; s ta
nd l oo k e d i n t o i t t e n d e rl y
y i th u s a
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w w
.
,

m
n d be l ov e d
“ “

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.
, ,

n s e red n ge rs of b e c o
ing a c i n d e r I m i gh t h a
w w
,

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h e n t h e l i gh t o f t h e n a p h t h afo u n t a in a
ww
,

th i nk s ob

sc u r e d b y t h e s h a d o o f i n gs ; a
w
,

nd Ze e fl y i n g t h r o u g h
t h e o p e n roo f a l i gh te d be s i d e u s S h e s a i d n o t a o rd
mw w
,

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w
,

w
.
,

r n d s h e d re m e
aa y a s a m o t h e r d r as an a u gh t y c h i l d a
w
, ,

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t h ro u gh t h e a pa
w
, ,

r t m e n t s t o o n e o f t h e c o rr i d o rs o n h i c h
b y t h e m ec h a n i s m t h e y ge n e r a l l y p r e fe r t o s t a e a

w
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i rs s

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w w
,

c e nd e d t o m y o n ro o m thed on
m y fo re h e a d t o u c h e d m y b re a s t i th h e r s ta ff a a
,
.

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i n s ta n t l y p l u n ge d i n t o a
w
, ,

p ro fo u n d s l ee p
W h e n I ao k e s o m e h o u rs l a ter a nd h e a
.

rd t h e s o n gs
o f t h e b i rd s i n t h e a dj oi n i n g a v ia ry t h e re m e m b r a
w
,

nce o f
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,
’
e re s s i n g o rd s v i v i d l y
re t u r n e d t o m e ; a nd s o i m p oss i b l e i s i t fo r o ne b o r n a
w
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nd
re a re d i n o u r u p p e r o r l d s s t a ’
t e o f s oc i e t y t o d i ve s t
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,

stles i n t he

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“

t h o u gh I be i t i s t h e n c l e a r t ha
w
,

m
t Zee i s n ot th e on l y Gy
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,

l ov e d b y A P R I N C ESS t h e fi rs t m a i d e n o f t h i s la
w
.

nd the
da u gh te r o f t h e a b so l u t e m o n a rc h h os e a u t oc r a
, ,

cy t h e y
so i d l y s e e k t o d i sgu i s e b y t h e re p u b l i c a

ma
w w
g i s t ra t e B u t fo r t h e s u d d e n s o o p o f t h a
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n t i tle of c h ief
t h o rr i b l e

wm w
.

m
l l y p ro p os e d t o
me; a a
,

nd t h ou g h i t
y be v e ry e l l fo r A p h L i n h o i s -

on ly a su b o r d i n a te m i n is ter a
w ww w
,

m e re co m i s s i o n e r o f l i gh t
t o t h re a t e n m e i t h d e s t ru c t i o n i f I a cce pt h i s d a
, ,
’
ugh ter s
ha nd yet a s o ve re i gn h os e o rd i s la c o u l d c o m pe l
t h e co m m u n i t y to a b rog a te a ny c u s t o m t h a
m w w
, , ,

t fo r b i d s i n
ter a rr ia
ge i t h o n e o f as t r a n ge r a ce a nd h ich i n
i t se l f i s ac o n t r a d i c t i o n t o t h e i r b oa sted equa
,

l i ty o f
ra

ww
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nks
w
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,

t his da u gh te r h o S p o k e
i t h s u c h i n c re d u l o u s s c o r n o f t h e i n t e rfe re n c e o f p a
w
,

ou ld not ha ve s u f fi c i e n t i n fl u e n ce i t h h e r roy a
e n ts
fa
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the r to sa
,

ve m e f ro m t h e c o m b u s t i o n t o h i c h A p h L i n
l
-

w w w
ou l d c o n d e m n m y fo r m
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,
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.

t the m ona
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w
.

elect m e a s h i s s u c ces s o r ? Wh y n o t ? F e a m on g th is
i n d o l e n t ra c e o f p h i l os o p h e rs l i k e t h e b u rd e n o f s u c h
g re a t n e s s A l l m i gh t b e p l e a
w
w
p o e r l o d ge d i n t h e h a
ho ha
.

n d s of a
s e x p e r i e n ce o f o t h e r a
s ed t o s e e t h e s u p re m e
n a cc o m p l i s h e d S t r a n ge r

e nce ; a
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w
nd o n c e c h o se n
d d i t i o n s t o t h e re a
ha
nd l i v e l i e r fo r m s o f e x i s t
t r e fo r m s I o u l d i n s t i t u t e
l l y p l ea sa
w
wm
, ,

n t b u t too m on ot o
n o u s l i fe o f t h i s re a l m m y fa m i l ia
na tions a ww
sports of t h e field N ex t t o a
r i ty i t h t h e c i v i l i z e d
b ov e g ro u n d o u l d e ffe c t ! I a fo n d o f t h e
i s not th e cha se a
w
’
r king s
pa st i m e ? I n ha t va r i e t i e s o f s t ra n ge g a
w w ww w
,
.

m e d oe s t h i s
n e t h e r o rl d a b o u n d ? H o i n t e re s t i n g t o s t ri k e d o n
c re a t u res t ha t e re k n o n a
uge w
B u t ho
o f h e re d i t a ry t r a
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b o v e g ro u n d b e fo re t h e D e l
t t e rr i b l e v r i l i n h i c h f ro m a
n s m i ss i o n I c o u l d n e v e r b e a
w nt w
w
, ,

p ro fi c i e n t ?
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,

de r h ich t hese i n
-

e ni o u s m e c h a a a
w
, ,

g n i c i n s c o u l d n o t o n l y m k e b u t 11 0 d o u b t

i m p ro ve ; na y s u re l y I s a o n e i n t h e m u s e u m
,

I n d e ed
a s a b so l u t e k i n g I s h o u l d d i sc o u n t e n a n ce v r i l a
w w
.
, ,

l t oge t h e r
excep t i n ca ses of a Ap r op a a
w
, ,

fi
r s of r i t i s p e rfec t l y
a bs u rd t o s t i n t ap e o p l e s o i n t e l l i ge n t so ri c h s o e l l
.
,

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a rm ed to a
, ,

p e t t y l i m i t o f t e r r i t o ry s u f c i ng fo r or
fa m i l i e s I s n o t t h i s re s t r i c t i o n a
w
,

m e re p h i l os o p h
i ca l c ro tc h e t a t va ria n c e i t h t he a
w
.

spi ri ng e le m e n t i n
huma n na tu re s uch a s ha s b e e n pa rt i a l ly a
w
,

nd i t h co m
p le t e f a i l u re t r i e d i n t h e u p pe r o rl d b y t h e l a
w w w
,

w
,

t e r;
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w w
,

r ith
n e i gh b o r i n g n a tions a el l a rm ed a
w
'

s s one s o n s u bj ec t s ;
ha t o f t h os e r eg i o n s i n h a b i te d b y r a ces u n a
b u t th en
qua i nt e d
d e m oc r a
,

w
ith vril a nd a ppa
t i c i n s t i t u t i o n s m y A m e ri c a
re n t l y res e m b l i n g i n t h e i r
c

w
, ,

n c o u n t ry m e n ?
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w w
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t o re a
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a O n q u i t t i n g yo u t h a t da y Aph Li n a
r ce ?
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BO O K I .

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CHAPTER I .

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.

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, ,

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fa l l e t h e l i g h t s f p h i l o s o p h y ad s c i e n c e ; ad i f t h e
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n
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,

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,

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.

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sa c red c a u s e T h o u li s t e ne s t t o m e L e i l a ?
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.

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 20 L EI L A .

v a r i o u s c o u rt s a nd a l l ey s t i ll h c a m a t l e n gt h i n t o a e e

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, .

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.
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.

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a sa i d h e c o n c l u d i n g t h e p o ta tion wi th a
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,
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.

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k i g s i n c e fi rs t t h n d i d s t

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 L EI LA .
2 1

T h re e t h o u s a n d no m o r e ! t h re e t h o u s a
I w o u l d t h e n u m be r h a
bec o m i n g d u e
”
,
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,

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.

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.

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,
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u n d e r f o o t by y o n h a u gh t y a nd s t i ff n ec k e d N a -
za re n e s
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“
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n m i s be l i e v e r s

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,
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,

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w cc o rd u s r i g h t s a
n e ve r k n o n b e fo r e i n E u rop e
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c r i ed t h e fi e ry I s r a e l i t e st a
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w
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.

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.

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,

re n e s
22 L EI L A .

Ay, t he va por o f h u ma n b l ood ha t h r i se n u n t o

h e rt ve n a nd c o l l e c t e d i n t o t h u n de r c l o u d s h a
m n gs o v e r
w w
-

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ca u se fo r ha t re d t o t h e M o o r s ; t h e f l o e r t h a
w
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, ,

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ha v e r ea re d a a tched t h e s poi l e r ha
m
nd t h s o ug h t t o
p l u c k i t f ro m y h e a rt h L e i l a t h o u h a s t g ua
w
,

rd e d h e r
—

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.

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v e ry m a l i ce a nd v i c e s t h e r i s i n g s u n s h o u l d h a
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, ,

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,

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,

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mbe fo re h i
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.

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m
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mm in ho
m
w
h e ha s a l re a d y d e te c t e d t he A l ae n o f t h e A l h a b r a
,

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,

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.

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,

i n t o p o v e rt y t h e re so u r c e s o f
24 L EI LA .

b e l i e v e d t h e m s e l v e s m o re t h a n m e n i t i s no t i n c re d i bl e
tha t sa ge s e l e v a t ed e v e n a bove k i ngs sh ou ld co nce ive a
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,

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s

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a nd g i f t s

m B ut though the a
fro m a
.

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ll fi e l d f o r e n e rgy a nd a
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.

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l of t i e r
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t P ri nce J ua
n d ap l e r m m
p r o p o r t i o ns A t hi s r ight
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i ta a n t h e s p l e n d i d D u k e o f M e d i n aS i d

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( t h e B a y ar d of S p a i n ) ; t h e m e l an c h o l y b ro o f the

h e ro i c A l o n z o d e A g u i l a r; a nd t h e g i g a n t i c f ra
me the
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ter g u i d e h e r e t u r n e d i n t h e sa me ton e B ut th ough

t h e D o m i n i ca n h ea r d t h e h i n t h e r e ta
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a
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, ,

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,

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w w w
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,

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40 .

a f e n t e rp r i s e a n i ma
nd e x c i t e m e n t
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ofte n a ba n do n ed fro m
o

t h e c e rt a
.
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,

c ve
e c l i p se d t h e f a ta l gla n c e o f Ca va ;a nd h a
w
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c ro n fo r he r s m i l e
sa i d V i l l e n a I h ea r d o f h e r b ea
ww
.

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u ty ; som “
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, ,
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i t o r M o o rs i t h ho m t h e
k i n g ( t h e sa i n t s b l e s s h i m ! ) ba rg a
,

ins f t h e c i t y T h ey o r

t e l l m e t h e p r i n c e i n c u r re d t h e q u ee n g r a
.

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v e rebu k e fo r s
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l i n t o t h e p r i n c e s t nt I i s h D
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som e bu t i t i s ha r s h ad b i t t e r e n o u g h w h e n t a

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w
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. .

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w
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h e s s h e d o n e ve ry
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, ,

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41

al a n d sc a p e E r e t h e y re a c h e d t h e c o p s e t h e p ea sa
d y

m
h da d i sa p pea re d i t h i
.

wt The ma rq u s m a
n i
as e m i c i rc l e r o n d t h e t re e s ad s e t o n ad e
rs h a
.
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led h i s i

h mt t r t c u t ff e v e ry eg r s s f ro m
en i n u n n
ta re a
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T h i s d o n e t h e t ro o p d a
ce w
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a b l e h o rs e m a n sh i p da
w w w
,

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yn i m f o e e m e rg i n g t h ro u g h t h e g l e n l i n e a
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fi e rc e s h oc k p a a ny a
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ed t h r o u g h by t h e C h r i s t i al a n c e ; ad n t h o t h e r s i d e o f
w
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n n o e
t h e f o e ah e a s rd the v oice of V i l l ena S t J a go t o t h e
B u t t h e b ra ve ma rq u i s s t o o d a l m ost a l o n e sa
.

r e sc u e ve
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w e re d i s m o u n t d ad s w
,

l f h i s k n i g ht s o

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k n i v e s ga t h e re d a ro u n d t h e m a t h ey la a
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t h e j o i n t s of t h e a h i c h m i ght a d m i t am o r t a
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LE LI A / .

b ro t h e r J u s t a t tha t m o m e n t aM o o r’i s h c a va
o f his

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m
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c ha rge r o f M u z aB e n A b i l G a N or a
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.

nd t e r ro r o f t h e r vo r i t e
ti tl e hich the k n igh ts a nd l a d i e s o f Ca st i l e h a d best o ed
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mm w
.

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w
,

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oe t u s t o h i s c h a rge T h e M o o r aa
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.

o n c e m o re h e d a rt e d fo r a m
i ted the m o e n t o f h i s r u s h ; he n
rd a ba ta
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,

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,

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w w a
.

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w
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ra t h e r t ha ma
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h i s sa
w w
,

ddl e
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.

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c h i o n o f t h e C h r i st i a n t h e c u r v e d D aa sc u s sc i e t e r o f
l
m

M
t h e M o o r g l ea m ed i n t h e a
,

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cha r ge rs o p p o s i t e e a c h o t h e r i n g ra ve a nd d e l i be r a
. .

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.

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m
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o o r f o r t h e m o t t o o f m y sc i e t e r d e c l a res t ha
,

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44 .

m i d st o f t h e s e r r i e d p h a
to form a 1 ou a d h i m b1 e a
la nx w
h i ce V i l l e n a e n d ea v o r ed

ch

c ha
m g e a nd f ro tmi m e
,

t
k i ng t h e o rd e r by h i s s i n g l e
o ti m e bri ng i ng to t he d u st so m e

m p i o n o f t h e t ro o p by t h e n o i s e l e s s a
,

nd sc a
edg e o f h i s f a ta l sc i m
ete r
rc e s ee n

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w
.

we d
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, ,

m
’
t l e ngt h reso l ved t o
pu t the la s t h o pe o f t h e b a t t l e o n hi s s i n g l e a
,

r He
ga ve t h e s i g n a l f o r r e t re a t;a
.

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re m a i n e d h i m s e l f m o t i o n l e s s o n h i s h o rs e l i k e as t a
w m
, ,

tue
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w
,

o f i ro n s estee ed
t h e b e st s o rd s m a n n ext on ly to Herna n d o d e l P u l ga
,
.

r
a n d G o u sa l vo d e C o r d o v ai n t h e a r m y ; p ra ct iced a
,

li ke
i n t h e h ea vy a s sa u l t o f the Ch ri st ia n wa rf a re a
,

nd t h e
ra pid a nd d e x t e ro u s e x e i c i s e o f t h e M o o r i s h c a va
T h e re h e re m a i n ed l o n e a
w
h i s t ro o p s s l o l y re t re a
,
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t e d d o n t h e V eg aa
lion a
w t ba y ,
h
l ry

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i l e ,
w
t ru m pets sou n ded l ou d sig na l s o f d i s t re s s a nd d e m a
,

nds
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w i t h i n h ea
M oo rs ; a
ri ng V i l l e na
nd a s o ne a ft e r a
’
s a r m o r d e fi ed t h e s h a
n other da rt e d t o a
s m ight
fts o f t h e
be

ww w
w
.

