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;Ah�察�wee lady�察─ �he turned to Golden Bells�察 �wee lady�察�wee lady�察�
why didn't you let me die in the desert�拭 �Why didn't I die�拭─�
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;And why should you die�察�Marco Polo�拭─ �Her low�察�sweet voice rang
in the heart of him。 ;Didn't you come here to give your message�拭�And to
make converts�拭 �And didn't I hear your message�拭 �And am n't I your
convert�察�Marco Polo�拭─�
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CHAPTER XVI
And now the place of Li Po was usurped�察�and gone Sanang with his
magic glass�察�and in the jasmine garden by the Lake of Cranes Marco Polo
sat and instructed Golden Bells。 。 。
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CHAPTER XVII
And he told of the flight into Egypt when savage Herod reigned�察�and
of the Jewish maid and her child sleeping beneath the shadow of the great
Sphinx�察 �while the shades of the old Afric gods looked on in reverence�察�
Amenalk and Thoth and the moon´horned Io�察�Isis�察�and Osiris。 And the
painted kings knelt in their pyramids�察�and out of the sluggish Nile came
the strange aquatic population�察�the torpid crocodiles and monstrous water
lizards�察�and the great hippopotami lumbered to bow before the little Lord
of all things。 。 。
And he told her how Satan had tempted Him on the lonely�察 �black
craigs。 。 。
;But you are not listening�察�little Golden Bells ;
;Indeed I am listening�察 �Marco Polo。 Yes�察 �indeed I am。 I love to
hear your voice�察�Marco Polo。 You are so earnest�察�Marco Polo�察�there is
such a light in your eyes。 Listen�察�Marco Polo�察�Li Po once wrote a poem�察�
'White Gleam the Gulls��' and it is the poem by which he is best known�察�
and every time I hear it there is an echo in my heart。 But�察�Marco Polo�察�I
never listened to Li Po's song so eagerly as I am listening to your voice。;
;But you are not taking it in�察�little Golden Bells。;
;It is very hard to take in�察�Marco Polo。 It happened so long ago。 It is
hard to think of a tragedy in a strange country�察�and we in this garden on
the second moon of spring。 And it was so very long ago。 Do you hear
the bees�察�Marco Polo the bees among the almond´blossoms�拭 �And see
the blue heron by the lotus flowers�拭�And do you see the little tortoise�察�
Marco Polo�察 �and he sunning himself on a leaf�拭 �If I throw a pebble�察�
Marco Polo�察�he will dive�察�and he is such a clumsy diver�察�Marco Polo� ─�
;But you must listen�察�Golden Bells�察�and believe me。;
;I do believe�察�Marco Polo�察�I honestly do。 Don't you know I believe
you�拭 �Anything you say�察 �Marco Polo�察 �I believe。 You wouldn't be
coming all the way over the world to be telling me a lie。 Of course I
believe。;
;And doesn't it make you happy�察�Golden Bells�拭─�
;Once I was unhappy�察�Marco Polo。 I used sit here�察�and on my lute I
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used play the 'Song of the Willow Branches��' which is the saddest song in
the world。 Under the moon I used be lonely�察�and the droning of the bees
meant nothing to me�察 �and now it is a sweet brave song。 I cannot play
'Willow Branches' any more�察 �so alien is sadness to me。 And the moon
smiles。 I am very happy�察�Marco Polo。;
;It is the True Religion�察�little Golden Bells�察�that makes you happy。;
;Is it�察�Marco Polo�拭 �Is it�拭 �It must be�察�I suppose。 I don't know what
it is�察�but I am very happy。;
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CHAPTER XVIII
And he told her of Paul�察 �who had seen a vision and gone preaching
through�察�the world�察�who was persecuted�察�who was shipwrecked�察�who was
bitten by a viper�察�and who survived everything that he might preach the
Lord Jesus。 He was a fierce�察�ragged man with burning eyes。 。 。 And he
told her of Paul's instructions to women。 。 。
;You do not look at me when you speak�察 �Marco Polo。 Only your
voice comes to me�察�not your eyes。 Is it because of Paul�拭─�
And Marco Polo felt great trouble on him�察 �because he could not
explain。 But Golden Bells went on�此�
;There is little in your faith about women�察�Marco Polo。 Is it a faith
only for men�察�then�拭 �Is it against women�拭 �Must the young men not look
at the young women�拭─�
;No�察 �Golden Bells�察 �the young men must not look too much on the
young women。;
;But that is very foolish�察�Marco Polo。 Is it wrong to see the beauty of
the almond blossoms�察 �wrong to taste the scented wind�拭 �Is it wrong to
watch the kingfisher seeking his nest�拭 �Is it wrong to watch the moon�察�the
stars�拭 �All these are very beautiful�察�Marco Polo�察�so beautiful as to make
me cry。 Is it wrong to watch them�拭─�
;It is not wrong�察�Golden Bells。 The glory of God is in the beauty of
his handicraft。;
;Li Po is old and wise and a great poet�察�Marco Polo�察�and Li Po says
there is beauty in a running horse and beauty in a running stream�察�but there
is no beauty like the beauty of a young woman�察�and she letting down her
hair。 God made the beauty of women�察 �too�察 �Marco Polo�察 �as well as the
beauty of the stars。 Won't you please explain to me�察�Marco Polo�拭 �Why
should Li Po say one thing and Saint Paul another�拭─�
;But Golden Bells�察�Saint Paul is inspired of God。;
;But Li Po is inspired of God�察 �too�察 �Marco Polo。 You mustn't be
thinking 1ittle of Li Po。 He is fat and old and drunken�察�but when he sings�察�
Marco Polo�察�it is the song of the wandering stars。 But why must not the
young men look at the young women�察 �Marco Polo�拭�Why must they not
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look with their eyes�拭─�
;It will be hard for me to tell you�察�Golden Bells ;
;Look at me now�察�Marco Polo。 Lift up your eyes and look into my
eyes。 Is there evil in me�察�Marco Polo�察�that your eyes should avoid me as
the fox avoids the dog�拭 �Or maybe I am not beautiful。 Maybe they told
me wrong because I was a king's daughter�察�and they would not have me
think little of myself。 Maybe I am not beautiful�察 �Marco Polo�察 �maybe I
hurt your eyes ;
;Ah�察�Golden Bells�察�the little horned moon is not more beautiful。;
;Then why must not the young men look at the young women�察�Marco
Polo�拭�You are here to instruct me。 Won't you tell me why�拭─�
;Maybe maybe maybe it is for fear of sin�察�Golden Bells。;
;Sin�拭 �Sin� �Why should there be sin�拭 �I know sin�察 �Marco Polo。
They have warned me against it since I crept upon the floor。 There are two
sins。 There is meanness�察�Marco Polo�察�and there is cruelty�察�and those are
the only sins。 I know your heart�察�Marco Polo�察�there is no meanness there。
You would not have come here were you mean。 The