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clouds melt into the gloom of night�察�or it may be to´
morrow�察�when he�察�my love�察�shall be born again�察�and 
then�察�following a law that is stronger than any human 
plan�察�he shall find me here�察�where once he knew me�察�
and of a surety his heart will soften towards me 
though I sinned against him�察�ay�察�even though he know 
me not again�察�yet will he love me�察�if only for my 
beauty's sake。;

For a moment I was dumbfounded�察�and could not answer。 
The matter。 was too overpowering for my intellect to 
grasp。

;But even so�察�O queen�察─�I said at last�察 �even if we 
men be born again and again�察�that is not so with thee�察�
if thou speakest truly。; Here she looked up sharply�察�
and once more I caught the flash of those hidden eyes�察�
;thou�察─�I went on�察�hurriedly�察 �who hast never died�拭�

;That is so�察─�she said�察 �and it is so because I have�察�
half by chance and half by learning�察�solved one of the 
great secrets of the world。 Tell me�察�stranger�此�life 
iswhy therefore should not life be lengthened for a 
while�拭�What are ten or twenty or fifty thousand years 
in the history of life�拭�Why in ten thousand years 
scarce will the rain and storms lessen a mountain´top 
by a span in thickness�拭�In two thousand years these 
caves have not changed�察�nothing has changed�察�but the 
beasts and man�察�who is as the beasts。 There is naught 
that is wonderful about the matter�察�couldst thou but 
understand。 Life is wonderful�察�ay�察�but that it should 
be a little lengthened is not wonderful。 Nature hath 
her animating spirit as well as man�察�who is Nature's 
child�察�and he who can find that spirit�察�and let it 
breathe upon him�察�shall live with her life。 He shall 
not live eternally�察�for Nature is not eternal�察�and she 
herself must die�察�even as the nature of the moon hath 
died。 _i_ She _i_ herself must die�察�I say�察�or rather 
change and sleep till it be time for her to live 
again。 But when shall she die�拭�Not yet�察�I ween�察�and 
while she lives�察�so shall he who hath all her secret 
live with her。 All I have it not�察�yet have I some�察�
more perchance than any who were before me。 Now�察�to 
thee I doubt not that this thing is a great mystery�察�
therefore I will not overcome thee with it now。 
Another time will I tell thee more if the mood be on 
me�察�though perchance I shall never speak thereof 
again。 Dost thou wonder how I knew that ye were coming 
to this land�察�and so saved your heads from the hot 
pot�拭�

;Ay�察�O queen�察─�I answered�察�feebly。 

;Then gaze upon that water�察─�and she pointed to the 
font like vessel�察�and then�察�bending forward�察�held her 
hand over it。

I rose and gazed�察�and instantly the water darkened。 
Then it cleared and I saw as distinctly as I ever saw 
anything in my lifeI saw�察�I say�察�our boat upon that 
horrible canal。 There was Leo lying at the bottom 
asleep in it�察�with a coat thrown over him to keep off 
the mosquitoes�察�in such a fashion as to hide his face�察�
and myself�察�Job�察�and Mahomed towing on the bank。

I stared back aghast�察�and cried out that it was magic�察�
for I recognized the whole scene�察�it was one which had 
actually occurred��

;Nay�察�nay�察�O Holly�察─�she answered�察 �it is no magic�察�
that is a fiction of ignorance。 There is no such thing 
as magic�察�though there is such a thing as knowledge of 
the secrets of Nature。 That water is my glass�察�in it I 
see what passes if I care to summon up the pictures�察�
which is not often。 Therein I can show thee what thou 
wilt of the past�察�if it be anything to do with this 
country and with what I have known�察�or anything that 
thou�察�the gazer�察�hast known。 Think of a face if thou 
wilt�察�and it shall be reflected from thy mind upon the 
water。 I know not all the secret yetI can read 
nothing in the future。 But it is an old secret�察�I did 
not find it。 In Arabia and in Egypt the sorcerers knew 
it centuries ago。 So one day I chanced to bethink me 
of that old canalsome twenty centuries ago I sailed 
upon it�察�and I was minded to look thereon again。 And 
so I looked�察�and there I saw the boat and three men 
walking�察�and one�察�whose face I could not see�察�but a 
youth of a noble form�察�sleeping in the boat�察�and so I 
sent and saved ye。 And now�察�farewell。 But stay�察�tell 
me of this youththe Lion�察�as the old man calls him。 
I would look upon him�察�but he is sick�察�thou sayest
sick with the fever�察�and also wounded in the fray。;