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rd h i m i t h
h i r l i n g sc i e t e r a nd m o m e n t a ry a ss a u l t f e e s ca
w i t h i m p u n i ty f ro m a
m o r e t ha n equa
n ey e e q u a
l ly fo rm ida
lly quick a
bl e S u dden ly a
nd a e a
ped
pon
,

w
w w m
s ept to a
fa
rd h i
rt h e r e n d o f t h e fi e l d c a
,
a nd M u z a
. c l o u d o f d u st
am o m e n t be f o re a
m e g l i t t e r i n g t h ro u g h t h a
,
t the

c l o u d w i t h h i s w h i t e ro b e w a
ba re V i l l e n ar e c og n i z e d h i
,
,

vi ng a
m nd h i s r i g h t a
se t h i s t ee t h h a rd a
r

nd
t
m
p u tt i n g s p u rs t o hi s c ha M u za
w
,
.
,

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wm
.
,

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h ea d a nd by a ba c k s t ro k e o f h i s o n s c i e t e r c l e ft
t h ro u g h t h e c u i r a ss o f V i l l e n a j u st a
w
, , ,

bov e t he h i p j oi n t -

a e d t h e b la d e T h e b ra v e ca va
ww w
,

n d t he b l o o d f o l l o l i e rs
sa t h e da
.

no n ge r o f t h e i r c h i e f ; t h re e o f t h e i r n u m
b e r da rt ed fo r a rd a nd c a m e i n t i m e t o s e pa ra te the
c o m ba ta
w
,

nts
M u za s ta
w mw
.

i d n o t t o e n c o u n t e r t h e n e r e e n fo rc e m e n t
b u t s p ee d i n g a c ro s s t h e p l a a s s o o n s e e n ra

w n sc a t t e re d c a va l ry a
in ,
l ly i ng hi s

M
o nd p o u 1 i u g t h e d o n i n o ne
g e n e ra l bo d y u p o n t h e s c a n ty re m n a n t o f t h e S pa n ia
, ,

rd s
sa
w O u r da i d t he good k n ight V i l l e na
.
,
”

y i s com e !
“

i t h b i t t e r re s i g n a
,

tion N o t h i n g i s l e ft fo r u s m y
“

f ri e n ds b u t t o g i v e u p o u r l i ve s a n exa m p l e h o w S pa
w
.
,

—
n
a rri ors Sh ou l d l i ve a a y God a
,

i sh nd d i e nd t h e
.
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A .
45

H oly M o t h e r f o rgi ve a nd s h o rt e n
our p u rg a
si n s our

w
,

t o ry !
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s ri o n a h ea rd a t ad i s t a n ce s

ad t h e s h a rp e n e d se n s e s o f t h e k n i g h t s c a
,

n u g ht t h e r i ng
o f a d va n c i n g h o o fs
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.

ve d ! c r i e d E t
re
”
de S uzo n ri si n g s e vo n o n

\V h i l h e s p o k e t h d a s h i n g S t re a
,

h i st i rr u p s
s e m f the e o

S pa n i s h h o rs e b ro k e o v e r t h e l i tt l e b a n d ad E t
.

n s e vo n

b e he l d be n t u p o n h i m s e l f t h e d a r k ey e s ad q u i v e r i n g n
l i p f M u z aB e n A b i l G a za n Tha t n o b l e k n ig h t h a
w
, ,

o d
n ev e r p e r h a p s t i l l t h e n k n o n f ea
w
.

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r ; bu t h e f e l t h 1s

h ea rt s ta n d s t i l l ah e s t o od o p p o se d t o t h a
, , ,

s no t i i t r res s

i bl e foe
da r k fi e n d g i d e s h i b la
ww
.

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h e de ! t h ough t D e
u s

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’
s The n -
”

t h o u g h t r e st o r e d h i s o n t e d c o u r a ge ad h e s p u r re d n
.

m ee t t h e i m o f t h e M o o r
,
n o

t o sc e te r

H a s sa u l t t o o k M za
w
.

’
by s u r p ri s e T h e M o o r s h o rs e

M
ts u

s t u m b l e d o v e r t h e g r o u n d c u m be re d i t h t h e d e a d ad
w
.

im
n
S l i p p e ry i t h b l o o d ad h i s u p l i ft e d
,

n t i c am
n t co u l d n ot sc e er

d o m o re t h a n b re a k t h e f o rc e o f t h e g i g a
w
,

of De r

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m
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s ri ng do n the
ad a t h e t u r ba ha
w
, ,

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n n of the on o e

da c l e f t m i d a y t h ro u g h i t s f o l d s a
a dm
n,
i ra
rre st e d o n l y by t h e
b l e t e m p e r o f t h e l i n k s o f s t e e l h i c h p r o t ec t e d
i t Th e shoc k h u rl ed t h e M oo r to t he gro u n d H e ro l l
,

w
d u n d e r t h e sa d d l e g i rt h s f h i s a n ta
. .

e -
go n i s t o

V i c t o ry ad S t J a c r i e d t h e k n ig h t ; M u z a
.

go n
“

w
.

T h e s e n t e n c e al e f t e t e r n a l ly u n fi n i shed The bla

s de
f t h e fa l l e M oo r ha da l re a
.

’
o n d y p i e rc e d D e S h o rs e uz o n s

t h ro u g h am o rt a l b u t u n d e fe n d e d p a
hi rider
la
s w
i t h h i m A m o m e n t ad t h e t
rt I t fe l l b e a
cha
ri ng
mpions n
.

w o
,

y t oge t h e r g r a
w w
,
.

pp l i ng i n th du st ; i n t he n ext t h e sho rt e

k n i fe h i c h t h M o o r o r e i n h i s g i rd l e h a d p e n e t ra
,

e ted
t he Chri stia n s v i z o r pa ss i n g t h ro u gh t h e b r a
’

nd hu m
in
T o r e m o u n t h i s st e e d t h a t re ma i n ed a t ha
,

b l ed
a nd m o t i o n l e ss t o a r a ga in a
ww p p ea
,

m ong t he t h ic k est f o

t h e f ra y aa o r k n o l e s s r a p i dl y a ccom p l i s hed t ha
,

s n
ha sla u ght e r o f t h e u n h a
w w
,

d bee n t h e ppy E t v de s e on

Suzon But t h e f o rt u n e o f t h e da
no as t o p p e d i n
ap rog re s s h i t h e r t o t r i u m p h a y s

w
.

n t t o t h M oors
so e

P r i c k i n g fa st ove r th e p la
.

i n e r e se e n t h e g l i t t e r i n g
h or eme n f t he C hri st ia
s o n e n f o rc e m e n t s ad a t th
r e- n , e
 L EI LA
46 .

r e m ot e r d i sta n c e t h e ro y a l ba n n e r o f S pa i n i n d i st i n ct ly
u e sc r i e d t h ro u g h v o l u m e s o f d u s t d e n o t e d t h a
m w
, ,

t Fe rd i
na n d h i se l f a s a dva n c i n g t o t h e s u p p o r t o f h i s ca va
,

l iers

ma
.

T h e M o o rs h o e v e r
ny a
, w w ,
ho ha
w
d t h e m s e l v e s r ec e i v e d

m
n d m y s t e r i o u s r e e n fo rc e m e n t s
-
h i c h see m ed to
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,

g i c f ro r t h so
s u dde n ly a nd u n e x p e c t e d l y h a
,

d t h ey e m e rged f ro m c o p s e
a nd c l e f t i n t h a t m o u n ta i nous a nd e n t a
hood
ma
w
e re n o t p re p a
n d of the v ig i la n t M u za w
ngl ed n eigh bo r
re d f o r af res h f o e A t t h e c o m
w w
, .

t h e y d re o ff f e l l i n t o o rd e r
a h i l e y et t h e re a s t i m e t h e va n ta
w
, ,

nd s e i z i n g ge g rou n d
h i ch t he i n eq u a l i ti es o f the soi l a
, ,

nd t h e s h e l t e r o f t h e
t re e s g a
a wn a r ra
v e t o t h e i r da rt s a nd a
y h i c h P o n c e d e L e o n h i m se l f h o n o a
d ee m e d i t m o re p r u d e n t n o t t o a s sa
w w
g i l e h o rs e t h e y p re se n t e d
,

r r i v ed
Wh i l e V i l l e na
w w
, ,

u lt

in a cc e n t s a l m ost i na rt i c u l a t e i t h ra a
.
,

ge s u rg i n g t h e

Ma rq u i s o f C a diz to a d va n c e F e rd i n a
w w
,

n d s u rr o u n d e d b y
t h e fl o e r o f h i s c o u r t a r r i ve d a t t h e re a
w
, ,

r o f t he t roops ;
a nd a ft e r af e o rd s i n t e rc h a
,

nged w ith P once de Leon

ga ve th e sig na l o f r e t re a
, ,

t
\V h e n t h e M o o r s b e h e l d t h a
w
.

t n o b l e s o l d i e ry s l o w l y
b re a k i ng grou nd a nd re t i r i n g t o a r d t he ca m p ev en
M u z ac o u l d n o t c o n t ro l t h e i r a
w
o ,

rd o r T h ey r u s h e d f o r
a rd h a ra s s i n g t h e r e t re a t of t he Ch ri stia ns a nd d e l a
.

y
i ng t h e b a t t l e by va
ww
, ,

i i o u s sk i rm i shes

It a s a t t h i s t i m e t ha t t h e h ea d l o n g va l or of H erna
w
.

ndo
d l P u l ga ho ha d a
r
w
rri ved i th Pon ce de Leon di s
'

t i ng u i s h e d i t se l f i n f e a
, ,
,

ts h ich y et l ive i n the songs o f

Spa i n M ou nted u po n a n i m m e n s e s t e ed a
C o l o s sa
a s sa i la
l s t re n gt h h e a
.

nts a nd s c a
w
s see n cha rg i n g a
nd h i m s e l f o f
lo n e upo n the
,

w
w t t e r i n g n u m be r st o t h e g r o u n d
w
, b

ith
the s eep of h i s e n ormou s a o ha n d e d fa
,

nd t -
l ch ion
Wi t h al o u d v o i c e h e c a l l ed o n M u z a
w
.

t o o p p o s e h i m ; bu t
t h e M o o r fa i th s la ughter a nd s c a
,
tigu ed
re d fr o m t h e s h o c k o f h i s e n c o u n t e r i t h D e S u z o n r e
,

wrce l y r e c o v

w
se rv e d s o fo r m i d a
w w
b l e af o e f o r af u t u r e c o n t e s t
,

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w
.

i t h s t ra
t t h i s j u nc t u i e
gg l i n g s k i r i s h e rs t h am m t a a ll p a
s c o v e re d
rt y o f S p a
w
,

s n
ia i n cutti ng thei r a y t o t he m a
,

r ds i n b od y o f t h e i r

w
,

c o u n t ry m e n t h ro u g h o n e o f t h e n u m e r o u s c o p se s h e l d
by t h e e n e m y fe l l i n a ith a n equa
b e r o f M o o rs a
ha n d to ha
nd e n g a
,

n d A m i d s t t h e i n de l s a
,

.
m
t t h e o u t s k i rt s
g e d t h e i n ad e s p e r a
fiw
s o ne a
l num
te con flict
n ho mw ,
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43 .

t h e ga t e s o f G re n a d aa s the bla ck cha

a
rge r o f t h e h e r o o f
t h e da y c l o s i n g t h e r ear o f t h e cav l ry d i s a
p p ea
,

re d w i t h
i n t h e g l o o m y p o rt a ls .

CH AP T ER I I I

T T T
.

H E H ER O IN H E PO WER or HE D R EA M ER .

IT a w
s i n t h e sa

www m e cha m ber a

h o u r i n h i c h e fi rs t d r e se nt e d t o t h e re a
nd n e a rl y a t t h e sa
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,
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r re d m o n a
re a ga in a
a s n ot a
m
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l o n e H i s fa
bd i l e l
d i t t e d t o t h e p re se n c e o f t h a t

w
,

-
rc h H e vo r i t e
sla v e A m i n e re c l i n e d u p o n t h e o t t o m a n s ga
.

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a n x i o u s l o v e u p o n h i s t h o ug h t f u l c o u n t e n a n ce a
w
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s he
l ea n ed a ga i n st t h e gl i tteri ng a l l by t h e s i d e o f t h e c a
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m e n t ga zi ng a b st r a
m
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c t e d l y o n t h e sc e n e b e l o
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.
,

t t he
r e t u r n o f M u z aa nd b u r s t s o f a
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d a w rt i l l e ry c o n fi r m e d t h e
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ve w
.

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t o m y b i rt h ad t o m y fo rt u n e s B o a
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la s t o f al i n e o f h e r oe s s h a y fa n ta
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53

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fa c e o f M u z at h e e ffe c t h i s o rd s p r o d u c ed B u t t h e
p ro u d a nd s a r t h y fe a w t u re s o f t h e M o o r e v i n ced n o p a
,
,

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ng
.
,

o f co nscien ce ; a s l i g h t s m i l e o f p i ty m i g h t h a v e c r o s se d
h i s l i p fo r a m o m e n t b u t i t va n i s h e d e re t h e k i n g c o u l d
d etect i t B oa
,

b d i l c o n t i n u ed
U n d e r t h e i n fl u e n ce o f t h i s w a
. .

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r n i n g I i ss u ed the
o rd e r fo r t h y a r r e st L e t t h i s p a ss I res u m e m y ta
w le
—

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. .

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’
t t h e s p e c te r s fe e t ; i t
g l i d ed fro m e m ot i o n l ess a nd i m p a l pa bl e I a sk ed th e

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be l l i o n —
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.

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,

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a r n i n g h e n t h e e v i l s ta r o f B oa bd i l s h a
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,

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’
n c e f ro m t h e
,

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n s e re d t h e
.

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w
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a ro u n d a h e n o n c e m o re t h e l i g h t o f t h e l a
.

nd m ps e
b o re b e c a m e v i s i b l e b e h o l d t h e re st o o d b e fo re m e a
s k e l e t o n i n t h e reg a l r o b e o f t h e k i n g s o f G re n a d aa
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56 .

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b l e t ; p e rc h a a
w n ce
m
nd
—

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,

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.

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,

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t e n u r e so l o n g a s h i s so ve re ig n a s th e sla ve of super
B u t tha a
fi
s t i t i o n o r i m p o s t u re t n oble rr i o r hose
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w
.
,

rly ex
a lted a h i l e i nc r e a s i ng i t s n a t u ra
11 ess

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,
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nd m i s fo rt u n e s
w
t h o u gh t l i t t l e o f h i m se l f i n c o m p a
,

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l e r ce
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h i c h t h e k i n g s c o n t i n u e d i r r e so
l u t i o n m u s t b r i n g u p o n G re n a da

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.

