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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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