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that I fixed my mind upon his love too late。



'Listen��' she went on�察�raising her voice。  'I have nought to 

say save that I would I had won instead of lost。  Do thou with 

me even as thou wilt�察�O Queen�察�and let my lord the King there' 

��pointing to Sir Henry��  'for now will he be King  carry 

out the sentence�察�as it is meet he should�察�for as he is the beginning 

of the evil�察�let him also be the end。'  And she drew herself 

up and shot one angry glance at him from her deep fringed eyes�察�

and then began to toy with her spear。



Sir Henry bent towards Nyleptha and whispered something that 

I could not catch�察�and then the Queen spoke。



'Sorais�察�ever have I been a good sister to thee。  When our father 

died�察�and there was much talk in the land as to whether thou 

shouldst sit upon the throne with me�察�I being the elder�察�I gave 

my voice for thee and said�察 �Nay�察�let her sit。  She is twin with 

me�察�we were born at a birth�察�wherefore should the one be preferred 

before the other�拭─ �And so has it ever been 'twixt thee and me�察�

my sister。  But now thou knowest in what sort thou hast repaid 

me�察�but I have prevailed�察�and thy life is forfeit�察�Sorais。  And 

yet art thou my sister�察�born at a birth with me�察�and we played 

together when we were little and loved each other much�察�and at 

night we slept in the same cot with our arms each around the 

other's neck�察�and therefore even now does my heart go out to 

thee�察�Sorais。



'But not for that would I spare thy life�察�for thy offence has 

been too heavy�察�it doth drag down the wide wings of my mercy 

even to the ground。  Also�察�while thou dost live the land will 

never be at peace。



'Yet shalt thou not die�察�Sorais�察�because my dear lord here hath 

begged thy life of me as a boon�察�therefore as a boon and as a 

marriage gift give I it to him�察�to do with even as he wills�察�

knowing that�察�though thou dost love him�察�he loves thee not�察�Sorais�察�

for all thy beauty。  Nay�察�though thou art lovely as the night 

in all her stars�察�O Lady of the Night�察�yet it is me his wife 

whom he loves�察�and not thee�察�and therefore do I give thy life 

to him。'



Sorais flushed up to her eyes and said nothing�察�and I do not 

think that I ever saw a man look more miserable than did Sir 

Henry at that moment。  Somehow�察�Nyleptha's way of putting the 

thing�察�though true and forcible enough�察�was not altogether pleasant。



'I understand��' stammered Curtis�察�looking at Good�察�'I understood 

that he were attached  eh  attached to  to the Queen Sorais。  

I am  eh  not aware what the  in short�察�the state of your 

feelings may be just now�察�but if they happened to be that way 

inclined�察�it has struck me that  in short�察�it might put a satisfactory 

end to an unpleasant business。  The lady also has ample private 

estates�察�where I am sure she would be at liberty to live unmolested 

as far as we are concerned�察�eh�察�Nyleptha�拭 �Of course�察�I only 

suggest。'



'So far as I am concerned��' said Good�察�colouring up�察�'I am quite 

willing to forget the past�察�and if the Lady of the Night thinks 

me worth the taking I will marry her tomorrow�察�or when she likes�察�

and try to make her a good husband。'



All eyes were now turned to Sorais�察�who stood with that same 

slow smile upon her beautiful face which I had noticed the first 

time that I ever saw her。  She paused a little while�察�and cleared 

her throat�察�and then thrice she curtseyed low�察�once to Nyleptha�察�

once to Curtis�察�and once to Good�察�and began to speak in measured tones。



'I thank thee�察�most gracious Queen and royal sister�察�for the 

loving´kindness thou hast shown me from my youth up�察�and especially 

in that thou hast been pleased to give my person and my fate 

as a gift to the Lord Incubu  the King that is to be。  May 

prosperity�察�peace and plenty deck the life´path of one so merciful 

and so tender�察�even as flowers do。  Long mayst thou reign�察�O 

great and glorious Queen�察�and hold thy husband's love in both 

thy hands�察�and many be the sons and daughters of thy beauty。  

And I thank thee�察�my Lord Incubu  the King that is to be  

I thank thee a thousand times in that thou hast been pleased 

to accept that gracious gift�察�and to pass it on to thy comrade 

in arms and in adventure�察�the Lord Bougwan。  Surely the act is 

worthy of thy greatness�察�my Lord Incubu。  And now�察�lastly�察�I 

thank thee also�察�my Lord Bougwan�察�who in thy turn hast deigned 

to accept me and my poor beauty。  I thank thee a thousand times�察�

and I will add that thou art a good and honest man�察�and I put 

my hand upon my heart and swear that I would that I could say 

thee ;yea;。  And now that I have rendered thanks to all in turn' 

 and again she smiled  'I will add one short word。



'Little can you understand of me�察�Queen Nyleptha and my lords�察�

if ye know not that for me there is no middle path�察�that I scorn 

your pity and hate you for it�察�that I cast off your forgiveness 

as though it were a serpent's sting�察�and that standing here�察�

betrayed�察�deserted�察�insulted�察�and alone�察�I yet triumph over you�察�

mock you�察�and defy you�察�one and all�察�and thus I answer you。' 