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l ou s a d u pe ! U n ha p py B o a b d i l t h e s ta
,

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t o fi gh t a ga i nst t hee a n d t h e i r i n fl u e n c e s a
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t t h y b i rt h
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,

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.

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w
, ,

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a s una b l e t o p e n e t ra te a ll i t s c o m p l i c a te d a nd l a
m y st e ri e s B o a
a
.

ww e re a
bd i l c l C h i c o a
rm a
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n d g e n e ro u s h i s n a
ry a
t u 1 e ca
n
lm a
mtent
hi s
f fe c t i o n s
ge n t l e ; a nd a l t h ough ea
e n c e o f am u t i n o u s p e o p l e a
rl y po e r a w
nd u n g r a
nd t h e p a
,
nd
i n fu l e x p e r i
te f u l c o u rt h a d 1 m
tu re a n i ra sc i b i l i t y o f t e m p e r a nd a
pa rt e d t o t h a t na
w
,

q u i c k n e s s o f s u s p i c i o n f o re i g n t o i t s c r l i c r s o i l h e a
w
v s
ea s i l y le d b a c k t o g e ne r o s i t y a nd j u s t i c e ; a a
,

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,

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57

w
.

a book s a t l ea st a ph i l oso ph er ; a
he

ma
aa
i n ca
s,
h is tt chment to the a
in

w fim
b s t r u se r s t u d i e s a
,

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w n d i n d ee d
,

s o ne o f t h e
,

a
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n ces a t t e n da
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ti on
n t o n h i s b i rt h
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.

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mw
ll
t h e d o u b t f ea r a n d i r re s o l u t i o n o f a a
w
,

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, ,

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ci es a ccu m u l a t e d o m e n s o ve r h i s h e a
.

d ; m e n u n i t ed i n
c o n s i de ri n g h i m b o r n t o d i s a
h e ha d sough t to
s o m e se e m i n g l y a
w
re st l e a
cc i d e n t a
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l ca
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i n s t h o st i l e c i rc u m s t a
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.

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,

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-
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T h u s by d eg r e e s ag l o o m y a despa
.

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se t t l e d o ve r h i s m i n d ; b u t s e c re t l y s k e pt i c a
, ,

l of
t h e M o ha m m eda n c re e d a n d t o o p ro u d a nd s a
w
,

ng u i ne
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,

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of i n ev i ta b l e p re d e st i n a tion h e s o ug h t t o c o n
te n d a ga i nst t he ma ch i na t i on s o f h ost i l e d em o n s a
,

nd
b o d i n g s ta rs n o t by h u m a n b u t s p i r i tu a l a
l ee t i n g a m
th e seers a nd m a gicia
g e n c i e s Co l

w
,
.

ro u n d hi ns of Orient
fa na ti ci sm h e l i ved i n th e v i si on s of a n ot h e r o r l d ; a nd
fla t t e red by t h e p ro m i s e s o f i m p o st o r s o r d re a m e rs a
w
,

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,

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m i nd it a s a m o n g s pe l l s a nd c a ba l s t ha
w
d r a f o rt h t h e m ig h t y sec re t h i c h a
,

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ww t h e sough t to
s t o f re e h i m
f ro m

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eq u a
v e h i m t h e f re e d o m o f o t h e r m e n t o re st l e
l c ha nces a ga i n st p e r i l a nd a d v e rs i t i e s I t a
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,

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s o l i d l ea
,

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n ot h e r o r l d h a
n d s e re n e fo r t u n e s t o r e n d e r b l e s s i n g s
p r e n o n ; b u t o v e r h o t h e c h i l l i n g s ha
w d fa
,

l l e n ; h o s e s o u l c u rd l e d b a
do o f

w
i t se l f ; h o s e l i fe h a
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h e rd ; h o m d o u bt s a
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ci
i n to
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his w
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.

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,

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l i fe c o n s t an t l y t h re a u n nat u ra
.

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, ,

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i n st hi s
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.
, ,

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nd a da
,
.

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m
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st i t i o n a n d e n e rv a t e t h e v i g o r o f h i s re s o l v e s : f o r o f a
m
ll
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m o r s e o p e ra ti ng upon a t h o u g h t f u l t e m p e ra
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.

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h i s m u r u re d s o n g b ro u g h t n o g r a t e f u l l i g h t t o t h e la t
t i c e n o fa i ry fo o t s t e p t o t h e b a l co n y D ej ec t e d a n d sa d
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the ma nsion i t a s s u p p o se d t h e a
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,

m
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b od e o f s o m e M o o ri s h
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m a w h i t h e r t h e re t h e re m
m a tel l m e w
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.

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CHAPTER V .

130 11 1311 1 1 3 3 R EC O N C I L I A T I O N w 1r n 11 1 3 P EO P L E .

S EV ER A L d a ys ha d ela p se d w i t h o u t a
w
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n d C h r i st i a n f o r Fe rd i n a
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nd s cold a
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a m bu sh o f M uza a
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r e s t rai nt u p o n t h e fi e ry s p i r i t s h e c o m m a
,

f o rb a de a ll p a
n ded
rt i e s o f s k i r m i s h i n h i c h t h e M o o r s l n
He
w .

de ed h a d u s ua l l y ga n ta ge a
i n ed th e a d va
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, ,

nd c o n t e n t e d
h i m s e l f w i t h o c c u py i n g a ll t h e pa
, ,

s s e s t h ro u g h h ich
pr ov i si o n s co u l d a rri v e a
m e nc e d s t ro n g f o rt i fi c a
t t h e b e s i eg ed c i t y
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f o rb i d d i n g a
ss a
ult on t h e M o o rs d e fi e d i t a
gai nst hi m
w mm
,

s el f
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.

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.

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l o n ge d d i s a p p ea ra n c e b eg a n t o p r od u c e v i s i b l e a
,

nd

sa l u ta ry e ffec t u p o n t h e l o n g d o r m a -
n t e n e rg i e s o f B o a b
dil T h e c o u n se l s o f M u z a t h e e x h o rt a ti on s of the
q u e e n m ot h e r t h e e n t h u s i a
,
.

s m o f h i s m i st re s s A m i n e
u n c o u n t e ra c t ed by t h e a rt s o f t h e m a gicia n a
, , ,

ro u sed t he
t o rp i d l i o n o f h i s n a B ut sti l l h i s a rmy a
,

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s u bj ect s m u r m u re d a ga i nst hi m a nd h i s a p p ea ra
.

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nce i n
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w
,

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.

m
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t

n u n c l e E l Za a a a
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,

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s

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,

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,
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l i ty His
b d i l ha d ex a s p e ra
w
.

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w
, ,
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,
.
,

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“

be d h a d B oa b d i l p ro p e r l y s u p p o rt e d h i s a
ww
,
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a p o p u la r d i sc o n t e n t a nd r a ge a t E l Za a
w
.

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it s the g l s
d e fe a t h i c h ha d i n d ee d s e rv e d B o a i t h are a
a m bd i l so n

w w
, ,

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ha t E l Za
th e A l ha
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.

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s ha
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,

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l l h i s f o r m e r f ae by as i g n a
g e re s o l v e d i n h i s 0 1 1

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,

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,

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,

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.

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,

nd
a p p ea re d a t t h e h ea d o f ag a l la n t t ro o p i n t h e S pa
, , ,

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this a w s h ea
,

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th t he cri e of El Za
,

mm
rd by t h e M o o rs i t i s i p o ss i b l e t o c o n c e i v e
ga
.

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n
w
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,

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w
.

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r or

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, ,

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no r s

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A L A EN .
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c o u rs e o f o u r s t o ry t r a
t e o f e v e n t s i t h i n G re n a
n sp o rt s u s b a
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w
w
,

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ca mp It a s i n on e of a l o ng l i n e of t e n t s t ha
t h e pa
a tten da
v i l i o n o f I sa
.

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l p re s e n c e t h a
,

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t s k i rt e d
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,

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ro u n d
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,
.

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tt i —

t u d e o f t h e f o r m t h e d ro o p i n g h e a d the ha nds cla

.
,

sped
u p o n t h e k n ees m i g h t ha
w
, ,

—
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t u re o f t h e re v e ri e
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, t da ,
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i d i n d u l ge d
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m e d o f t h e p e r se c u t i o n t o
m .

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w
,

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d ee p a nd m u s i c a
,

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l c h i m e o f ab e l l a s h ea
,

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r d su mon i ng
nd

w
.

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t h e ch i efs of th e a r m y t o p ra y e r ; fo r Fe rd i na
a ll h i s
to h is pol i tic
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w
o r l d l y sc h e m e s i t h ar e l i gi o u s c o v e r i n g a
n d i n v e st e d

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nd
r
,

a c t e r o f as a c re d c r u s a de
T ha
.

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t so u n d t h o u g h t sh e s i n k i n g o n h e r k n e e s
“

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, , ,

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k i n g T h i s g h t l i st e n t o m e I sa
w l i s t e n t h i s n i gh t
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w
.
,

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tte r
or ha
,

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,

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I t i s e l l s p o k e n s o n o f t h e m o st C h r i st i a
.
r thee from the

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,

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n a
w
.
,

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, , , ,

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,

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.

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,

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ttri bu t e t h i s c ri e ; t hy pi ou s
y e d by s o rc e ry R e t i re
m ,

w TFa t he r s a i d t h e p ri n c e i n at o n e i n t o w h i c h d e
. .

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t t e rr i b l e n H E F I RST G RA N D I N

h i s li be 1 t i ne S p i r i t i n v o l u n t a
,

QU I SI OR or SPA I N rily
ah a l f la t e n t ra
w w
,

f o rc e d i t s e l f i l l e ry s o rc e ry o f e y e s
—
“

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t ha n e ve n F e rd i n a n d o f A r ra go n ”

He bla
ww
.

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wa re y o u k n o n o t h a
w
.
,

t you do
T h e p r i n c e l i n ge re d : a nd t h e n a s i f aa re t h a
.

t he
m u s t y i e l d ga t h e re d h i s c l o a k rou n d hi m a
w
,

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w
,

t e n t i t h o u t re p l y
Pa le a i t h fe a rs n o l e s s fe l t p e r h a
.

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t h o u g h m o re v a t ha
w gue a
, ,

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h i c h she ha d j u s t b e e n d e l i v e re d L e i l a S t o o d be fo r e t h e
,

m on k
B e se a ted da ug h te r o f t h e f a i t h l e s s sa
aww
.

“
i d T o rq u e
ma o u l d c o n ve t se w i t h t h e e a h d a s t h o u va
, ,

d e
“
l
I sa y n o t t h y s o u l fo r a la s ! o f t ha t p rec i o u s t r e a
w
, ,

u est —
s
u re t h o u a ma oma n ! a
, ,

w m r t n ot co n sci o u s ; bu t

t h o u p r i z e st t h e s a fe ty o f t h o se d e l i c a
rk m e
t e l i bs a nd t h a
s

w w
,

t
a n t o n b ea u ty a n s e r t ru l y ha t I sh a ll a
m w a n
,

h o b ro u g h t t h e e h i t h e r
sk t h e e
i s h e i n t r u t h t hy
—
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fa
w w
, ,
’
ther ?
“
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a t th i s rude a nd m e n a cing a
.

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re n t
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.

it h hi s rel igi o n
m
—

I ha ve n eve r be held hi p ra y .
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65

w ha
Hem
t s ec t w
h e n e v e r p ra
ha
! y s an o t i c e a b l e fa ct B ut
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of

n sw
.

”
t c re e d d o e s h e p r o fe s s h i m s e l f ?

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aw
I ca
,

t m
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e r t h ee
a t h e re b e m e a n s tha ri ng fro m t hee a
n sw
.

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t h o u h e s e r v e s t h e te m p l e o f t h e M o h a m m e da
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.
,

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,

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w
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ma e rt t h o u re a re d be n e a
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,

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ve n ge t h e i r r o n gs
ho m a d e ea rt h a nd h e a ve n ; a ho i n a
w
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th e God nd n
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,

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g ge
t h ro u g h t h e c h a n n e l o f o ne s o l i t a ry p e o p l e i n t h e p l a
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.
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.
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y m ee t g i n s o o n
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w
.

nqu i l
s m i l e ; as m i l e i n hich gla z i n g ey e s a nd a gon iz i ng
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a n d t h e st a ke

ww O n l ea v i n g t h e u n f o rt u n a te L ei la
.

the m on k took hi s
a y to a rd t h e n e ig h b o ri n g t e n t o f Fe rd i n a
e re h e re a
ho ly a m n ; he a
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.
,

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,

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w
, ,

ri vu l et to a rd t h e b a ck of the k i ng s pa
,
’
v i l i o n B u t o ne
so l i t a ry se n t ry a t t h e e n t ra n ce o f t he cop se gua
, .

rded t he
c o n s ec r a ted p la ce ; a nd i t s e x c ee d i n g l o n e l i n es s a
w e r e ag r a
s u r ro u n d i n g c a
t e f u l c o n t ra st to t he a n ima
m p T h e m o n k e n te re d t h e s h r i n e a
ted
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w
.

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.
,

g e o f t h e V i r g i n,
r u de l y s c u l p t u red b u t r i c h l y d e co r a
, ted .
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g ro a n e d t h i s s i n gu l a
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, ,

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a nd m o v e a nd h a
.

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h i
la
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v e ,
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w
c h r e s g l i t t e ri n g r o t t e n n e s s I k n o t h i s I k n o i t ; b u t
.

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BO O K I II .

CHAPTER I .

S
I A B EL AN D T
HE JEW I S H M A I D EN

T
.

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.

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b u t i n j u r e t hy f a ir na me ”

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t h e l i t t e r sh a l l b e s t ra i gh t p rep a red f o r thee ; a n d e re

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,

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,

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t o u l d re n d e r t h e e b l e s s e d h e r e
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.

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—

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.
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,

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k e c o fo rt p o o r c h i l d ; e e p n o t
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t h e l i t t e r h i c h bo re Le i l aa
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h oa rse cha l l e n g e o f t h e s e n t ry t h e g r a t i n g o f j ea l ou s ba
.

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, ,

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gion o f the
a m
w
c o v e re d h i s c o n d i t i o n
t h e d ee p e r s ec ret s o f t h e h e a
a
s l e ft t o d i e
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o b l i ga t i o n t h e p rej u d i c e s o f t h e S p a n ia rd va
.

n i shed h e
f ormed a deep a nd g r a tefu l a tta c h m e n t f o r h i s p re s e rv e r ;
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.

