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is handsome and young�察�he has but little beard on his chin�察�his skin is soft�察�
and he is�察�as they say�察�a little Acharnian pig。;
Thais replied
;I am quite willing to go with you。;
And she rose and followed the old woman out of the city。
The old woman�察�who was named Moeroe�察�went from city to city with a
troupe of girls and boys�察�whom she taught to dance�察�and then hired out to
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rich people to appear at feasts。
Guessing that Thais would soon develop into a most beautiful woman�察�
she taught herwith the help of a whipmusic and prosody�察 �and she
flogged with leather thongs those beautiful legs�察�when they did not move
in time to the strains of the cithara。 Her sona decrepit abortion�察�of no age
and no sexill´treated the child�察�on whom he vented the hate he had for all
womankind。 Like the dancing´girls whose grace he affected�察�he knew�察�and
taught Thais�察 �the art of pantomime�察 �and how to mimic�察 �by expression�察�
gesture�察�and attitude�察�all human passions�察�and more especially the passions
of love。 He was a clever master�察�though he disliked his work�察�but he was
jealous of his pupil�察�and as soon as he discovered that she was born to give
men pleasure�察�he scratched her cheeks�察�pinched her arms�察�or pricked her
legs�察�as a spiteful girl would have done。 Thanks�察�however�察�to his lessons�察�
she quickly became an excellent musician�察�pantomimist�察�and dancer。 The
brutality of her master did not at all surprise her�察�it seemed natural to her
to be badly treated。 She even felt some respect for the old woman�察 �who
knew music and drank Greek wine。 Moeroe�察�when she came to Antioch�察�
praised her pupil to the rich merchants of the city who gave banquets�察�both
as a dancer and a flute´player。 Thais danced and pleased。 She accompanied
the rich bankers�察 �when they left the table�察 �into the shady groves on the
banks of the Orontes。 She gave herself to all�察�for she knew nothing of the
price of love。 But one night that she had danced before the most
fashionable young men of the city�察�the son of the pro´consul came to her�察�
radiant with youth and pleasure�察�and said�察�in a voice that seemed redolent
of kisses
;Why am I not�察�Thais�察�the wreath which crowns your hair�察�the tunic
which enfolds your beautiful form�察�the sandal on your pretty foot�拭�I wish
you to tread me under foot as a sandal�察�I wish my caresses to be your tunic
and your wreath。 Come�察�sweet girl� �come to my house�察�and let us forget
the world。;
She looked at him whilst he was speaking�察 �and saw that he was
handsome。 Suddenly she felt a cold sweat on her face。 She turned green as
grass�察�she reeled�察�a cloud descended before her eyes。 He again implored
her to come with him�察�but she refused。 His ardent looks�察�his burning words
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were vain�察�and when he took her in his arms to try and drag her away�察�she
pushed him off rudely。 Then he implored her�察�and shed tears。 But a new�察�
unknown�察 �and invincible passion dominated her heart�察 �and she still
resisted。
;What madness� ─ �said the guests。 ;Lollius is noble�察 �handsome�察 �and
rich�察�and a dancing´girl treats him with scorn� ─�
Lollius returned home alone that night�察�quite love´sick。 He came in the
morning�察�pale and red´eyed�察�and hung flowers at the dancing´girl's door。
But Thais was frightened and troubled�察�she avoided Lollius�察�and yet he
was continually in her mind。 She suffered�察�and she did not know the cause
of her complaint。 She wondered why she had thus changed�察�and why she
was melancholy。 She recoiled from all her lovers�察�they were hateful to her。
She loathed the light of day�察�and lay on her bed all day�察�sobbing�察�and with
her head buried in the pillows。 Lollius contrived to gain admittance�察�and
came many times�察 �but neither his pleadings nor his execrations had any
effect on the obdurate girl。 In his presence�察�she was as timid as a virgin�察�
and would say nothing but
;I will not� �I will not� ─�
But at the end of a fortnight she gave in�察�for she knew that she loved
him�察 �she went to his house and lived with him。 They were supremely
happy。 They passed their days shut up together�察 �gazing into each other's
eyes�察�and babbling a childish jargon。 In the evening�察�they walked on the
lonely banks of the Orontes�察 �and lost themselves in the laurel woods。
Sometimes they rose at dawn�察�to go and gather hyacinths on the slopes of
Sulpicus。 They drank from the same cup�察�and he would take a grape from
between her lips with his mouth。
Moeroe came to Lollius�察�and cried and shrieked that Thais should be
restored to her。
;She is my daughter�察─�she said�察 �my daughter�察�who has been torn from
me。 My perfumed flowermy own bowels� ─�
Lollius gave her a large sum of money�察�and sent her away。 But�察�as she
came back to demand some more gold staters�察�the young man had her put
in prison�察 �and the magistrates having discovered that she was guilty of
many crimes�察�she was condemned to death�察�and thrown to the wild beasts。
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Thais loved Lollius with all the passion of her mind�察 �and the
bewilderment of innocence。 She told him�察 �and told him truly from the
bottom of her heart
;I have never loved any one but you。;
Lollius replied
;You are not like any other woman。;
The spell lasted six months�察 �but it broke at last。 Thais suddenly felt
that her heart was empty and lonely。 Lollius no longer seemed the same to
her。 She thought
;What can have thus changed me in an instant�拭 �How is it that he is
now like any other man�察�and no longer like himself�拭─�
She left him�察 �not without a secret desire to find Lollius again in
another�察�as she no longer found him in himself。 She thought it would be
less dull to live with someone she had never loved�察�than with one she had
ceased to love。 She appeared�察�in the company of rich debauchees�察�at those
sacred feasts at which naked virgins danced in the temples�察�and troops of
courtesans swam across the Orontes。 She took part in all the pleasures of
the fashionable and depraved city�察 �and she assiduously frequented the
theatres�察�at which clever mimes from all countries performed amidst the
applause of a crowd greedy for excitement。
She carefully observed the mimes�察�
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