 And then�察�of a sudden�察�before anybody guessed what she intended 

to do�察�she drove the little silver spear she carried in her hand 

into her side with such a strong and steady aim that the keen 

point projected through her back�察�and she fell prone upon the 

pavement。



Nyleptha shrieked�察�and poor Good almost fainted at the sight�察�

while the rest of us rushed towards her。  But Sorais of the Night 

lifted herself upon her hand�察�and for a moment fixed her glorious 

eyes intently on Curtis' face�察�as though there were some message 

in the glance�察�then dropped her head and sighed�察�and with a sob 

her dark but splendid spirit passed。



Well�察�they gave her a royal funeral�察�and there was an end of her。





It was a month after the last act of the Sorais tragedy that 

a great ceremony was held in the Flower Temple�察�and Curtis was 

formally declared King´Consort of Zu´Vendis。  I was too ill to 

go myself�察�and indeed�察�I hate all that sort of thing�察�with the 

crowds and the trumpet´blowing and banner´waving�察�but Good�察�who 

was there ��in his full´dress uniform���察�came back much impressed�察�

and told me that Nyleptha had looked lovely�察�and Curtis had borne 

himself in a right royal fashion�察�and had been received with 

acclamations that left no doubt as to his popularity。  Also he 

told me that when the horse Daylight was led along in the procession�察�

the populace had shouted 'Macumazahn�察�Macumazahn��' till they 

were hoarse�察�and would only be appeased when he�察�Good�察�rose in 

his chariot and told them that I was too ill to be present。



Afterwards�察�too�察�Sir Henry�察�or rather the King�察�came to see me�察�

looking very tired�察�and vowing that he had never been so bored 

in his life�察�but I dare say that that was a slight exaggeration。  

It is not in human nature that a man should be altogether bored 

on such an extraordinary occasion�察�and�察�indeed�察�as I pointed 

out to him�察�it was a marvellous thing that a man�察�who but little 

more than one short year before had entered a great country as 

an unknown wanderer�察�should today be married to its beautiful 

and beloved Queen�察�and lifted�察�amidst public rejoicings�察�to its 

throne。  I even went the length to exhort him in the future not 

to be carried away by the pride and pomp of absolute power�察�but 

always to strive to remember that he was first a Christian gentleman�察�

and next a public servant�察�called by Providence to a great and 

almost unprecedented trust。  These remarks�察�which he might fairly 

have resented�察�he was so good as to receive with patience�察�and 

even to thank me for making them。



It was immediately after this ceremony that I caused myself to 

be moved to the house where I am now writing。  It is a very pleasant 

country seat�察�situated about two miles from the Frowning City�察�

on to which it looks。  That was five months ago�察�during the whole 

of which time I have�察�being confined to a kind of couch�察�employed 

my leisure in compiling this history of our wanderings from my 

journal and from our joint memories。  It is probable that it 

will never be read�察�but it does not much matter whether it is 

or not�察�at any rate�察�it has served to while away many hours of 

suffering�察�for I have suffered a deal of pain lately。  Thank God�察�

however�察�there will not be much more of it。





It is a week since I wrote the above�察�and now I take up my pen 

for the last time�察�for I know that the end is at hand。  My brain 

is still clear and I can manage to write�察�though with difficulty。  

The pain in my lung�察�which has been very bad during the last 

week�察�has suddenly quite left me�察�and been succeeded by a feeling 

of numbness of which I cannot mistake the meaning。  And just 

as the pain has gone�察�so with it all fear of that end has departed�察�

and I feel only as though I were going to sink into the arms 

of an unutterable rest。  Happily�察�contentedly�察�and with the same 

sense of security with which an infant lays itself to sleep in 

its mother's arms�察�do I lay myself down in the arms of the Angel 

Death。  All the tremors�察�all the heart´shaking fears which have 

haunted me through a life that seems long as I looked back upon 

it�察�have left me now�察�the storms have passed�察�and the Star of 

our Eternal Hope shines clear and steady on the horizon that 

seems so far from man�察�and yet is so very near to me tonight。



And so this is the end of it  a brief space of troubling�察�

a few restless�察�fevered�察�anguished years�察�and then the arms of 

that great Angel Death。  Many times have I been near to them�察�

and now it is my turn at last�察�and it is well。  Twenty´four hours 

more and the world will be gone from me�察�and with it all its 

hopes and all its fears。  The air will close in over the space 

that my form filled and my place know me no more�察�for the dull 

breath of the world's forgetfulness will first di

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