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w
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d nd lly to
t h e fa i t h o f C h t i st i a n a The you ng Quex a da
w
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n d o f Je
a
w w
.

d i d n o t l o n g s u r 1 i ve h i s re t u r n ; h i s c o n st i t u t i o n s

b ro k e n by l o n g t r a ve l a nd t h e d e b i l i t y h ic h fo l l o ed
se O n h i s d e 1 t h be d h e h a
m ot h e r
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ww
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s
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h e l e ft c h i l d l e s s a
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.

o r n
wt h a n
nd
,

t h o s
d be s o u g h t t h e
h o s e Ca
e o f h i
thol ic
s s i re
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LE/ A .
81

n e ve r t o fo rge t t h e s e r v i c e s aJe h a
h i m ; to ma
w w
d c o n f e r re d u p o n

w
k e t h e s o l e re c o m p e n s e i n h e r p o e r _ t h e s o l e —

r ec o m p e n s e t h e Je h i m se l f h a d dema n ded ; a
n o occ a s i o n t o s o o t h e o r m i t i ga
m t e t h e m i se r i es t o h i c h
t h e b i g ot ry o f t h e t i e o f te n e x p o se d t h e O p p r e s se d r a
w
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w
.

ve
to t h e la s t sc i o n o f h e r h o u s e a
a
a
n d re p u t a
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m o r e t h ro u g h a
nd a
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nd
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,

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el
ma d e t h e ca h i l e h i s fa ith ma
,

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.
, ,

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ea r n e st l y s o u gh t t o r e n d e r t h e f a vo r s h e h a d t h u s o bta
ww
,

in
ed a m o n g t h e J e s m i n i s te r t o h e r p i o u s z ea l for t he i r
m o re t ha n t e m p o ra l a rf a re S h e h a d e n d ea
g e n t l e m ea ns to ma
i m p o t e n t t o e ff ec t ; a
w
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.

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w
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s

ha d b ee n s i g n a l T h e go o d se n o r ah a d t h u s o bt a
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ined
h i g h re n o n f o r s a n c t i ty ; a nd I s a
w
.

be l t h o u g h t r i g h t l y
t ha t s h e c o u l d n o t s e l e c t ap ro t e c t re s s f o r L e i l a h o
w
,

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na
bo r fo r h e r s a
t i on for t he a
l va tion It a w
o u l d m o re k i n d l y s h e l te r h e r y o u t h o r m o re st re n u o u s l y

d h e re n c e o f t h e m a
. s i n deed a
,
da n ge ro u s s i t
i d e n t o tha
,

t fa ith
w h i c h ha d c o s t h e r fi e ry f a t h e r so m a n y sa c r i fi c e s t o p re
serve a nd t o a d va

ra
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t h e r t o u n d e r m i n e t ha
nce
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.

t D o n n aI n ez s o u g h t
n t o s t o r m t h e m e n ta
mw
l f o rt r e s s
a i t h S pi i i t u a l a l l ies ; a
w
x ed a
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q u e n t c o n v e rs a
a
n
tions i t h L e i l as h e a
a
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t on ce per
a
w w w
,

p l e n d s t o n i s h ed by t h e s i m p l e n d s u b l i m e t u 1 e

w
o f t h e be l i e f u p o n

a s t ha

w w w
h ic h she a
t i n h i s d e s i re t o p r e s e rv e L
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.

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s m u ch a
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w
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c t e ve n i t h J e s t h e m se l v e s h ose
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ge n d e re d m e a n ness a
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ww w
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nce ; o r hether i t a
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n d t h e e x t o rt i o n h i c h f o s t e re d
rd e d i t h l o ft y t h o u g h c o n c e a
s t ha t h i s p h i l o s o p h y di d
led

n o t i n t e rp re t t h e J e i s h fo r m u l ao f b e l i e f i n t h e s a me

w
sp i r i t a
m w
Le i l a a
w
s t h e h e rd t h e re l i g i o n i n c u l c a

s d i ff e re n t f ro

e nc o u n t e re d a
,

t ha t
m o n g h e r p ro s e l y t es I t a .
t e d i n t h e b re a
h i c h I n ez ha
st of
d e ve r b e f o re
s l e s s m u n da ne
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w
n

p hy s i c a
ith m
l deism
a n y hu ma
w
h i c h i n v e st e d t h e g re a
n sy m p a t h i e s ad a
t O i n deed N E,
‘

w
, ,

l e f t h i mt h e a
t t r i b u t e s b u t st i l l
n
u g u s ad af u l G o d o f G e n e s i s t h e
,

t n
Fa t he r of a u n i ve rs e t h o u g h t h e i n d i v i d u a
,

l P r o t ec t o r o f
ap e t ty ad f a l l e n s ec t H e r a t t e n t i o n ha
w
,

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.

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w
, ,

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n n
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w
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h i c h t he re l igi o n o f C h ri st so n
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so

ww
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t c h ed o ve r a
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,

n ce b 0 1e r d
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w w w w
.

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sol em n a
w w w
the a
s
d o ra
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,

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n

p o rt i o n f e a rt h a m o n g ap e o p l e f a l es s c i v i l i z e d ad
w w
,

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p h i l o so p h i ca l t ha n ma
,

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ha d bee n a l o n e p re se r v ed ap u r e ad s u b l i m e t h e i s m
,

n
d i sda i n i n g al i k e n e s s i n t h e t h i n g s f h e a ea
w w
,

ve n rth
o o r

Le i la k n e l i t t l e o f t h e m o re n a r r o ad e x c l u s i v e t e n
w w
.

n
t o f h e r b ret h re
e s aJ e e s s i n a
n me h a ra
n ther a s e s
d e i s t i n b e l i e f ad e i st o f s u c h ac re ed a A t h e n i a
,

n s

sc h o o l s m i g h t h a v e ta ught to t he i ma gi na ti ve p u p i l s f o

Pla t o sa ve o n l y t ha t too da r k as h a d o w ha d be e n c a
ov e r t h e h op es of a
,

W i thou t the a
n othe r orl d
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wdd u cee Alm a mn
st

w
.

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l o n ge d t o m a
,
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w n y s ec t s o f t h e ea
,

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ww n
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w
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d o c t r i n e o f t h e R e v e l ai o n ; ad h i l e h e h a t n d n o t s o ug h t
e ra d i ca t e f ro m t h e b re a st of hi da u g h t e r ay o f t h e
t
va
a
o

w
g u e d e s i re h i c h p o i n t s t o ah e re a
t l ea s t d i re c t e d h e r t h o u h t s o r a
ft e r h e h a
s p i ra
s

d n eve r
t i o n s t o t ha
n

ww
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s o l e m n f u t u re N o r i n t h e a c re d b o o k h i c h ag i v e n
w
,

s s

h e r s u rv e y ad h i c h
ww
.

1 : n rig id l y u ph e l d t he u n i ty o f
so

a t h e re t h a t p o s i t i v e ad
w
,

t h e S u p re m e P o e r s n nu
eq u i v o c a l a s s u ra he e a
,

n c e o f l i fe b ey o n d t h e g r ll
“
t ve r

t hi n g s a f o rgo t t e n t h a
re
"
t m i g h t s u p p l y t he d e fi c i e n c i e s
f h e r m o rt a l i n s ru ct o r P e ha
,

l e n t f ro mt h e
o t ps h ri n g t hose n ot i o n s
r s 1

f t h e d i f fe re n t v a l u e o f t h e s e x e s p re v a
.
,
.

o
h i s b e l o ve d ad a n c e s t ra l Ea
w
, ,

A lm m m i g h t h av e h o p e s fo r h i m s e l f h i c h d a
re m otes t pe ri od i n st n
a
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en id n ot
e x t e n d t o h i s c h i l d A n d t h u s h g re w u p w i t h l l t h e
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B u t i n t h e f u nd a
w
t h e re a
nd l o v e l y
s o n e b i t t e r t h o u g ht t h a
eaw k n e s s o f m o rt a
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l e m ot i on s
nd o ft e n c a
ww w
,

m
me
to a r t h e p ea ce t h a t othe r i se ou l d ha v e s e tt l e d o n
h e r s o u l T ha t fa
h ea rt a n d m y st e r i o u s f a
.

w te she a
,

www w
t h e r t h e s o l e s o ft e n e r o f
s i t h ha
h e rec e i v e t h e n e s o f h e r c o n v e rs i o n ! A n d M u z at h a
t pa
hose ste rn
ngs o u l d

w
,

t
b r i gh t a a
w
,

nd h e ro v i s i o n o f h e r y o u t h
- —
s s h e n o t se tt i n g
t he la s t se a l o f sepa ra ti on u po n a
t h e i d o l o f t h e M o o rs ?
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But a
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ll h o p e o f u n i o n
s s h e no t a l re a
i t h s be e n f ro
ith
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m
t h e fi rs t a t va ri a n c e ? F ro m t h e s e t h o u g h t s sh e s t a
,

rt e d
w i t h sigh s a nd t e a rs ; a n d b e fo re h e r s t o o d t h e c r u c i fi x
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w
,

m
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t o o i se l y ba n i s h e d so r i g i d l y f r o t h e o ra
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to ri es of the
H u g u e n o t F o r t h e re p re s e n t a t i o n o f t ha t d i v i n e r e si g
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ww
.

cri ce h 1t
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t h e sy m b o l t o t h e v a n i t i e s o f o u r i s h es t o t h e y e a rn

w w
,

i n g s o f o u r d i sc o n t e n t !
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sa
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,
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l m o f the co n ve n tua
,

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w
l i g h t e d t o d r a I n t h e re a
.

ll w
orld ly ha
l l ife h ic h I n ez d e
ct i o n o f h e r t h o ughts a
p p i n es s t he re see m ed
nd ,

to the y ou ng ma i de n a n i n e x p re s s i b l e c h a rm i n a
ww
,

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w m
,

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a b l e h o p e s A n d i t h t h i s s e l fi s h t h e re m i n g l e d am o r e
ge n e ro u s a e n t T h e p ra y e rs o f a
.

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v e r t m i g h t b e hea rd i n f a v o r o f t h o s e y e t be n i g h t e d a
w
.

nd
t h e af u l c u rse u p o n h e r o u tc a s t ra
,

m
c e h e l i g h t e n e d by t h e
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fiw
o ri s o n s o f o n e h u l l c reed s
as t r a nge a n d m y s t i c i m p re s s i o n h a
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,

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w w
,

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r t o f e v e ry b e l i e v e r t h e
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w s fa

w
,

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,

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, ,

tor ted t i l l
t houghts a
ww m
cq u i re d t h e i n t e n s i t y o f p a ssi o n s a
.
,

nd t h e c o n
es s a
,

ve r s i o n o f t h e J e s co p l e te d .
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CHAPTER II I

T
.

HE HOUR AN D HE AN .

na
IT a ws o n t h e t h i rd m o r n i n g a
d ar e c o n c i l e d t o h i s p e o p l e h a
fter the K i ng of G r e
d r ev i e e d h i s g a w lla
~

m m
nt
a r y i n t h e V i va r ab l a ; a nd B o a
w
, ,

b d i l s u r ro u n d e d by h i s
c h i e fs a a s pla n n i n g ade l i be r a te a
w
,

nd n o b l e s nd d e c i s i v e
ba tt l e by a s sa u lt o n t h e C h r i s t i a n ca h e n as c o u t
,

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s u d d e n l y ar i ve d b r e a thl ess a t t he g a tes o f t h e pa la
w
.
,

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t o c o m u n i ca te t i e u n l oo k ed for a
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m m
cap a
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n d h 1 d i n the n ight brok e n u p h i s
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i ns to a w
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bl e c o n s p i r a cies
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w w mm
.

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f r u s t ra t e d he de s pa i r e d o f av e r y s p e e dy c o n q u e st o f t h e
,

i ty T h e S pa n i s h k i n g r e s o l v e d t h e refo re a
,

ft e r c o m
p i et i n g t he d eva st a t i o n o f t h e V eg at o d e fe r t h e fo r m a
w
,
.
,

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w w h i c h c o u ld a
w
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i t h i n h i s p o e r u nt i l h i s a tten ti o n a
,

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t ra c t ed t o o t h e r f o e s a n d u n t i l i t m u s t be a dded h e ha
w
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repl e n i shed a n e x ha u s te d t r ea H e ha
,

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su 1 y d f 0 1 med ith
T o rq u e m a da av a st a
w w
.

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ga i n s t J e s bu t a ga i nst Ch1 i 51 ia h o s e fa
o nly a

ww m
,

ns t hers
ha d b ee n o f t h a t ra ce a h o e l e s u s p ec t ed o f re l a
,

nd ps
i ng i n to J uda i ca l p ra
w
,

ct i c es T h e t o sc h e e r s o f t h i s
g ra n d design e re a ctu a
w
.

t e d by d i ff e re n t m o t i v e s : t h e
i sh ed t o ex t erm i na
m
one t e t h e c r i m e t h e o t h e r t o s e ll
fo rg i ve n e s s fo r i t ; a a d ac o n n i v e d a
,

n d T o rq u e t the
gripi ng a va r i c e o f t h e k i n g be c a
w
.

u se i t se rv e d t o g i v e t o
h i m se l f a nd t o t h e i n f a n t i n q u i s i t i o n ap o e r a nd a
w
i t y h i c h t h e D o m i n i ca
e ve n tha n t h o se o f r oy a
n fo re s a
l ty i t se l f a
ww
w
o u l d b e s o o n g re a
h ich he i ma
uthor
ter

by sc o u 1 g i n g e a
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rt h w nd ,

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g i n ed , ,

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,

ven
T h e s t ra n ge d i s a pp e a ra n c e o f A l aen h i ch a
.

di st o 1 t e d a e x a m gg e t m
e d by t h e c re d u l i ty o f t h e S p a n
s ,

ia r ds i n t o a n ev e n t o f t h e m o st t e rr i fi c c ha ra
w
.

c t e r s e rv e d
t o c o m p l et e t h e c h a i n of evide nce a ga i n s t t h e ea
w w
,

lthy
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w nd Je
h i l e i n i ma
, gi na
d e sc e n d e d S p a
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ti on the k i ng a
,
n ia rd s o f A n d a
l r ea
l u sia ; a
dy c l u tc h e d t h e g o l d
nd
86 L E /LA .

t h e i r r ed e m p t i o n h e re t h e D o m i n i c a
o
fla
f
m e t ha
B oa
t a
bd i l a
w s to l igh t t hem t o p u n is h
,

e n t h e re a m
n k i n d l e d t he
ft e r

w w
.

n d h i s c h i e f s r e c e i v zd t h e i n t e l l i ge n ce o f t h e
S pa n i s h r e t re a t i t h ad o u b t h i c h s o o n y i e l d e d t o t h e
m ost tri u m p ha n t d e l ig h t B o a bd i l a
fied a m
ea r l i e r y o u t h ha
w
t h e e n e rgy f o r h i c h t h o u g h b u t by t s a
d b e e n re m a r ka
. t o nce res u
nd s t a rt s h i s
ll

ww
, ,

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.

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n o t re a
ga
m t c ri ed h e ;
i n h e re t i l l i t s u i t t h e fo e t o c o n fi n e t h e e a
i n t o h i s ey r i e T h e y h a ww
e ill
gle

ww m
v e l e ft u s e i l l b u rs t o n
—

them S u m mon o u r a lfa a a

w
.

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q u is e i l l p ro c l i h o l y
a T h e s o v e re i g n o f t h e l a
w
.
,

r !

