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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
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