;He is very sick�察─�I answered�察�sadly�察 �canst thou do 
nothing for him�察�O queen� �who knowest so much�拭�

;Of a surety I can。 I can cure him�察�but why speakest 
thou so sadly�拭�Doth thou love the youth�拭�Is he 
perchance thy son�拭�

;He is my adopted son�察�O queen� �Shall he be brought in 
before thee�拭─�

;Nay。 How long hath the fever taken him�拭�

;This is the third day。;

;Good�察�then let him lie another day。 Then will he 
perchance throw it off by his own strength�察�and that 
is better than that I should cure him�察�for my medicine 
is of a sort to shake the life in its very citadel。 
If�察�however�察�by tomorrow night�察�at that hour when the 
fever first took him�察�he doth not begin to mend�察�then 
will I come to him and cure him。 Stay�察�who nurses 
him�拭�

;Our white servant�察�him whom Billali names the Pig�察�
also�察─�and here I spoke with some little hesitation�察�
;a woman named Ustane�察�a very handsome woman of this 
country�察�who came and embraced him when first she saw 
him�察�and hath stayed by him ever since�察�as I 
understand is the fashion of thy people�察�O queen。;

;My people� �speak not to me of my people�察─�she 
answered�察�hastily�察�;these slaves are no people of 
mine�察�they are but dogs to do my bidding till the day 
of my deliverance comes�察�and�察�as for their customs�察�
naught have I to do with them。 Also�察�call me not 
queenI am sick of flattery and titlescall me 
Ayesha�察�the name hath a sweet sound in mine ears�察�it 
is an echo from the past。 As for this Ustane�察�I know 
not。 I wonder if it be she against whom I was warned�察�
and whom I in turn did warn�拭�Hath shestay�察�I will 
see;�察�and�察�bending forward�察�she passed her hand over 
the font of water and gazed intently into it。 ;See�察─�
she said�察�quietly�察 �is that the woman�拭�

I looked into the water�察�and there�察�mirrored upon its 
placid surface�察�was the silhouette of Ustane's stately 
face。 She was bending forward�察�with a look of infinite 
tenderness upon her features�察�watching something 
beneath her�察�and with her chestnut locks falling on to 
her right shoulder。

;It is she�察─�I said�察�in a low voice�察�for once more I 
felt much disturbed at this most uncommon sight。 ;She 
watches Leo asleep。;

;Leo� ─�said Ayesha�察�in an absent voice�察 �why�察�that is 
'lion'。 in the Latin tongue。 The old man hath named 
happily for once。 It is very strange�察─�she went on�察�
speaking to herself�察 �very。 So likebut it is not 
possible� ─�With an impatient gesture she passed her 
hand over the water once more。 It darkened�察�and the 
image vanished silently and mysteriously as it had 
risen�察�and once more the lamplight�察�and the lamplight 
only�察�shone on the placid surface of that limpid�察�
living mirror。

;Hast thou aught to ask me before thou goest�察�O 
Holly�拭─�she said�察�after a few moments' reflection。 ;It 
is but a rude life that thou must live here�察�for these 
people are savages�察�and know not the ways of 
cultivated man。 Not that I am troubled thereby�察�for�察�
behold my food�察─�and she pointed to the fruit upon the 
little table。 ;Naught but fruit doth ever pass my 
lipsfruit and cakes of flour�察�and a little water。 I 
have bidden my girls to wait upon thee。 They are 
mutes�察�thou knowest�察�deaf are they and dumb�察�and 
therefore the safest of servants�察�save to those who 
can read their faces and their signs。 I bred them so
it hath taken many centuries and much trouble�察�but 
last I have triumphed。 Once I succeeded before�察�but 
the race was too ugly�察�so I let it die away�察�but now�察�
as thou seest�察�they are otherwise。 Once�察�too�察�I reared 
a race of giants�察�but after a while Nature would no 
more of it�察�and it died away。 Hast thou aught to ask 
of me�拭─�

;Ay�察�one thing�察�O Ayesha�察─�I said�察�boldly�察�but feeling 
by no means as bold as I trust I looked。 ;I would gaze 
upon thy face。;

She laughed out in her bell´like notes。 ;Bethink thee�察�
Holly�察─�she answered�察 �bet

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