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b u t s ha l l re c e i v e o u r s u
. to n th a
ons a m
m ww
nd
m
st p o s se s s i o n s o f t h e
t c o nt a
e
i ns a
i l l ga
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t h e r ro u n d
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,

ith
a y t h e k i n g l i v e f o re v e r cried the co u n c i l wi th ,

o ne v o i c e
Lose n ot a m o m e n t res u m ed B oa
.

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r a bl am a l t h e t ro o p s ; M u z a he a d s t h e ca va
V i va rs h a
w
,

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,
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do c h y o n de r
f o re s t o u r a rmy s ha l l be o n i t s m a
w
.

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The a r r i o rs h a st i l y a n d i n j oy l e f t t h e p a la ce a
w w
.
,

nd
a s a l o n e B oa bd i l a ga i n re l a
, , ,

w hen he
o n t e d i r re so l u t i o n A ft e r s t r i d i n g t o a
,
p se d i n t o h i s
nd f r o f o r s o m e
m i n utes i n a nx i o u s t h o u g h t h e a b r u p t l y l e ft t h e h a
.

l l of
council a nd p a s s e d i n t o t h e m o re p r i v a te c ha
,

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m be rs o f
t h e pa la c e t i l l h e c a e t o ad o o r s t ro ng l y g u a
w
,

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p la tes of i r o n I t y i el ded ea s i l y h o e ve r t o a sma
w
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l l k ey
h i c h h e ca r r i e d i n h i s g i rd l e ; a nd B o a bd i l stood i n a
w
, ,
.

m
s a l l c i rc u l a
out let ; bu t a
r room a p pa
ft e r l o o k i n g c a
re n t l y i t h o u t o t h e r d o o r o r

w w w
,

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t o u c he d a s e c re t s p r i n g i n t h e a h i ch gi vi ng a
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ll y
d i sc o ve re d an i c h e i n h i c h s t o o d a s a l l la
w w
, , ,

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i th t he p u rest n a p h t h aa n d as c r o l l o f y e l l o pa
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, ,

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i t h s t ra nge l et te rs a
,

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m
nd h i e rog l y p h i c s
took t he la
w
.

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m p i n hi s
ha nd a n d p re s s i n g a
w
.

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,

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a l l re c e d e d a ed a na rro a i n d i n g s ta i rc a
, ,

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T h e k i n g r e c l o se d t h e e n t r a nce a
.

n d d e sc e n d e d ; t h e
s ta i rs l e d a t la st i n to da mp a n d ro u g h p a s sa ge s ; a
w nd t h e

T
c h e d h i s ca
w
m u rm ur of a

w a l l s i n di c a
,
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,

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t h ro u g h t h e d a r k n e ss o f t h e p l a ce a nd B o a
.

bd i l p ro c e e d ed
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S o s u dd e n a
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w
s th e a ppa
t t he s ight of a
ri ti on a
superna
nd s o e x c i t e d t h e m i n d
t u ra
s ca rc e l y h a ve i m pre ssed h i m i t h m o re a
,

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wmm ma
l b e i n g Co u l d
ze a nd ae
t h e h o u r ha “
th
w .

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, ,

n
m ona rc h t h e r e i s n o h o p e o f p e a c e o r c o m pa ct A t t hy
re q u e s t I s o u g h t h i m b u t m y s p e l l s a
.

l o n e p r e s e rv e d t h e
l i f e o f t hy h e r a l d R ej o i c e f o r t h i n e e v i l d e s t i n i e s h a
w
,

ve
r o l l e d aa y f ro m t h y s p i r i t l i k e ac l o u d f ro m t h e g l o ry
.

o f t h e su n Th e gen i i of the Ea st ha v e w o v e n t h i s ba n
n e r f ro m t h e r a ys o f ben igna n t s ta rs I t s h a l l bea
.

M
m
b e f o re t h e e i n t h e f r o n t o f b a t t l e ; i t s ha
.

r i ve rs of Ch ri st ia
o f t he t i d e s i t sha
n b l o o d A s t h e m o o n s wa
l l s wa y a
l l ri se over t he

nd d i r ec t t h e s u rge s a
y s the boso m
w
.

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c o u rs e o f a
w
m m
,

a n o f m y s t e ry ! t h o u h a st gi ve n e a ne
re s u m e d A l ae n I m
l i fe .

w
A n d fi g h t i n g by t hy s i d e “

will a ss i s t t o c a rv e o u t f o r t h e e f ro m t h e r u i n s o f A r r a
, , ,

g o n a n d C a st i l e t h e g r an d e u r of a

m
,

ne t h ro n e A r m
m ona rc h o f G r e n a da a I h ea
, .
,

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r

rg e r i n t he m i d s t o f t h e m a i l e d t h o u sa nds Ar

BO O K IV .

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T T
.

Tw
L EI L A IN HE C A S T L E— HE S I EG E .

HE ca l m er co n tem pla ti on s a n d m o re h o l y a n x i et i e s
o f Le i la e re a

t h e fe a
a nd c a
rf u l i n t e re s t o f
re o f e ve ry i n h a bi ta
w
t l e n gt h b r o k e n i n u p o n b y i n t e l l i ge n c e
hich a b s o r be d t h e
n t o f t h e ca s t l e B oa
hol e m i nd
bd i l c l
w ,

C h i c o ha d ta ke n the field a t t h e h ea d o f an u m e r o u s
.

a rm y Ra p i d l y s c o u r i n g t h e c o u n t r y h e ha
o ne a

na
ft e r o ne u p o n t h e p r i n c i p a
n d ha
.

d l e ft st r o n g l y g a
d d e sc e n d ed
,

l fo rt re ss e s h i c h Fe rd i
r ri so n e d i n t h e i m m e d i a
w ,

w w
,

te
ne igh b o r h ood H i s su c c e s s a s a s i m m ed ia te a s it a s

n o n c e m o re t o s p re a
signa l ; t h e t e r ro r o f h i s a
w r m s beg a
w w w
.

d
fa r a nd i d e ; e ve ry da y s e l l e d h i s r an k s i t h n e re
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89

cr u
da
i ts ; fro m the s n o cla
w w
w d s u m m i t s o f t h e S i er r aN e
-

i l d h o rd e s t h e fi e rc e m o u n t a
va
ra ce
c o n t ra
,
w
p o u re d d o n i n
ho a
st i n t h e i r r u gge d a
,
m
cc u st o e d t o e t e r n a
,

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l i n te r m a
nce a
w
nd s h a
,

d e as t r a
,
in
n ge
ggy c l o t h i n g
t o t he gl it teri ng a n d c i v i l 1 z e d s o l d i e ry o f G r e n a da
ww
, ,

h i c h ha d su bm i tted to Fe rd i n a
.

T
M oo ri sh t o n s nd
b ro k e f r o m t h e i r a l l eg i a n ce a nd s e n t t h e i r a rd e n t y o u t h
a nd e x p e r i e n c e d v e t e r a n s t o t h e st a n da
,

rd of t h e K ey s
a o a dd t o t h e s u d d e n p a n i c o f t h e S pa
ia
n d C re sc e n t

w
r ds it
se e m e d i n sp i re d r a
,
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.

t afo r m i d a ble ma
i t h t h e f u ry o f ad e m o n
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i n t h e ra
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,

n k s o f t h e M o s l e m s t e r e ve r t h e M o o r s
s h ru n k b a c k f ro m a
.

l l or to e r do n h i c h p o u re d
t h e b o i l i n g p i t c h o r r o l l ed t h e d e a dly a
,

rt i l l e ry o f t h e be
s i eged t h i s s o rc e re r r u s h i n g i n t o t h e m i d s t o f t h e fl a
w ww w
g i n g f o rc e a
,

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,

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n d C h r i st i a
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n

w
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,

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w
,

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p ra ith exa m p l e h e fi re d t h e M o o rs t o a
,

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t h u si a t ha t r e v i ve d t h e fi rs t d a y s of M oha
n en
m m ed a
w ww
, ,

s n
con qu est a nd t o er a ft e r t o e r a l o n g t h e m i g h ty r a nge
o f t h e m o u n ta i n c ha i n o f fo r t re sse s a s p o l l u t e d by t h e
wa ve a nd g l i t t e r o f t h e e v e r v i c t o r i o u s b a
ww w n ner The
-

v et e r a n M endo de Quex a da h o ith a ga

w
.

rr i s o n o f t o
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w w
, ,

st l e o f A l he n d i n s

h o e v e r u n da
, , ,

u n te d by t h e u n p re c ed e n t e d s u cc e s s e s o f
B oa bd i l A a re o f t h e a p p ro a
,

da m
y s o f p ea ce yet a c c o rd e d t o h i i n m a
chi ng storm he spen t the

w w
.
,

k i n g e v e ry p r e
pa ra t i o n fo r t h e s i eg e t h a t h e f o re s a ; m es s e n ge rs e r e
di s pa
t h e ca
ww wt c h e d t o Fe rd i n a
st l e ; a
n d ; ne o u t o r k s e re a
m p l e s to re o f p ro v i s i o n s l a id in ; a
d ded to
n d n o p re
ca u t i o n o m i tt e d t h a t c o u l d s t i l l p re s e rv e t o t h e S p a n iard s
af o r t re s s t h a t f ro m i t s v i c i n i t y t o G re n a d ai t s c o m m a
o f t h e V eg a a nd t h e v a
,

l l ey s o f t h e A l p u x a rra s

ww
a
,
nd
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w
,

b i t t e res t t h o r n i n t h e s i d e o f t h e M o o r i s h p o e r
a s ea r l y o n e m o rn i n g t ha t L e i l ast o o d by t h e
w
.

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la t t i c e o f h e r l o ft y c h a m be r g a zing ith ma ny a nd
m i n g l e d e m o t i o n s o n t h e d i st a n t d o m e s o f G re n a da a
, ,

w w H e r h ea
,

T
m
t h ey s l e p t i n t h e s i l e n t s u n s h i n e
a ith the t houghts of hom e a
rt f o r t h e

w
.
,

mo ent s b u sy nd t he
ch a n ces a
, ,

m
nd p e r i l o f t h e t i m e e re fo rg ot t e n
he s o u n d o f m a rt ia l usic a fa
.

r o ff b r o k e u p o n h e r
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90 .

r e v e r i e s sh e s t a rt e d a n d l i s t e n e d b re a t h l e s s l y ; i t be c a me
m ore d i sti n ct a nd c l e a r Th e c la
o f t h e A f r i ca

o f t he M oor i sh cla
n d ru m a ,
.

ri on
w
w w
nd t h e
e re n o e a
sh of t he ze l l t he boo m
il d a nd b a r ba ro u s b l a
c h d i st i n g u i sh a
,

ble
st

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wf r o m t h e ot h e r a s she ga zed a
w
,

nd l i st e n ed
i nd i ng a l o n g t h e st e e p s o f t h e m o u n t a
, ,

m
i n e re see n t h e
g l ea m i n g s p ea rs a nd p e n n a nts o f t he M osl e va ng ua
A n other m omen t a
M endo de Q uex a
nd t h e
dah a
w
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sti ly a
st l e a
r m i n g r e pa
w
s a sti r
i re d h i m s e l f
rd
.
.

t o t h e ba ttleme nts ; a nd f r o m h e r l a t t i c e L e i l ab e h e l d
, ,

h i m f r o m t i m e t o t i m e st a ti o n i ng to th e best a d va n ta
w w
, ,

ge
h i s sc a n ty t ro o p s I n af e m i n u t e s s h e a
w w
, ,

s j o i n e d by

D o n n aI n ez a om e n of t he ca h o fe a
.

nd t h e st l e rf u l l y

w
,

c l u s t e re d r o u n d t h e i r m i s t re s s ; n o t t h e l e s s d i s p o s e d
h o e v e r t o g ra t i fy t h e p a s s i o n o f t h e se x by ag l i m p se
,

t h rough t he la t t i ce a t t h e g o rg e o u s a rr a
,

y o f the M oori sh
a
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rm y

da
T h e ea
.

se

p t ed t o c o m m a
m e nt s o f L e i l a

nd a sa
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s cha m ber w
fi w ere pecu l ia rl y

m w
fe n o r i n s u f c i e n t v i e o f t h e p r o
g re s s o f t h e e n e y a ith a be a t i n g hea rt a
c h ee k t h e J e i s h a
a
wm a
nd
i de n de a
a
f t o t h e v o i ces a
a
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ro u n d h e r i ,
m
ww
,

g i n e d s h e c o u l d l re d y d e sc ry m i d s t t h e h o r se m e n t h e
l i o n p ort a nd s n o y ga r m e n t s of M uza B e n A b i l Ga za n
W ha t as i t u a a A l re a d y aC h r i s t i a
.

tion s hers ! n
c o u l d s h e h o p e fo r t h e s u c ce s s o f t h e i n fi d e l ? E v e r a
,

woma n c o u l d s h e h o p e f o r t h e d e fe a
t h e t i m e f o r m ed i ta
d e ta
,

t i o n o n h er d est i n y a
c h m e n t o f t h e M o o r i s h ca va l ry a
w
t o f h e r l over ? B u t

www s bu t b r i e f ;t h e

the a w
the lou d cla
l l s of t h e l i tt l e t o n t ha
r i o n o f t h e h e ra
w s no

t g i rd e d t h e c a
l d s s u m m o n ed t h e ga
j ust i t hou t
stl e a nd
rri so n
,

w
t o su rren de r

w
s h o rt a
N o t h i l e o n e st o n e st a
.

n s e r o f Q u ex a da ; a
nds upon a n ot h e r
i n t e n m i n u tes a
as the w
ww
a
a rd t h e s u l l e n ro a
w e r ove r t he v a
r of the a
nd ,

r t i l l e ry b r o k e f r o m
ft e r
all w
ww wm
,

nd t o l e s be l o
a s t hen tha t t h e o m e n f ro m L e i l a s la
w
.

'
It t t i ce be
hel d sl o ly ma rs h a
w
, ,

T
l i n g t h e se l v e s i n o rd e r t h e h o l e
po er a nd p a ge a n t ry o f t h e be s i eg i n g a
, ,

rmy Thick
s e rr i ed l i n e a
w w w
.

—
ft e r l i n e c o l u m n u p o n c o l u m n t h ey —

s p re a h e s u n be a
,

d be l o t h e f ro n i n g st e e p i ns l i g h t e d

u p t ha t good l y a r ra y a ayed a n d m u r m u re d a
w
.

s it s nd
a d va n ced l i k e t he bi l l o s of a g l i t t e r i ng se a T h e r o y a
w wm
, , ,

l
sta nda rd a av i ng a bove t he pa
,
.

s s o o n d e sc r i e d vil ion
of B oa bd i l ; a nd t h e k i ng h i s e l f m o u n t e d o n h i s
,
 2 L E/ L
A
9
.

a
M ea
nd d e s p a
w
n h i l e t h e st a
i r t h e p re p a
l a
ra
w
r t g o ve r n o r b e h e l d w i t h d i s m a
w m y

w w m w
,

t i o n s o f the e ngi n eers ho

e v e ry e a
, ,

t h e o o d e n sc r e e n o r k s p ro t ec t e d f ro
~
pon
B y t h e ho l y s e p u l c h r e ! c r i e d h e g n a
w w
.

m
“
sh i ng h is
they a i n i ng the to er a e s ha
,

t ee t h “
re nd l l be b u r i ed
i n i t s r u i n s ! L o o k o u t G o u sa l vo ! se e y o u n o t a g l ea
, ,

o f s p ea

di mw w r s y o n d e r o ve r t h e
ith a tchi ng "
o u n ta
,

m
i n s ? M i ne ey e s a
m
re

s ! b ra
A la
w w
.

v e M e n d o i t i s o n l y t h e s l o p i n g su n u p o n
,

t h e sn o s b u t t h e re i s h o p e y e t
T h e s o l d i e r s o rd s t e r m i n a t ed i n a sh ri l l a
.

