[Arachne Complete by Georg Ebers]@TWC D-Link bookArachne Complete CHAPTER IV 9/16
Whether it will come with the full moon of to-morrow night, or the next, or the following one, your spirits alone can know; but yesterday was surely too soon to expect the new happiness." "And he ?" asked the old dame. "He certainly did not make it easy for me," was the reply, "but as I remained firm, he was obliged to yield.
I granted only his earnest desire to see me again this evening.
I fancy I can still hear him exclaim, with loving impetuosity, that he hated every day and every night which kept him from me.
And now? Now? For another's sake he lets me wait for him in vain, and if his slave does not lie, this is only the beginning of his infamous, treacherous game." She had uttered the last words in a hoarse cry, but Tabus answered soothingly: "Hush, child, hush! The first thing is to see clearly, if I am to interpret correctly what is shown me here.
The demons are to be fully informed they have required it.
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