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none was in his veins���察�but because Thasus was an upright�察�true´hearted�察�

and courageous man�察�and therefore fit to rule。 

     But when the affairs of his kingdom were all settled�察�King Thasus laid 

aside   his   purple   robe   and   crown�察  �and   sceptre�察  �and   bade   his       worthiest 

subjects   distribute   justice   to   the   people   in   his   stead。   Then�察  �grasping   the 

pilgrim's staff that had supported him so long�察�he set forth again�察�hoping 

still to discover some hoof´mark of the snow´white bull�察�some trace of the 

vanished   child。   He   returned   after   a   lengthened   absence�察  �and   sat   down 

wearily   upon   his   throne。   To   his   latest   hour�察  �nevertheless�察  �King   Thasus 



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showed   his true´hearted   remembrance   of   Europa�察 �by  ordering that   a   fire 

should always be kept burning in his palace�察�and a bath steaming hot�察�and 

food ready to be served up�察�and a bed with snow´white sheets�察�in case the 

maiden   should   arrive�察  �and   require   immediate   refreshment。   And�察  �though 

Europa   never   came�察  �the   good   Thasus   had   the   blessings   of   many   a   poor 

traveler�察�who profited by the food and lodging which were meant for the 

little playmate of the king's boyhood。 

     Telephassa and Cadmus were now pursuing their weary way�察�with no 

companion but each other。 The queen leaned heavily upon her son's arm�察�

and   could   walk   only   a   few   miles   a   day。   But   for   all   her   weakness   and 

weariness�察  �she   would      not   be   persuaded   to   give   up   the   search。   It  was 

enough to bring tears into the eyes of bearded men to hear the melancholy 

tone with which she inquired of every stranger whether he could not tell 

her any news of the lost child。 

     ;Have   you   seen   a   little   girlno�察  �no�察  �I   mean   a   young   maiden   of   full 

growthpassing        by   this  way�察  �mounted      on   a  snow´white      bull�察 �which 

gallops as swiftly as the wind�拭─�

     ;We have seen no such wondrous sight�察─�the people would reply�察�and 

very  often�察  �taking   Cadmus   aside�察  �they  whispered   to him�察   �Is   this   stately 

and sad´looking woman your mother�拭�Surely she is not in her right mind�察�

and you ought to take her home�察�and make her comfortable�察�and do your 

best to get this dream out of her fancy。; 

     ;It is no dream�察─�said Cadmus。 ;Everything else is a dream�察�save that。; 

     But�察�one day�察�Telephassa seemed feebler than usual�察�and leaned almost 

her  whole   weight   on   the   arm  of   Cadmus�察  �and   walked   more   slowly  than 

ever before。 At last they  reached   a   solitary  spot�察  �where   she told   her   son 

that she must needs lie down�察�and take a good long rest。 

     ;A good long rest� ─�she repeated�察�looking Cadmus tenderly in the face。 

;A good long rest�察�thou dearest one� ─�

     ;As long as you please�察�dear mother�察─�answered Cadmus。 

     Telephassa bade him sit down on the turf beside her�察�and then she took 

his hand。 

     ;My son�察─�said she�察�fixing her dim eyes most lovingly upon him�察 �this 

rest that I speak of will be very long indeed� �You must not wait till it is 



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finished。   Dear   Cadmus�察  �you   do   not   comprehend   me。   You   must   make   a 

grave here�察�and lay your mother's weary frame into it。 My pilgrimage is 

over。; 

     Cadmus burst into tears�察�and�察�for a long time�察�refused to believe that 

his dear mother was now to be taken from him。 But Telephassa reasoned 

with him�察�and kissed him�察�and at length made him discern that it was better 

for   her   spirit   to   pass   away   out   of   the   toil�察  �the   weariness�察  �and   grief�察  �and 

disappointment which had burdened her on earth�察�ever since the child was 

lost。 He therefore repressed his sorrow�察�and listened to her last words。 

     ;Dearest Cadmus�察─  �said she�察 �thou hast been   the truest   son that   ever 

mother had�察�and faithful to the very last。 Who else would have borne with 

my infirmities as thou hast� �It is owing to thy care�察�thou tenderest child�察�

that   my   grave   was   not   dug   long   years   ago�察  �in   some   valley�察  �or   on   some 

hillside�察  �that   lies   far�察  �far   behind   us。   It   is   enough。  Thou   shalt   wander   no 

more on this hopeless search。 But�察�when thou hast laid thy mother in the 

earth�察�then go�察�my son�察�to Delphi�察�and inquire of the oracle what thou shalt 

do next。; 

     ;O   mother�察  �mother�察─  �cried   Cadmus�察   �couldst   thou   but   have   seen   my 

sister before this hour� ─�

     ;It   matters   little   now�察─  �answered   Telephassa�察  �and   there   was   a   smile 

upon her face。 ;I go now to the better world�察�and�察�sooner or later�察�shall find 

my daughter there。; 