'

nd s u d d e n
c ry o f a gony a n d h e fe l l d e a d by t h e s i d e o f Q u e x a da
.

t h e b ra i n c r u s h e d by ab o l t f ro a M oorish a m
w w
.
,

rq u e b u s e
My best a sa id Quex a da p e a
.

rri o r ce be i th “

h i m ! H o t h e re ! s e e y o u y o n d e s p e ra t e i n fi d e l u rg i n g
B y t h e h ea ve n s a
w
,

0 11 t h e m i n e rs ? b o ve i t i s h e o f t h e
h i t e ba
ww w
,

w
mw mm
n n e r ! i t i s t h e s o rc e re r ! F i r e o n h i m ! h e i s
i t h o u t t h e s h e l te r o f t h e o od o r k s
T e n ty s h a ea ri e d a n d n e rv e l e s s a
-

w
.

ft s f ro r m s fe l l
i n n oc u o u s ro u n d t h e fo r m o f A l ae n ; a nd a a
, ,

s vi ng
a l o ft h i s o m i n o u s ba n n e r h e d i sa ppea re d a ga
w
,

i n beh i n d
t h e s h e l t e r o f t h e s c re e n o r k s t h e S p a n ia rd s a
,

-
l m ost
fa n c i e d t h ey c o u l d h e a r h is ex u l ti ng a nd d e m o n l a
w w
,

ugh
T h e s i x t h da a a a
.

ww
co m p l ete d
fo u n d a w w
y c m
T h e l L’ e l
e nd t h e

a
o
,
r k o f t h e e n e m
s e n t i re l y u n d e r m i n e d ; t h e
'

v
'
y

ith a
s

w
.

m
t i o n s re s t e d o n l y o n o o d e n p ro p s h ich
hu a n i ty t h a t a s cha ra c t e r i st i c o f B o a b d i l ha
, ,

d bee n
p la c e d t h e re i n o rd e r t h a t t h e b e s i ege d m i g h t e sc a
,

pe ere
the fi na l c ra sh of thei r la
w w w
T
st h o l d
It a n o o n t h e h o l e M o o r i s h fo rc e l e a
w w
.

s no vi ng
the pla i n occu p ied t h e steep tha t s p re a
,

d be l o t h e t o e r
i n m u ltitudinous a rr a ya n d b re a t h l e s s e x p ec t a
,

tion he
m i n e rs stood a l o of ; t he S pa n ia rd s l a y p ro s t r a te a
wm
.

nd e x
ha u st e d u p o n t h e b a tt l em e n ts l i k e ma r i n e r s ho a
e ve ry e ff o r t a ga i n s t t h e s t o r m aa
w ta
i t re s i g ne d a
,

w
nd a
ft e r
l o st
,

i nd i f fe re n t t h e s e e p o f t h e fa
w
, ,

l s u rge
S u d d e n l y t h e l i n e s o f t h e M o o r s ga a a
w w
, .

ve y ; n d
B oa ith M uz a a t h i s r ig h t h a nd a nd A l m a
m
A t t he sa
bd i l h i m se l f
e n o n h i s l e ft a d va
m n ced t o a
,

m e t i e t h e Et h o p i a
rd t h e fo o t o f t h e t o e r
n gua rd s e a c h be a ri n g a
w
w
.
,

m
—

torch m a — rc h e d s l o l y i n t h e re a r;a n d f ro t h e m i d st
c e d t h e r oy a l h e ra ld a nd s o u n d e d t h e l a

w
o f t h e m pa

a l
a rn i ng
r e
. T h e h u s h o f t h e i m m e n se a
o f t h e t o rc h e s l ig h t i n g t h e e bo n f a
rma
c es a
,

m e n t ; t he
nd g i a
st

nt
g ,
 L I E/L A .

fo r m s o f t h e i r be a r e rs ; t h e m a j e st i c a p p ea ra
m
nce of the
s pe c t o f M u z a ; t h e ba re h e a
k i n g h i s e l f ; t h e h e ro i c a
a n d g l i tt e ri n g b a
m st a
n n er o f A l ae n a
m
mm ll c o m bi n e d
e t o i n v e s t t h e s p ec t a
ith
d
w
w
w
,

t he c 1 r c u nc e s o f t h e t i cle ith
s o m et h i n g s i n g u l a r l y af u l a nd p e r h a ps su bl i m e
uexa a a
w
.
, , ,

Q d t u r n e d h i s e y e s m u t e l y r o u n d t h e g h s t l y
fa c es o f h i s a rri ors a nd s t i l l m a de n ot the sign a
l i p s m u tt e re d h i s e y e s g l a
ww w
be l o t h e a i l o f om en a
,
,

re d w
h e n s u dde n l y h e h ea
,

nd t h e t h o u g h t o f I n ez t h e
l His
r d ,
.

bri de o f h i s yo ut h the pa rt n e r o f h i s a a
w
,

him ; a nd i t h at re m b l i n g h a
, g e c
n d h e l o e red t h e yet
m e u p
wo ,
n

w
unqua i l i n g st a n da rd o f S p a
w w
, ,

i n T h e n t h e s i l e n c e be l o
b r o k e i n t o am ig h ty s h o u t
.

h i c h s h o o k t h e g ri m t o
e r t o i t s u n s te a dy a nd t e m p o r a ry b a
w w w
,

se
A r i se m y f r i e n d s h e s a i t h ab i t t e r s i g h
.

“
id e
ha v e fo ug h t l i k e m e n a
, , , ,

nd o u r c o u n t r y i l l no t b l u s h

w w
,

for us
H e d es c e n d e d t h e i n d i n g s t a
w
.

i r h i s s o l d i e r s fo l l o
e d h i m i t h fa l t e r i n g s t e p s ; t h e ga tes o f t he k eep u n
f o l d ed a n d t h e se g a lla n t C h ri st i a n s s u r re n d e re d t h e m

w w
,

s e l ve s t o t h e M o o r
D o i th us a sa i d Q u ex a daa s h e la
.

s you ill id
t h e k ey s a bd i l s b a r b ; b u t t h e re a
w t t h e h o o fs o f B o a
w
, ,
'

re

o m e n i n t h e ga
w
T
r r i s o n ho
A re s a c re d i n te rru pted t h e k i ng
w A t o n ce e
“ ”

a cc o rd t h e i r l i be rt y a
w nd f re e t r a
w
.
,

n s p o r t h i t h e rso e v e r y e
o u l d d e s i r e S p ea k then ! o ha t p la c e o f sa fe t y
s ha
,
.

l l t h ey be c o n d u c t e d
re p l i e d t h e v e t e r a n Q uex a da

ta k e aa
w
G e n e ro u s k i n g
b r u s h i n g aa
w m y hi s t ea
y t h e s t i n g f ro m o u r s h a
w
rs i t h t h e b a ck of h i s ha
m e lVe a
nd you “
,

w
,

ccep t y o u r
o f fe r i n t h e s ae S p i r i t i n h i c h i t i s m a
.

fi
d e A c ross t he
m o u n ta i n s o n t h e v e rg e o f t h e p l a i n o f O lf a
.

de z I po s
se s s a sma l l ca s t l e u n ga rrison ed a
w w
, ,

nd u n f o r t i e d The n ce
shou ld the a r ta k e t ha t d i re c t i o n t h e o m e n c a n r ea
.
, ,

d
i l y o bta i n sa fe c o n d u c t t o t h e q u e e n a t C o rd o v a
w
,
"

r et u r n e d B oa
fi w
i t h O ri e n ta
.

“
B e i t so bd i l T h e n l
d e l i ca
, ,
.

T
cy s e l ec t i n g t h e e l d e st o f t h e o f c e rs r o u n d h i m
h e ga v e h i m i n st r u c t i o n s t o e n t e r t h e c a stl e a i th a
w
, ,

nd
s t ro n g g u a rd p r o v i d e fo r t h e s a omen a
, ,

f ety o f t h e
c o rd i n g t o t h e d i rect i o n s o f Q u e x a da o a
,

n ot he r o f
h i s o f fi c e rs h e c o n fi d e d t h e S p a n i s h p r i s o n e rs a nd g a
.

ve
t he s ig na l t o hi s a r m y t o w i t h d ra w f r o m t h e s p o t l ea
,

v ,
 LE I L A
94
.

i n g o n l y as m a

fi
l l b o d y t o c o m p l et e t h e ru i n o f t h e f o r .

t re s s
A cco m pa n i e d by A l ae n a mmnd h i s p r i n c i p a
w ww
.

l of c e r s
B oa b d i l n o w ha ste ned to a rd G re n a da a
w
,

nd h i l e i th
s l o e r p rog re s s Q u e x a daa nd h i s c o m p a n i o n s u n de r a
w
,

s t ro n g e sc o r t t o o k t h e i r a y a c ro s s t h e V eg aa
, ,

su dden
t u r n i n t h e i r c o u rs e b r o u g h t a
w
, ,

b r u pt l y b e fo re t h e m t h e
t o e r t h ey h a d so v a l ian t l y d e f e n d e d T h e r e i t st i l l
st o o d p ro u d a nd s t e r n a m i dst t he bla ck e n ed a
w
.

n d b ro k e n
re c k s a ro u n d i t s h o o t i n g a l oft da rk a nd g r i m a ga
, ,

i nst
A n oth er m om en t a nd a m i g h t y c ra
w w
, , ,

m
t h e sk y sh sou n ded
o n t he i r ea rs ; h i l e t h e t o e r fe l l t o t h e e a rt h a i d s t
w w w
.
,

v o l u m e s o f re a thi ng sm ok e a
w nd s h o e rs o f d u s t
e re b o r n e by t h e c o n c u s s i o n t o t h e s p o t o n w h i c h t h ey
took thei r la s t ga
hich

w
,

M o o rs o f G re n a
s ta n da r d o f A r ra
da
z e o f t h e p ro u d e s t fo r t re ss o n h i c h t h e
ha
go n a
d b e h e l d f ro m t h e i r o n
nd C a st i l e
,
a l l s t he ww ,

A t t h e sa m e t i m e L e i l a t h u s b r o u g h t so s t r a
w
.

—
n ge l y
i t h i n t h e v e ry r e a c h o f h e r fa ther a nd h e r l o v e r a
w
,

nd
y e t by a m y st e r i o u s f a
,

t e s t i l l d i v i d e d f ro m b o t h ith —

D o n n aI n ez a n d t h e re s t o f t h e fe m a l e s o f t h e ga
, ,

rri so n
p u rs u e d h e r m e l a nch ol y pa th a
, ,

l o n g t h e r i dg e s o f t h e
m o u n ta i ns .

M
M
CH APTER II

TT
.

A LA EN S
'
P R O P O S ED EN T E R P R I E— S HE H R EE I S RAE L
I T ES : C I R C U M S T A N C E I M P R ESS ES EA C H CHAR
A C T ER W I TH A VA RY I NG D YE .

b ri l l i ant a s sa
w
B O A B D I L fo l l o e d u p h i s l a te success i th a seri es o f w
na
ft e r a
n bo m w
u l t s o n t h e n e i g h b o ri n g f o r t re s s e s G re
d al i k e ast r o n g a e d t o t h e g ro u n d
t ha
r e n c h ed w .

o ne a not h e r t h e b a n d s t ha
, ,

d c r i p p l e d h e r l i be r
ty a n d s t re ngt h ; n d a a t l e n gt h a ft e r reg a i n i n g ac o n s i d
,

era
,

bl e p o rt i o n o f t h e s u r r o u n d i n g t e r r i t o ry t h e k i n g r e
s o l ve d t o l a y s i ege t o t h e s e a p o rt o f S a l o b re n a C o u l d
w
,

h e obta bd i l by e st a m
i n t h i s t o n B oa
w a w
.

bl i sh i ng co m u n i
ca t i o n be t e e n t h e se a nd G re n a da o u l d bot h be e n
, ,

a b l e d to va a aa a
,

i l h i m s el f o f t he s s i s t n c e o f hi s A f r i c n
 LEI LA
96

w ww
.

Pa rd o n m e i s e c o u n t ry m a n sa i d t h e Je bo
i ng t o t h e e a b u t I ca n n o t r e s i st t h e t e m p t a
w wm
, ,

rt h “
tion of
cla
,

I s ra el a m
i m i n g k i n d re d i t h o n e t h ro u g h
a a
ho the horn o f

m mm
y be so t r i u m p h n t l y e x l te d ”

a sa i d A l ae n q u i c k l y a
.

m
“
H ush n ! nd l o o k i n g
sh a rp l y r o u n d : I t hy c o u n t ry a A r t t h o u no t a
, , ,
“
n s

t h y s pee c h b e t o k e n s a n I s ra
ww
,

el ite
Y e a r e t u r n e d t h e Je a nd o f t h e s a m e t ri be a
,
“ “
s
t h y h o n o re d f a t h e r p ea ith his a
ww
, ,

—
ce be shes ! I re
m e m be re d t h e e a t o n c e b oy t h o u g h t h o u e rt he n t hy
s t e p s s h o o k o ff t h e d u s t a ga i n s t G re n a d a I r e m e m b e re d
,

t h e e I sa y a b u t I ha
.

t o n c e o n t h y re t u r n v e k ept thy
s e c re t t r u s t i n g t h a t t h ro ug h t h y s o u l a
, , ,

nd g e n i u s t hy
fa l l e n b re t h re n m i g h t p u t o ff s a c k c l o th a nd f e a
, , ,

st u po n

mm
t he h o u setops
A l a e n l o o k ed h a rd a k ee n sha rp A r a
w w
.

t the b
fe a a nd a t l ength he a
wm w
, ,

t u re s o f t h e Je n s e re d And
ca n I s ra
m
ho e l b e re st o re d ? i l t t h o u fi g h t f o r h e r ?
I a t o o o l d so n o f I s s a cha r t o be a r a but ou r
m
“
r s
tribes a r e ma ny a
w
, ,

nd o u r y o u t h s t r o n g A i dst t hese
d i s t u r ba n ce s b e t e e n d og a
w
.

m mm
“r
n d d og
“
The l ion a y ge t h i s o n i n t e r r u p t e d A l ae n
let u s h op e i t Ha s t t h o u h ea
w
, ,

i m petu o u s ly rd o f t h e
p e rs e c u t i o n s a ga i n st u s tha t t h e fa l se Na za
.

m
ne re n e
k i n g ha s a l re a d y c o m e nc e d i n C o rd o v a p e r s e c u t i o n s —

t ha t ma k e t h e h ea rt s i c k a

fa
“
A la s
i l e d t o r ea
re p l i e d E l i a
c h m i n e ea r ; a
nd t h e b l o o d c o l d
s s u c h o e s i n d e ed h a
nd I ha
“
w
v e k i n d re d n e a
v e no t
r a
w
, , ,

nd
ea lt hy a m e n s ca
,

be l o v e d k i n d re d n d h o n o re d t t e re d
t h rou g h o u t t ha t la
, ,

nd
\Ve re i t n o t b et t e r t h a
.

t ha n by t h e r a ck P
"
excla i m ed A l ae n fi e rc e l y mm
t t h ey sh ou l d d i e o n t h e fi e l d
God “

o f m y fa t h e rs ! i f t h e re be y e t aS p a rk o f ma
.
,

n h o o d l e ft
a m o n g t h y p e o p l e l et t h y se rv a n t fa n i t t o afl a m e t ha t
s ha l l bu r n a s t h e fi re b u r n s t h e s t u b b l e s o t h a t t h e ea
, ,

m a y be
Na
b a r e
sa
b e fo re t h e b l a

i d E l ia s d isma
ze
y e d ra ther tha
,
rth

m
y n e x c i t e d by
t h e v e h e m e n c e o f h i s c o ra b e n ot ra
w
, ,

de s h so n o f
“

c ha r b e n o t ra d ve n t u re th ou i l t bu t ex a
I s sa
w s h p e ra
, ,

p e ra ra t h o f t h e r u l e rs a nd o u r s u b s t a
wmm w
,

te t he ,
n c e t h e re
"
by i l l be u tt e r l y c o n s u m ed
A l a e n d re ba ck pla c ed h i s h a
.

m
J ews sh ou ld e r l ook ed hi ha
h i ng t u r n e d a
,

wa y
,

rd i n t h e f a
n d q u i e t l y o n t he
ce a nd g e n t l y ,

, .
 L E I LA
97
.

