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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 

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