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him   incessantly。   The   girl   with   the   theorbo   looked   fixedly   at   him   from 

underneath the long lashes of her eye。 At last she also spoke 

     ;Look。 I am mysterious and beautiful。 Love me。 Exhaust in my arms 

the love which torments you。 What use is it to fear me�拭�You cannot escape 

me�察  �I   am   the   beauty   of   woman。   Whither   do   you   think   to   fly   from   me�察�

senseless fool�拭�You will find my likeness in the radiancy of flowers�察�and in 

the grace of the palm trees�察�in the flight of pigeons�察�in the bounds of the 



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gazelle�察�in the rippling of brooks�察�in the soft light of the moon�察�and if you 

close your eyes�察�you will find me within yourself。 It is a thousand years 

since the man who sleeps here�察�swathed in linen�察�in a bed of black stone�察�

pressed me to his heart。 It is a thousand years since he received the last 

kiss from my mouth�察�and his sleep is yet redolent with it。 You know me 

well�察�Paphnutius。 How is it you have not recognised me�拭�I am one of the 

innumerable   incarnations   of   Thais。   You   are   a   learned   monk�察  �and   well 

skilled in the knowledge of things。 You have travelled�察�and it is by travel a 

man learns the most。 Often a day passed abroad will show more novelties 

than ten years passed at home。 You have heard that Thais lived formerly in 

Argos�察  �under   the   name   of   Helen。   She   had   another   existence   in   Thebes 

Hecatompyle。 And I was Thais of Thebes。 How is it you have not guessed 

it�拭�I took�察�when I was alive�察�a large share in the sins of this world�察�and now 

reduced   here   to   the   condition   of   a   shadow�察  �I   am   still   quite   capable   of 

taking your sins upon me�察�beloved monk。 Whence comes your surprise�拭�It 

was certain that�察�wherever you went�察�you would find Thais again。; 

     He struck his forehead against the pavement�察�and uttered a cry of terror。 

And every night the player of the theorbo left the wall�察�approached him�察�

and spoke in a clear voice mingled with soft breathing。 And as the holy 

man resisted the temptations she gave him�察�she said to him 

     ;Love me�察�yield�察�friend。 As long as you resist me I shall torment you。 

You do not know what the patience of a dead woman is。 I shall wait�察�if 

necessary�察�till you are dead。 Being a sorceress�察�I shall put into your lifeless 

body  a   spirit   who   will   reanimate   it�察  �and   who   will   not   refuse   me   what   I 

have asked in vain of you。 And think�察�Paphnutius�察�what a strange situation 

when   your   blessed   soul   sees�察  �from   the   height   of   heaven�察  �its   own   body 

given up to sin。 God�察�who has promised to return you this body after the 

day of judgment and the end of time�察�will Himself be much puzzled。 How 

can   He   place   in   celestial   glory   a   human   form   inhabited   by   a   devil�察  �and 

guarded by a sorceress�拭�You have not thought of that difficulty。 Nor God 

either�察�perhaps。 Between ourselves�察�He is not very knowing。 Any ordinary 

magician can easily deceive Him�察�and if He had not His thunder�察�and the 

cataracts   of   heaven�察  �the   village   urchins   would   pull   His   beard。   He   has 

certainly not as much sense as the old serpent�察�His adversary。 He�察�indeed�察�



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is a wonderful artist。 If I am so beautiful�察�it is because he adorned me with 

all my attractions。 It was he who taught me how to braid my hair�察�and to 

make   for   myself   rosy   fingers   with   agate   nails。 You   have   misunderstood 

him。 When you came to live in this tomb�察�you drove out with your feet the 

serpents   which   were   here�察  �without   troubling   yourself   to   know   whether 

they were of his family�察�and you crushed their eggs。 I am afraid�察�my poor 

friend�察  �you   will   have   a   troublesome   business   on   your   hands。   You   were 

warned�察�however�察�that he was a musician and a lover。 What have you done�拭�

You have quarrelled with science and beauty。 You are altogether miserable�察�

and Iaveh does not come to your help。 It is not probable that he will come。 

Being as great as all things�察�he cannot move for want of space�察�and if�察�by 

an    impossibility�察  �he   made    the  least  movement�察     �all  creation   would     be 

pushed out of place。 My handsome hermit�察�give me a kiss。; 

     Paphnutius was aware that great prodigies are performed by magic arts。 

He thoughtnot without much uneasiness 

     ;Perhaps the dead man buried at my feet knows the words written in 

that mysterious book which exists hidden�察�not far from here�察�at the bottom 

of a royal tomb。 By virtue of these words�察�the dead�察�taking the form which 

they had upon earth�察�see the light of the sun and the smiles of women。; 

     His   chief   fear   was   that   the   girl   with   the   theorbo   and   the   dead   man 

might come together�察�as they did in their lifetime�察�and that he should see 

them unite。 Sometimes he thought he heard the sound of kissing。 

     He was troubled in his mind�察�and now�察�in the absence of God he feared 

to think as much as to feel。 One evening�察�when he was kneeling prostrate 

according to his custom�察�an unknown voice said to him 

     ;Paphnutius�察�there are on earth more people than you imagine�察�and if I 

were to show you what I have seen�察�you would die of astonishment。 There 

are men with a single eye in the middle of their forehead。 There are men 

who have but one leg�察�and advance by jumps。 There are men who change 

their sex�察�and the females become males。 There are men´trees�察�who shoot 

out roots in the ground。 And there are men with no head�察�with two eyes�察�a 

nose�察  �and   a   mouth   in   their   breast。   Can   you   honestly   believe   that   Jesus 

Christ died for the salvation of these men�拭─�

     Another time he had a vision。 He saw�察�in a strong light�察�a broad road�察�



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rivulets�察  �and   gardens。   On   the   road�察�Aristobulus   and   Chereas   passed   at   a 

gallop on their Syrian horses�察�and the joyous ardour of the race reddened 

the cheeks of the two young men。 Beneath a portico�察�Callicrates recited his 

verses�察�satisfied pride trembled in his voice and shone in his eyes。 In the 

garden�察  �Zenothemis   picked   apples   of   gold�察  �and   caressed   a   serpent   with 

azure   wings。   Clad   in   white�察  �and   wearing   a   shining   mitre�察  �Hermodorus 

meditated beneath a sacred persea�察�which bore�察�instead of flowers�察�small 

heads     of  pure   profile�察 �wearing�察    �like  the  Egyptian     goddesses�察    �vultures�察�

hawks�察�or the shining disk of the moon�察�whilst in the background�察�by the 

side of a fountain�察�Nicias studied�察�on an armillary sphere�察�the harmonious 

movements of the stars。 
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