E l ia s di d not a ttem pt to a
h e m u t t e re d ; i m p r a
r re s t h i s st e p s
c t i ca ble a nd d a
I pr a c m ~

t i ca
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.

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pa c d fo r t h a
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n o

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w
,

t n d b o re c o st l p re s e n t s
o y
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.

n n ith
f o u r va i l ed sla v e s w h o s b ea u t y ha d b e e n t h b oa
,

e st f e o
the a n c i e n t va
,

l l ey O f t h e N i l e
S u n f G re n a da ad da y st a r O f t h e fa sa
.

o n ith fu l - id
t h e c h i e f O f t h e E gy p t i a m y l o rd t h S o l da

thus a
,
ns
E gy p t d e l ig h t O f t h e o r l d ad r o e t r ee O f t h e E a
t h e l e t t e rs f B o a
w ,

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,
n f
st
n s -
,
e o

n n ot se n d t h e s ucco r t ho u d m
n s w e rs to bdi l o t
h e ca ad t ad i n fo r m
.

e n es n

p o r by w
, ,

i g h i m s e l f o f t h e c o n d i t i o n O f t h y t e r r i t o ri e s h e fi n d s
n
tha t G re n a da l o nge r h o l d s a a
,

no h ich h i s se -
t
fo rce s ( c o u l d h e s e n d t h e m ) m i g h t fi n d a e n t ra
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will
in
no
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.

t d esert hi
p u t t hy t ru st i A l la
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nce i nto
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n
n
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, w o

f a m i ty ad l o v a
, ,

p l e dg e o t th n fe e t O f m y l o rd t h
e, e e

w
”
ki g n
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.

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s e l l t i m e d O ff e r i n g
n id -

ww
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,
" “
nk him T h e re
a al o n g ad d e a d s i l ence a t he a m ba s sa
.
,

s no n d o rs s
we p t f ro m t h h a ll Of a u d i e n c e w h e n B oa
d from
s e bd i l s u d d e n l y
ra i s e d h i s h ea h i s b re a s t ad l o o k e d a
,

rou n d h i s n
ha l l with a k i n g l y ad m a L e t t h e h e ra
,

j esti c l ook n lds

f F e rd i n a n d Of S pa i a p p ro a
ry b ro k e f ro m
o ch n
A g r oa i n v o l u n ta t h e b re a st f M u z a
w
.

n o

i t ae c h o e d b y am u r m u r f a b h o r r e n c e ad d e s p a
f ro m t h e g a
m o m e n ta
s
l la n t ca p ta i n s h st o o d a
ry b u rs t s u c c e e d ed a b re a
w
ro u n d ; b u t t t h a
t h l e s s s i l e n c e a f ro m
o
o
ir
t
n

s,
o

a n ot h e r d r a p e ry O p p o s i t e t h e r oy a l c o u c h g l ea
,

m ed h t e

b u rn i sh ed ma i l O f t h e k n i g h t s f S pa
,

i F o re m o s t f o n o

tho ha u g h ty v i i t o r s w h o i ro n h e e l s c l a
.

se s ,
n k ed l o udly
se
1 L EI L A
40

w
.

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h o p e o f t h e b e s i ege d
a s k e d B oa b d i l w i t h ad ee p d r a
w
"
.

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If ,

e r ej ec t t h e s e O ff e rs

sa i d G o nz a l vo e a a
w N o b l e p r i n ce
w
“
r ne s t l
“
sk u s 1

o u n d t h i n e ea rs i t h t h e a l ter na t i ve P a use a
, , ,

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c o n s i d e r O f o u r O ff e rs a O b ra
w w
.
,

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, , ,

l eg i o n s m a r s ha l e d b e n ea t h t hy a lls a
,

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w n va
,

lor but
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, ,

b l e i l l Of G od !
“
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t ia n p e rc h a n c e e re n i g h t f a
w
,

ll A n d yo u S i r K n ight
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, , ,
.

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re ce i v e a t l ea s t o u r t ha n k s fo r s u c h h e a g a
w
,

rin s m ight best

m i t i ga t e t h e i m p o rt O u r v i z i e r i l l b e a r to you r a pa rt
m e n t t h o s e t o k e n s O f r e m e m b ra n c e t ha t a
w
.

r e y e t l e ft t o

t he m o na rc h o f G re n a da t o best o
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.

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rd s l e f t t h e
t h o u ha s t h ea rd a \V h a t i s t h e la
, ,

fi
p re s e n c e ll s t c o u n se l
t h ou ca
w
.
,

n s t g i v e t h y s o ve re i g n
T h e fi e rc e M o o r h a i t h d i f c u l ty w a
to u t t e r s u c h s e n t i m e n t s a
tha t u n c o n q u e ra b l e h ea
d
s d ea t h o n l y c o u l d ba
i ted thi s l icense
n i s h f ro m
cou ch a nd s t a
t he m ot l ey t h ron g o f a
, ,
rt
n d i n g al i t t l e b e l o t h e k i n g a
ll O f
.

ww
H e ro s e d e s ce n d ed f ro m t h e

i s e o r b ra
,

nd f a ci ng
v e y e t l e ft t o
,

G re n a d at h u s S p o k e

i n ha b i ta
,

nts a
w
W h y s h o u l d e s u r re n d e r ? t o h u n d re d t h o u s a
a ww nd
w
t h o u sa nd a
r e yet

t l ea st a
wi t hi n o u r
ho ha w
l l s ; O f t h e s e t e n ty
ve ha nds a w
m
r e M o o rs nd s o rd s
W hy s h o u l d w e s u r re n d e r ? F a
, , .

m i n e p r e s se s u s i t i s t r u e ;
b u t h u n ge r t h a t ma o re t e r r i b l e s h a
,

ma
d espa
k e the a
i r i n t h e va
m
n m o re b a
,

l ia
k es th e l i o n
se ?
n t o u gh t to ha
D O y e despa
ve a
ll it
i r ? so b e i t ;
,

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tO co a
i r ha
w
,

s ma de co a
rd s ? Let u s a
w
rd s b r a
,

ve s ha
n i r re s i st i bl e f o rc e
l l i t s i n k t h e b ra
ro u se t h e p e o p l e ; h i t h e rt o w e
ve
.

ha
w
v e d ep e n d ed t o o m u c h u p o n t h e n o b l e s L e t u s co l
l e c t o u r h o l e fo rc e a
t he so l d i e rs Of S pa in a
nd m a
,

re e m
rc h u p o n t h i s ne c i t y h i l e
p l oy ed i n t h e i r ne p r o f e s
.

w
w w
si o n Of a rc h i t ect s a H ea r m e O G od a

s o rn
nd b u i l d e rs
P r o p h e t o f t he M o s l e m ! h ea
w I f M o o rs o f G re n a
r o n e w h o n e ve r a
d ay e a
.

dopt m y cou n sel I

,

s f o re w
nd

ca
w
. , ,

n n o t p r o m i s e y e v i c t o ry b u t I p ro m i s e y e n e v e r t o l i v e
i t h o u t i t I p ro m i s e y e a t l ea
,

,
st y o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e f o r ,
 L EI LA .

41

ak no w c h a L e t u s d i e i f w e ca
t he
so t ha
de d
t
b e m o r d u ra e
m wa ye l e a
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n k i n g d o m s K i n g o f G re n a
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n not l i v
h a t s h
d at h i
al l
, e,

s
i t h e c o u n se l f M u z a B e n A b i l Ga za
w
.
,
”
s o n
s e d B u t h e h o se f a
T h e p r i n c e c ea i n t e s t w o r d ha
w
.

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o n ce b re a t h e d fi re i t o t h e d u l l e t h a
.

n d po u red
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s

p i r i t u p o n f r i g i d ad l i fe l e s s m a a
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w
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bd i l a
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n tt e r N . O n

st tow
.
,

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,

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.

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“
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,

tru m
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, , ,

ts
i n g i n g t h ro u g h t h e V i aa m bla
st O f ll b our e

w
,
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r v r
a ga i l l O f fa
.

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no t t G d i e— o s
g re a t l re p l i e d t h e c hi e f O f t h e a l fa
i d A bd l m
”
quis
i f t h e v o i c e O f M u z aa
A la
w sa
w
.

“
s i “
e e c, nd
you r o fa l l th u s cold ly upon u s h
n a y ti r th o c n e s e
b re a d l e s s ad h e a n rt l e s s m u l t i t u d e ?
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n e

a i d B oa
s bdil
A u n i v e rs a
G t h e n A bd l m
O
l m u rm
.

ur a
i
n s e re d Y e s
e e
w
r e s u m e d t h e i l l st a
c, rr e d k i n g
.

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, ,

c k t h e be s t t e r m
g o with y ou o n
b r i n g u s ba aO b t a
,

sy i n T h e c ro w
ou c n n
h ap a sse d f r o m t h e h e a d O f El Z g y b i F a
w w
.

at h e c o m m
s te set s h e r
o o

z ea l u p o m y b ro n U n fo rt n a te u ence s

u n fo rt u n a t e i t e n d B re a
.

m e n t Of m y eig r n— k up th s e
d i va
w
.

”
n
T h e o rd s O f B o a b d i l m o v e d ad p e n et r a t e d aa
.

udi
n n
e n ce ever t i l l t he n
n a l i ve to h i s ge n t l e q ua
so l i ti s hi e s
l ea r n ed w i s d o m ad h i n a tu a l va lor Ma
w
,

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r

se l v e s a i t h t ea rs ad s i g h s ad t h
w
.
,

to u ch t he h m
t hi feet s n n e
c r o d ga
,

t h e re d r o u n d O f h i r o be
i n w i t h f o l de d a
to e s
M uza ga z ed a d e e p d i sd a
.

t t hem i

m w
n ms r
ad h e a v i n g b re a
,

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.

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no t o o d s t i l l l e ft t s he d Y o recon c i l ed t e re o
t h e l os s f l i be r ty b ec a u s e y e a t ol d y e S h a
.

f ro m
o l l l ose n ot h
re

i n g e l s e Fo o l s ad d p e s ! I n u t h e spot whe r
se e e
m y s p i r i t st a nds a b o ve y e h d a r k ad d i s m a
ww
.

t e l f u t u re t n o

a c ra l i n g n y o u r k n e e s ; b o n d a g ad
,

which y ou re o e n
a p i n e ; t h e v i o l e c e f l al es s l u s t t h e p e rs ec u t i o n f
i t h y ur g o l d w u n g f r o m
r n o o
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r y ou e r
1 42 L E /L A .

a tio na l na m e r o o t e d f ro m t h e s o i l B e a r thi a
m m
n
e b e r m e ! Fa
y o u r ga rd e n s h a
re e l l B o a bd i l ! y
v e y e t ap o i s o n ad y o u r a
w rm
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nd
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ori s a
.

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s,
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re
or

w
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n e
s w o rd F a re e l l n o b l e s ad s a n to n s f G re na da ! I n o

l a
r d f m
.
,
”
v m y c o u n t ry wh i l
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pp a
w
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S ca rc e l y h ad h c ea h e ha d d i sa
.

sed
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er e e e ro
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e

t h ha
e l l I t aat h p a
. rt i ng g n i u
s s e ! e s o re

C H A PTER I V

T T
.

HE A D V EN T U R E OF HE S O LI T A RY H O R S EH A N .

T
Iwaa
a a
s ad u l t r n o o n w h e n t h ro u gh a
bu r n i n g
m l l v l l e y s k i rt e d by r u gge d a
n s y

nd p re c i p i t o u s h i l l s a
,

gu e s f r o m
s t
ad i s t a n c e O f s e v e ra G re n a d aa h o r ema
l l ea
w w
,

n s
o u n d h i s s o l i ta ry a H i ma
w w com p l et a
w
,

ved n p l u m
in rm or e y il s
abl a c k ad u n a h i s vi so r a
.

s ndo rned ; on o e
B u t t h e re as o m e t h i n g i n h i a rr i ag e ad m i e n a
.

s s c nd n
s i n gu l a r be a u ty f h i s c o a l bla ck ste d w h i c h a
,

th e o -
p e

p ad t i n d i ca te a h ig h e r ra n k tha n th a b s e n c f pa
,

e re o g e e o e

ww
a
s
nd s q u i re
o u l d ha
lo ly a nd h i
a nd t h e p l a
v e d e n o t e d t ac a
,

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i n n es s o f hi

w
a ccou te rm e nt s
re l e s s ey e H e r o d e v e ry
o

i t h t h e l i ce se f a spoi led fa n
s

o
.

y
,

O ft n h a lted la z i l y i n h i s u l t ry p a t h a at u ft f
,

or it e, e s s o
h e r ba t h e b o u g h f s o m e o ve r h a
i t tem
g e or o n g i n g t re e O ff e e d r

t i o n A t l e n gt h a h e t h u s p a u s ed an o i s
w s

ah e a
s

m o u n ta
p ta
rd i n a copse tha
i n ad t h e h o rs e s t a
n
.
,

rt e d s u d d e n l y b a
s
t c l o t h ed t h e d e sce n t O f as t e e p
c k f o rc i n g
,
- e

t ra v e l e r f ro m h i r e v e r i e H e l o o k e d m e c h a n i ca
w
,

t h e fi g u r e O f am
th e s l ly
up a rd a a bo u n d i n g
w
.

nd be h e l d n
t h r o u g h t h e t re e s w i t h r a p i d ad i r reg u l a r st e p s I t a
,

n s

af o r m t h a t s u i t e d w e l l t h e s i l e n c e ad s o l i t u d
.

