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carelessly�察 �and in a moment read the following line�此 �I am dying�察�
sweetheart�察 �dying。; ;Doesn't that sound familiar�拭 �It reminds me at
once of the poetic alarm clock that wakens me every morning�察 � 'I am
dying�察�Egypt�察�dying。' There is no doubt that Higginson's poem suggested
this one。 Here is the whole of the thing as it is printed here�察─�he said�察�and
read the following�此�
LOVE'S TWILIGHT
I am dreaming�察�loved one�察�dreamingOf the sweet and beauteous
pastWhen the world was as its seeming��Ere the fatal shaft was cast。
I am sobbing�察�sad´eyed�察�sobbing��At the darkly sullen west��Of the
smile of ignorance robbingThe pale face against the breast。
I am smiling�察 �tear´stained�察 �smiling��As the sun glints on the
crestOf the troubled wave�察�beguilingShipwrecked Hope to its long rest。
I am parting�察�broken�察�parting��From a soul that I hold dear��And
the music of whose beautyFades a dead strain on my ear。
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I am dying�察 �sweetheart�察�dying��Drips life's gold through palsied
hands�察 �=20See�察 �the dead'ning Sun is sighingHis last note in red'ning
bands。
So I'm sighing�察 �sinking�察 �sighing��Flows life's river to the
sea。Death my throbbing heart is tyingWith the strings that ache for thee。
;Yes�察─ �I said�察 �when he had finished。 ;I shall have to admit that
immediately suggests Higginson's poem and Cleopatra's name。 But here�察�
try this�察─�and I threw an old copy of the Atlantic Monthly upon the table。
Maitland opened it and laughed。 ;This may be mere chance�察 �Doc�察─ �he
said�察 �but it is remarkable�察 �none the less。 See here� ─ �He held the
magazine toward me�察 �and I read�此 �Cleopatra's Needle。 The Historic
Significance of Central Park's New Monument。 Some of the Difficulties
that Attended its Transportation and Erection。 By James Theodore
Wright�察 �Ph。 D。; I was dumfounded。 Things were indeed getting
interesting。
;Magazines and newspapers�察─�I said�察 �seem to be altogether too much
in your line。 We'll try a book this time。 Here�察─�and I pulled the first one
that came to hand�察 �is a copy of Tennyson's Poems I fancy it will trouble
you to find your reference in that。; Maitland took it in silence�察 �and�察�
opening it at random�察�began to read。 The result surprised him even more
than it did me。 He had chanced upon these verses from ;A Dream of Fair
Women;�此�
;'We drank the Libyan Sun to sleep�察�and litLamps which outburn'd
Canopus。 0 my lifeIn Egypt� �0 the dalliance and the wit��The flattery
and the strife。
;'And the wild kiss when fresh from war's alarms��My Hercules�察�my
Roman Antony��My mailed Bacchus leapt into my arms��Contented there to
die� �
;'And there he died� �And when I heard my nameSigh'd forth with
life�察�I would not brook my fearOf the other� �With a worm I balked his
fame。What else was left�拭 �look here��'
;With that she tore her robe apart and halfThe polished argent of
her breast to sightLaid bare。 Thereto she pointed with a laugh��Showing
the aspic's bite。;
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;There is no doubt about that�察─�I said�察�as he laid the book upon the
table。 ;I want to try this thing once more。 Here is Pascal�察 �if you can
find any reference to the 'Serpent of the Nile' in that�察�you needn't go any
farther�察�I shall be satisfied�察─�and I passed the book to him。 He turned the
pages over in silence for half a minute�察�or so�察�and then said�此 �I guess this
counts as a failure�察 � no�察�though�察�by Jove� �Look here� ─ �His face was of
almost deathly pallor�察 �and his finger trembled upon the passage it
indicated as he held the book toward me。 I glanced with some anxiety
from his face to the book�察�and read�察�as nearly as I now can remember�此 �If
Cleopatra's nose had been shorter�察�the entire face of the world would have
been changed。;
It was some minutes before Maitland fully regained his composure�察�
and during that time neither of us spoke。 ;Well�察�Doc�察─�he said at length�察�
and his manner was decidedly grave�察�even for him�此�
;What do you make of it�拭─ �I didn't know what to make of it�察�and I
admitted my ignorance with a frankness at which�察 �considering my
profession�察�I have often since had occasion to marvel。 I told him that I
could scarcely account for it on the ground of mere coincidence�察 �and I
called his attention to that part of ;The Mystery of Marie Roget�察─�where
Poe figures out the mathematical likelihood of a certain combination of
peculiarities of clothing being found to obtain in the case of two young
women who were unknown to each other。 If the finding of a single
reference to Cleopatra had been a thing of so infrequent occurrence as to
at once challenge Maitland's attention�察�what was to be said when�察�all of a
sudden�察�her name�察�or some reference to her�察�seemed to stare at him from
every page he read�拭�
;'There is something in this more than natural�察�If philosophy could
find it out��';=20
murmured Maitland�察 �more to himself than to me。 ;Come�察 �what do
you say�拭─�and he turned abruptly to me with one of those searching looks
so peculiar to him in moments of excitement。 ;I see�察─�I replied�察 �that you
are determined I shall give my opinion now and here�察�without a moment's
reflection。 Very well�察�you have just quoted 'Hamlet'�察�I will do likewise�此�
;'There are more things in Heaven and Earth�察 �Horatio��Than are
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dreamt of in your philosophy I'
;You seem in some strange way to be dominated by the shade of
Cleopatra。 Now�察 �if I believed in metempsychosis�察 �I should think you
were Mark Antony brought down to date。 There�察�with that present sober
air of yours�察 �you'd pass anywhere for such an anachronism。 But to be
serious�察�and to give you advice which is positively bilious with gravity�察�I
should say�察 �investigate this thing fully�察 �make a study of this ancient
charmer。 By the way�察 �why not begin by going to see Davenport in
Sardou's 'Cleopatra'�拭 �You have never seen her in it�察�have you�拭─�
In this way。 I succeeded in getting him out of his depressed state。 We
got into an argument concerning the merits of Miss Davenport's work。 I
know of nothing Maitland would sooner do than argue�察�and�察�if attacked on
a subject upon which he feels strongly�察 �he is�察 �for the time being�察 �totally
oblivious of everything else。 For this reason I trapped him into this
argument。 I abominate what is now known as ;realism; just as much as
he does�察�but you don't have much of an argument without some apparent
difference of opinion�察�so�察�for the nonce�察�I became a realist of whom Zola