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of her glory�察�for we are her virtuesFaith�察�Fear�察�and Love。' ; 

     Anthony asked 

     ;Sweet child�察�what else seest thou�拭─�

     Paul gazed vacantly from the zenith to the nadir�察�and from west to east�察�

when suddenly his eyes fell on the Abbot of Antinoe。 His face grew pale 

with a holy terror�察�and his eyeballs reflected invisible flames。 

     ;I see�察─�he murmured。 ;three demons�察�who�察�full of joy�察�prepare to seize 

that man。 One of them is like unto a tower�察�one to a woman�察�and one to a 

mage。 All three bear their name�察�marked with redhot iron�察�the first on the 

forehead�察�the second on the belly�察�the third on the breast�察�and those names 

arePride�察�Lust�察�and Doubt。 I have finished。; 

     Having     spoken     thus�察 �Paul�察  �with   haggard     eyes   and   hanging     jaw�察�

returned to his old simple ways。 

     And�察�as the monks of Antinoe looked anxiously at Anthony�察�the saint 

pronounced these words 

     ;God has made known His just judgment。 Let us bow to Him and hold 

our peace。; 

     He passed。 He bestowed blessings as he went。 The sun�察�now descended 

to the horizon�察�enveloped him in its glory�察�and his shadow�察�immeasurably 

elongated   by   a   miracle   from   heaven�察  �unrolled   itself   behind   him   like   an 

endless carpet�察�as a sign of the long remembrance this great saint would 

leave amongst men。 



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     Upright�察 �but   thunderstruck�察 �Paphnutius   saw   and   heard   nothing   more。 

One word alone rang in his ears�察 �Thais is dying� ─�The thought had never 

occurred to him。 Twenty years had he contemplated a mummy's head�察�and 

yet   the   idea   that   death   would   close   the   eyes   of   Thais   astonished   him 

hopelessly。 

     ;Thais   is   dying� ─�An   incomprehensible   saying�    �Thais   is   dying� ─  �In 

those three words what a new and terrible sense�  �Thais is dying� ─�Then 

why the sun�察�the flowers�察�the brooks�察�and all creation�拭 �Thais is dying� ─�

What good was all the universe�拭�Suddenly he sprang forward。 ;To see her 

again�察�to see her once more� ─�He began to run。 He knew not where he was�察�

or whither he went�察�but instinct conducted him with unerring certainty�察�he 

went straight to the Nile。 A swarm of sails covered the upper waters of the 

river。 He sprang on board a barque manned by Nubians�察�and lying in the 

forepart of the boat�察�his eyes devouring space�察�he cried�察�in grief and rage 

     ;Fool�察�fool�察�that I was�察�not to have possessed Thais whilst there was 

yet time� �Fool to have believed that there was anything else in the world 

but her� �Oh�察�madness� �I dreamed of God�察�of the salvation of my soul�察�of 

life eternalas if all that counted for anything when I had seen Thais� �Why 

did I not feel that blessed eternity was in a single kiss of that woman�察�and 

that without her life was senseless�察�and no more than an evil dream�拭�Oh�察�

stupid fool� �thou hast seen her�察�and thou hast desired the good things of the 

other world� �Oh�察 �coward� �thou hast seen her�察 �and thou   hast feared   God� �

God� �heaven� �what are they�拭�And what have they to offer thee which are 

worth     the  least   tittle  of  that  which   she   would    have    given   thee�拭  �Oh�察�

miserable�察�senseless fool�察�who sought divine goodness elsewhere than on 

the   lips   of   Thais�   �What   hand   was   upon   thy   eyes�拭  �Cursed   be   he   who 

blinded thee then� �Thou couldst have bought�察�at the price of thy damnation�察�

one moment of her love�察�and thou hast not done it� �She opened to thee her 

armsflesh      mingled     with   the  perfume     of  flowersand     thou   wast    not 

engulfed   in   the   unspeakable   enchantments   of   her   unveiled   breast。   Thou 

hast listened to the jealous voice which said to thee�察�'Refrain��' Dupe�察�dupe�察�

miserable dupe�   �Oh�察  �regrets�   �Oh�察  �remorse�   �Oh�察  �despair�   �Not to have   the 

joy to carry to hell the memory of that never´to´be´forgotten hour�察�and to 

cry to God�察�'Burn my flesh�察�dry up all the blood in my veins�察�break all my 



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bones�察�thou canst not take from me the remembrance which sweetens and 

refreshes me for ever and ever��' 。 。 。 Thais is dying� �Preposterous God�察�if 

thou knewest how I laugh at Thy hell� �Thais is dying�察�and she will never 

be minenever� �never� ─�

     And   as   the   boat   came   down   the   river   with   the   current�察  �he   remained 

whole days lying on his face�察�and repeating 

     ;Never� �never� �never� ─�

     Then�察�at the idea that she had given herself to others�察�and not to him�察�

that she had poured forth an ocean of love�察�and he had not wetted his lips 

therein�察  �he   stood   up�察  �savagely   wild�察  �and   howled   with   grief。   He   tore   his 

breast with his nails�察�and bit the flesh of his arms。 He thought 

     ;If I could but kill all those she has loved� ─�

     The idea of these murders filled him with delicious fury。 He dreamed 

of killing Nicias slowly and leisurely�察�looking him full in the eyes whilst 

he    murdered     him。   Then    suddenly   his    fury   melted    away。    He   wept�察   �he 

sobbed。 He became feeble and meek。 An unknown tenderness softened his 

soul。 He longed to throw his arms round the neck of the companion of his 

childhood and say to him�察 �Nicias�察�I love thee�察�because thou hast loved her。 

Talk to   me   about her。 Tell   me   what   she   said   to   thee。; And   still�察  �without 

ceasing�察�the iron of that phrase entered into his soul;Thais is dying� ─�

     ;Light     of  day�察 �silvery   shadows      of  night   stars�察 �heavens�察    �trees  with 

trembling crests�察�savage beasts�察�domestic animals�察�all the anxious souls of 

men�察�do you not hear�拭�'Thais is dying��' Disappear�察�ye lights�察�breezes�察�and 

perfumes� �Hide yourselves�察�ye shapes and thoughts of the universe� �'Thais 

is dying��' She was the beauty of the world�察�and all that drew near to her 

grew fairer in the reflection of her grace。 The old man and the sages who 

sat   near   her�察  �at   the   banquet   at Alexandria�察  �how   pleasant   they   were�察  �and 

how fascinating was their conversation� �A host of brilliant thoughts sprang 

to   their   lips�察  �and   all   their   ideas   were   steeped   in   pleasure。   And   it   was 

because   the   breath   of   Thais   was   on   them   that   all   they   said   was   love�察�

beauty�察  �truth。 A delightful impiety  lent its   grace   to their discourse。 They 

thoroughly expressed all human splendour。 Alas� �all that is but a dream。 

Thais is dying� �Oh�察�how easy it will be to me to die of her death� �But canst 

thou only die�察�withered embryo�察�fetus steeped in gall and scalding tears�拭�



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Miserable abortion�察�dost thou think thou canst taste death�察�thou who 
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