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p ot a nd m i g h t h a v e pa
s
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ssed f
l f so l d i e r
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n

m i d st t h e s a
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or
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ves f
o
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n
re

o
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s ta H i ha ir a nd b e a rd h u ng l ong a nd m a
.

ff s t ted over
h i b ro a d s h o u l d e rs A r u s t ed m a
.

s i l once splen did with

a ra be sq u e n r i c h m e n t s p ro t ec t e d h i b re a
.
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e ,
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1 44 L E/L A .

t h e s e ey e s b u t o ne m o r e s i g h t o f t h e l a st t hi ng l eft t o me
o n ea rt h I s h o u l d b e a s c red u l o u s o f t hy s o rc e ry a s
B oa bd i l
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.

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w
,

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k no s t t h o u t h e n a
w
,

m e o f m y be l o v ed o ne ? A h l e t e
ise a nd r e v e a
nd

w w
b el i e v e t h e e i n d e ed
ea rt h h i c h h o l d s t h e t re a
t i n ne d t h e M o o r
,
l to e the s p ot o f
s u re O f m y s o u l ! Y e s c o n
i t h i n c re a sed e m ot i o n a nd t h ro w i n g
,

u p h i s v isor a s i f fo r a i r ; yes A l la
w w
, ,

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“

hen a a s l ost a t G re n a d aI h a d s t i l l o ne c o n s o l a
, ,

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,

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m
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n d e r i n gs i n
n c e t h e ey e s o f t h e h o u r i s
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.

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.
,

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w
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nd
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w w r k ey e s d t h ee to“

h e r fo l l o m e I t a s o n l y y e s te r n i g h t t h a t I l ea
w rn e d
— -

the a l l s t ha t co n fi n ed her a nd f ro m t ha
.

t h o u r to t hi s
ha v e I j o u r n ey e d o v e r m o u n t a in a n d d e s e r t w i t ho u t r e st

waa a
,
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or f o o df
a a
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m a w
.
,

m
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a a a a
. .

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w h ich t h e ex c i te e n t o f h i s m i n d su pp l i ed to t he ex
ha
c ha
u st i o n o f h i s b o d y

rge r a nd e n d e a v o re d t o d ra
. w
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i n t o c o n v e r sa
,

t i o n ; b u t A l a e n sc a mm
w hi s mysteri ou s g u i de
rc e l y h e ed e d h i m
s t h i s s o l i ta ry t r a vel s hi s a
H i s l o n g fa
w
.

n x i et i es h i s v i c i s
s i t u de s a nd m o re t h a n a l l h i s o n fi e ry a
w
, , ,

nd c o n s u m i n g
pa e r e fa
w
, , ,

ssio ns s t r i p e n i n g i n t o c o n fi r m e d f re n zy t h e
ha h i c h ha d fo r m o n ths ma
w
,

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,

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rk a
w
.

t h e r d ro p p e d
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.

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,

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1 53

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.

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, ,

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nd ! "

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w w w
,

re in

h i s p o e r ; r e m e m be r t h a t h e i l l d e s i re n o be t t e r e x c u s e
t o l e v e l G re n a da i t h t h e d u st a nd p u t y o u a

w
n ever yet a
w
c h i l d re n t o t o e s o r d W e h a
w s ma d e bet e e n fo e a
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,
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w
.

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w
.
,

ws
c ro n o f B oam ved
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ve th e

w
,
.
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bd i l
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. . .

m
r b ro u g h t o n y o u t h e se e v i l d e s t i n i e s ; i t h
a y re v i v e a nd b e o n c e m o r e a na
out m e you
t o fa t e t o da
w
-
y a nd y o u a y g r a s m
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w
. .

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h o n o ra b l e ca p itu la t i o n b u t c e r ta
,

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, ,

in

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to you r k i ng
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.

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, ,

mm
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.

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f o r t h e M o o rs h i s h a
w
.

n s s p u r re d h i m
o n to a ny m e a s u re t h a t m i g h t red d e n t h e e a
,

rt h i t h t h e i r
a b h o r re d b l o o d H e s t o o d f r r t h c o n fr o n t i n g t he k i n g
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Ki ng o f G re n a da ! h e cri ed a l oud behol d thy “

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,

f r i e n d t h y p ro p h e t
—
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,

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c re e d H e i s a m
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n t o n ! H e i s o f no M o s l e
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o u l d s e l l y o u t o t h e be s t b i d de r
.

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.
,

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,

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o n t h e d ea t h l i k e fe a
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,

t u re s o f X i m e n
-

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.

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.

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r m s f o l d e d h i s b r o w e rec t
nd be
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w
,
.

ny o f t h e t r i b e o f m ong the
“

c ro d ? c r i e d B o a bd i l pu rsu i ng hi s a d va n ta
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rth
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.

,
r t thou du m b ? cri ed t h e

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w mm
w
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wm
, ,

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ha ho ha
w
.

ve r e s t o re d t o t h e e t h y t h r o n e ? Y e s ; I ve
r u l ed t hy cou n c i l s ho ha ve l ed t h i n e a r m i es I a o f
,

t h e ra c e o f J o s h u aa nd o f S a m uel ; a
, ,

mm
'

nd t h e L o r d o f
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t he l oo k s t h e m i e n a
a nd n o t a e a po n a w w
t m ighty m u l t i t u de ; b u t
nd t h e v o i c e o f t h e
s ra i se d a ga
a n ae d t h e m ; mw
w
, ,

i n st h i m H e m i gh t
eve n then ha v e pa s se d sc a
. ,

th l ess th rough t h e c ro d h e
m i gh t ha ve bo rn e to other cl i m es h i s bu rn i ng pa
w w
,

ssion s
a n d h i s t o rt u r i n g oe s b u t h i s c a r e f o r l i fe a s pa st
h e d e s i re d b u t t o c u rs e h i s d u p e s a nd t o d i e H e pa used
l s o k e d ro u n d a n d b u rst i n t o a laugh o f s uch bi tter a
.
,

ha
ha
u g h t y sc o r n a s t h e t e m p t e d o f ea
w
,

,
rth a y h e ar i n t
nd
h e m ,

l l s be l o
J Yes
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f ro m t h e l i p s o f E b l i s
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,
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su c h I a I ha v e b ee n y o u r
,
m
.
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1 53
.

idol a a m
y b e y o u r vi ct i m b u t i n d e a
m
mw n d y o u r l o rd ; I
I a y o u r va
ou l d ha
nqu isher Ch ristia
v e t ra
n a nd M o s l e a like my
th ,

w w w
.

f oe I m p l ed u p o n both B u t the C h ri s
t ia i se r t ha n y o u ga
w
v e m e s m o ot h o rd s a
w
.
,

n nd I ou ld
ha v e s o l d y e t o h i s p o e r ; i c k e de r t h a
w
, , ,

n you he de
c e i ve d m e a ou l d ha v e c r u s h e d h i m t ha
, ,

nd I t I m i ght
ha v e c o n t i n u e d t o d ec e i v e a n d r u l e t h e p u p p et s t h a
w
, ,

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ca hom I toi l ed a nd l a

ea
l l y o u r c h i ef s B u t t h ey fo r
b o re d a
s e y e aa
n d s i n n ed ; f o r
,

nd a da
.

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h o m I s u r re n d e re d p e a
u gh t e r s p e rs o n a
’
nd a da ’
ce a
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, , ,

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w
,

r t he
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, s b ro k e n w .

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t h rou gh h i m a n d h e fe l l n o t ; a
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ves of t h e m u l ti tu d e
t i c s i x sc i e t e r s p a m w
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l o ft l i m b
th
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to the ma ng l ed a n d b l o od y c l a
w w
,

y
O n e v i c t i m s u f fi c ed t o s l a ra
w ww
.

ke the th o f th e c ro d
T h ey g a i l d b ea h o s e h u n ge r i s a
.

t h e re d l i k e st s p
rou n d thei r m o na ho i n va i n ha
pea s ed a
w w d e n de a
, ,

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o re d t o s t a y t he i r su m ma ry r e v e n g e a pa
, ,

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t h l es s s h r u n k f r o t h e pa
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.
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, ,

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w
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w w
.
,

ce
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.

mm
’
rt e r h i c h t h ey se t o n r e ;
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,

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.

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ob
ge h e h a
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ti ng su ch a
d b ee n b e fo re t h e
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,

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w
w
.

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a H e ha d j u s t re a ch e d t h e t r ea
, ,

t l e n gt h h i s o n s u ry o f
h i s d ea d l o rd ; h e h a d j u s t fe a s t e d h i s ey e s o n t h e m a
.

s s i ve
i n go t s a i n t h e l u s t o f h i s h ea
ha
h ea
n d g l i t t e r i n g ge m s
d j u st c r i e d a
r d t h e r oa
loud A n d th ese a
r o f t h e m o b be l o t h e a
,
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w wm ww
rt h e
hen he
l l w h e n h e sa —
,

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re
o f ra
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s o u n d s i t h t h e c ra s h o f m y fa l l i n g t h ro n e o n t h e e a
w r

ha
m v e I l ost ? n oth i n g t ha
re p o s e ; n o t h i n g s a
t a w
c e s u n b o r n t h e e c h o i l l l i v e p ro l o n ged B u t w h a
s n ec e s s a
v e t h e s o u rc e o f a
ry t o m y h a
ll m y
.

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t
,

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n e ss t h e M a ra h o f m y l i fe ! S h a l l I l e s s e n j oy h e a ven
a nd e a rth o r t h ough t o r a ct i o n o r m a n s m o re m a te r i a
,
’
l
l u x u ri es of food a the com m o n a nd t h e c h e a
w w
, ,

nd s l e e p —
p
d e s i re s o f a A t t h e o rs t I s i n k b u t t o a
ch i efs a
ll ?
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the m u ltitude a d m i re a
m ,

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.

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,

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,

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.

n c e h i s e y e fe l l u p o n t h e
l onely m i na r et s o f t h e d i sta nt a nd d es e r t e d p a la
,

ce o f
M uza B e n A b i l Ga za n .

Thou we rt right then

“
re s u m e d t h e k i n g ; t h o u “

w e rt r i g h t b r a v e s p i r i t n o t t o p i t y B oa
w w
, ,

bd i l b u t n o t be
ca u s e d ea th a er ma n s s o u l i s g re a te r t ha
w
, ,
’
s i n his po n
h i s f o rt u n e s a n d t h e re i s m a j e s t y i n al i fe t h a t t o ers
a t fa ll a rou n d i ts pa
bov e t h e r u i n s t ha
w w
,

th H e tu rned
aa y a pa l e ; f o r h e h ea
w
.

nd h i s c h e e k s u d d e n l y g re rd
t h e t re a
w
,

i n t h e c o u rt s b e l o d o f h o o fs t h e bu st l e o f p re p
a ra tion it a s t h e h ou r fo r hi s d e pa
,

rt u re H i s p h i l os
O p hy v a n i sh e d : h e g ro a n ed a l oud a
.

n d r e -e n t e re d t h e
c ha m ber j ust a s hi s vizier a nd t h e c h i e f o f h i s g u a
,

rd
b ro k e u p o n h i s s o l i t u d e
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.

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w
,

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.

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, , , ,

ne s s ; nd t h e f o r
“

t re s s a n d j o i n t h y f r i e n d n o m o re t h y m o n a
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ww w
.

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,

nd ll
a nd s a d d e n e d t ra i n pa s s e l t h ro u g h t h e g a
w
, ,

te hic h e
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a
ww
g ro n i t h v i n e s a
p p e rt a
,
nd c r u m b l i n g t o
n d i vy ; t h e n c e a
i n i n g t o t h e c o n ve n t o f t h e v i c t o r f a
m i d st g a
e r over
rd e n s n o w
,

w
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,

nd u n n o t i c e d y \V h e n h e c m e to the
m i dd l e o f t h e h i l l t ha t ri se s a b ov e t h o s e ga
.

rd e n s t h e
st ee l o f t h e S p a n ish a rm o r gl ea m ed u po n h i m a
,

m
s the de

ta ch e n t se n t t o o cc u p y t h e p a la ce ma rc h e d o v e r t h e
su m m i t i n s t ea d y o rd e r a nd p r o fo u n d s i l e n c e
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.

,
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1 61

pa l f rey t h e B i sh o p o f A v i l afo l l o ed by a
refo o te d m o n k s Th e y h a l ted a s B oa bd il a
l o ng t r aw
p p ro a
i n of
ba
mw
, ,

c h ed
a nd t h e g r a ve b i s h o p sa i th the a
w
.
,

l u ted hi i r o f o ne
ho a d d re s s e s a n i n fi de l a nd a n i nf e r i o r W it h the
q u i c k s e n s e o f d i g n i ty c o m m o n t o t h e g re a t a
.

nd y e t
m o re t o t h e f a l l e n B oa
,

b d i l fe l t bu t re se n t e d no t t h e
p r i d e o f t h e ec c l e s i a Go C h r i st ia sa
, ,
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st i c n id he
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.

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, ,

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i ng a
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nd
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a
u e s a
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n s e r h e rod e o n i t h o u t l o ok i n g
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w v

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t o t h e r i g ht o r l e ft T h e S p a n ia rd s a
, ,

l so p ursu ed th ei r
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ww w w
.

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. T h e
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d
n d h i s t ra
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m e n t o f S pa in a
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mn s

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,

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nd

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,

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,

rd t h e
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.
, ,

i n ; h e t u rn ed to
c h ee r o r c h i d e t h e m a nd t h e n sa f ro m h i s o n wa
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w
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,

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tch

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,
.

t
ba dg e of t he h o l y a r a ved t h e g a y a nd a u nt i ng a g
of St Ia go t h e c a n o n i z ed M a rs o f t h e c h i v a l ry o f S p a
A t t ha
.

t s i g h t t h e k i n g s v o i c e d i e d i t h i n h i m h e ga
t h e re i n t o h i s b a
,

rb i m p a
’

t i e n t t o c l o s e t h e fa ta
w in
ve
m
.

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l ce r e o
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w w
,

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,

d
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.

n r nd i m p o s i n g
a s pe c t F a r a s t h e ey e c o u l d re a

i ng a nd go rge o u s l i n e s o f t h a
.

w i t h s u n l i g h t e d s pe a rs a nd b l a
c h ex ten ded the g l i tter
t go o d l y p o e r b r i st l i n g
z o n ed ba
ww
w
,

n n e r s ; h i l e be
s i d e m u rm u re d a ed a nd d a n ced t he s i l ve r a
‘

la u g h i n g X c u i l ca
h i s l i t t l e da
nd g l o

a
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,

a
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