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it。 Everyone has a talent of some sort。 I fancy that yours is to make long 

speeches。 You speak of an unknown love。 It is so long since kisses were 

first exchanged that it would be very extraordinary if there still remained 

secrets in love。 On this subject lovers know more than philosophers。; 

     ;Do not jest�察�Thais。 I bring thee the unknown love。; 

     ;Friend�察�you come too late。 I know every kind of love。; 

     ;The love  that I  bring thee  abounds with glory�察�whilst   the loves that 

thou knowest breed only shame。; 

     Thais   looked     at   him   with   an  angry   eye�察  �a   frown   gathered     on   her 

beautiful face。 

     ;You are very bold�察�stranger�察�to offend your hostess。 Look at me�察�and 

say   if   I   resemble   a   creature   crushed   down   with   shame。   No�察  �I   am   not 

ashamed�察�and all others who live like me are not ashamed either�察�although 

they are not so beautiful or so rich as I am。 I have sown pleasure in my 

footsteps�察  �and   I   am   celebrated   for   that   all   over   the   world。   I   am   more 

powerful than the masters of the world。 I have seen them at my feet。 Look 

at   me�察  �look   at   these   little   feet�察  �thousands   of   men   would   pay   with   their 

blood for the happiness of kissing them。 I am not very big�察�and I do not 

occupy much space on the earth。 To those who look at me from the top of 

the Serapeium�察�when I pass in the street�察�I look like a grain of rice�察�but that 

grain   of   rice   has   caused   among   men�察  �griefs�察  �despairs�察  �hates�察  �and   crimes 

enough to have filled Tartarus。 Are you not mad to talk to me of shame 

when all around proclaims my glory�拭─�

     ;That   which   is   glory   in   the   eyes   of   men�察  �is   infamy   before   God。   O 



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woman�察  �we   have   been   nourished   in   countries   so   different�察  �that   it   is   not 

surprising we have neither the same language nor the same thoughts� �Yet 

Heaven   is   my   witness   that   I   wish   to   agree   with   thee�察  �and   that   it   is   my 

intention not to leave thee until we share the same sentiments。 Who will 

inspire me with burning words that will melt thee like wax in my breath�察�O 

woman�察�that the fingers of my desires may mould thee as they wish�拭�What 

virtue   will   deliver   thee   to   me�察  �O   dearest   of   souls�察  �that   the   spirit   which 

animates   me�察  �creating   thee   a   second   time�察  �may   imprint   on   thee   a   fresh 

beauty�察�and that thou mayest cry�察�weeping for joy�察�'It is only now that I am 

born'�拭�Who   will   cause   to   gush   in   my  heart   a   fount   of   Siloam�察  �in   which 

thou mayest bathe and recover thy first purity�拭�Who will change me into a 

Jordan�察�the waves of which sprinkled on thee�察�will give thee life eternal�拭─�

     Thais was no longer angry。 

     ;This   man�察─  �she   thought�察   �talks   of   life   eternal   and   all   that   he   says 

seems   written   on   a   talisman。   No   doubt   he   is   a   mage�察  �and   knows   secret 

charms against old age and death�察─�and she resolved to offer herself to him。 

Therefore�察�pretending to be afraid of him�察�she retired a few steps to the end 

of the grotto�察�and sitting down on the edge of the bed�察�artfully pulled her 

tunic across her breast�察�then�察�motionless and mute and her eyes cast down�察�

she   waited。   Her   long   eyelashes   made   a   soft   shadow   on   her   cheeks。   Her 

entire   attitude   expressed   modesty�察  �her   naked   feet   swung   gently�察  �and   she 

looked like a child sitting thinking on the bank of a brook。 But Paphnutius 

looked   at   her�察  �and   did   not   move。   His   trembling   knees   hardly   supported 

him�察�his tongue dried in his mouth�察�a terrible buzzing rang in his ears。 But 

all at once his sight failed�察�and he could see nothing before him but a thick 

cloud。 He thought that the hand of Jesus had been laid on his eyes�察�to hide 

this   woman      from   them。     Reassured      by   such    succour�察   �strengthened      and 

fortified�察�he said with a gravity worthy of an old hermit of the desert 

     ;If thou givest thyself to me�察�thinkest thou it is hidden from God�拭─�

     She shook her head。 

     ;God�拭  �Who   forces   Him   to   keep   His   eye   always   upon   the   Grotto   of 

Nymphs�拭�Let Him go away if we offend Him� �But why should we offend 

Him�拭�Since He has created us�察�He can be neither angry nor surprised to 

see us as He made us�察�and acting according to the nature He has given us。 



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A good deal too much is said on His behalf�察�and He is often credited with 

ideas    He    never   had。   You    yourself�察   �stranger�察  �do   you   know     His   true 

character�拭�Who are you that you should speak to me in His name�拭─�

     At   this   question   the   monk�察  �opening   his   borrowed   robe�察  �showed   the 

cassock�察�and said 

     ;I am Paphnutius�察�Abbot of Antinoe�察�and I come from the holy desert。 

The   hand   that   drew  Abraham   from   Chaldaea   and   Lot   from   Sodom   has 

separated me from the present age。 I no longer existed for the men of this 

century。 But thy image appeared to me in my sandy Jerusalem�察�and I knew 

that   thou   wert   full   of   corruption�察  �and   death   was   in   thee。 And   now   I   am 

before thee�察�woman�察�as before a grave�察�and I cry unto thee�察�'Thais�察�arise��' ; 

     At the words�察�Paphnutius�察�monk�察�and abbot�察�she had turned pale with 

fright。   And   now�察  �with   dishevelled   hair   and   joined   hands�察  �weeping   and 

groaning�察�she dragged herself to the feet of the saint。 

     ;Do not hurt me� �Why have you come�拭�What do you want of me�拭�Do 

not hurt me� �I know that the saints of the desert hate women who�察�like me�察�

are made to please。 I am afraid that you hate me�察�and want to hurt me。 Go� �

I do not doubt your power。 But know�察�Paphnutius�察�that you should neither 

despise   me   nor   hate   me。   I   have   never�察  �like   many   of   the   men   I   know�察�

laughed at your voluntary poverty。 In your turn�察�do not make a crime of 

my   riches。   I   am   beautiful�察  �and   clever   in   acting。   I   no   more   chose   my 

condition than my nature。 I was made for that which I do。 I was born to 

charm men。 And you yourself�察�did you not say just now that you loved me�拭�

Do not use your science against me。 Do not pronounce magic words which 

would destroy my beauty�察�or change me into a statue of salt。 Do not terrify 

me� �I am already too frightened。 Do not kill me� �I am so afraid of death。; 

     He made a sign to her to rise�察�and said 

     ;Child�察�have no fear。 I will utter no word of shame or scorn。 I come on 

behalf of Him who sat on the edge of the well�察�and drank of the pitcher 

which   the   woman   of   Samaria   offered   to   Him�察  �and   w
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