     I will not sadden   you�察�my  little hearers�察 �with telling how Telephassa 

died and was buried�察�but will only say�察�that her dying smile grew brighter�察�

instead   of   vanishing   from  her   dead   face�察  �so   that   Cadmus   left   convinced 

that�察�at her very first step into the better world�察�she had caught Europa in 

her arms。 He planted some flowers on his mother's grave�察�and left them to 

grow there�察�and make the place beautiful�察�when he should be far away。 

     After performing this last sorrowful duty�察�he set forth alone�察�and took 

the road towards the famous oracle of Delphi�察�as Telephassa had advised 

him。   On   his   way   thither�察  �he   still   inquired   of   most   people   whom   he   met 

whether they had seen Europa�察�for�察�to say the truth�察�Cadmus had grown so 

accustomed   to   ask   the   question�察  �that   it   came   to   his   lips   as   readily   as   a 

remark   about   the   weather。   He   received   various   answers。   Some   told   him 



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one   thing�察  �and   some   another。 Among   the   rest�察  �a   mariner   affirmed�察  �that�察�

many   years   before�察  �in   a   distant   country�察  �he   had   heard   a   rumor   about   a 

white bull�察�which came swimming across the sea with a child on his back�察�

dressed up in flowers that were blighted by the sea water。 He did not know 

what had become of the child or the bull�察�and Cadmus suspected�察�indeed�察�

by a queer twinkle in the mariner's eyes�察�that he was putting a joke upon 

him�察�and had never really heard anything about the matter。 

     Poor Cadmus found it more wearisome to travel alone than to bear all 

his dear mother's weight�察�while she had kept him company。 His heart�察�you 

will understand�察�was now so heavy that it seemed impossible�察�sometimes�察�

to   carry   it   any   farther。   But   his   limbs   were   strong   and   active�察  �and   well 

accustomed to exercise。 He walked swiftly along�察�thinking of King Agenor 

and   Queen   Telephassa�察  �and   his   brothers�察  �and   the   friendly  Thasus�察  �all   of 

whom he had left behind him�察�at one point of his pilgrimage or another�察�

and never expected to see them any more。 Full of these remembrances�察�he 

came within sight of a lofty mountain�察�which the people thereabouts told 

him   was   called   Parnassus。      On   the   slope   of  Mount   Parnassus   was       the 

famous Delphi�察�whither Cadmus was going。 

     This Delphi was supposed to be the very midmost spot of the whole 

world。 The place of the oracle was a certain cavity in the mountain side�察�

over    which�察    �when    Cadmus      came    thither�察  �he  found    a   rude   bower    of 

branches。   It   reminded   him   of   those   which   he   had   helped   to   build   for 

Phoenix      and   Cilix�察  �and   afterwards     for   Thasus。    In  later   times�察  �when 

multitudes   of   people   came   from   great   distances   to   put   questions   to   the 

oracle�察�a spacious temple of marble was erected over the spot。 But in the 

days of Cadmus�察�as I have told you�察�there was only this rustic bower�察�with 

its abundance of green foliage�察�and a tuft of shrubbery�察�that ran wild over 

the mysterious hole in the hillside。 

     When Cadmus had thrust a passage through the tangled boughs�察�and 

made   his   way  into   the   bower�察 �he did not   at   first discern the   half´hidden 

cavity。 But soon he felt a cold stream of air rushing out of it�察�with so much 

force that it shook the ringlets on his cheek。 Pulling away the shrubbery 

which clustered over the hole�察�he bent forward�察�and spoke in a distinct but 

reverential   tone�察  �as   if   addressing   some   unseen   personage   inside   of   the 



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mountain。 

     ;Sacred oracle of Delphi�察─�said he�察 �whither shall I go next in quest of 

my dear sister Europa�拭─�

     There was at first a deep silence�察�and then a rushing sound�察�or a noise 

like   a  long sigh�察  �proceeding out   of   the  interior  of   the  earth。 This   cavity�察�

you   must   know�察  �was   looked   upon   as   a   sort   of   fountain   of   truth�察  �which 

sometimes gushed out in audible words�察�although�察�for the most part�察�these 

words   were   such   a   riddle   that   they   might   just   as   well   have   staid   at   the 

bottom of the hole。 But Cadmus was more fortunate than many others who 

went to Delphi in search of truth。 By and by�察�the rushing noise began to 

sound     like   articulate   language。    It  repeated�察   �over   and   over   again�察  �the 

following   sentence�察  �which�察  �after   all�察  �was   so   like   the   vague   whistle   of   a 

blast   of   air�察  �that   Cadmus   really   did   not   quite   know   whether   it   meant 

anything or not�此�

     ;Seek her no more� �Seek her no more� �Seek her no 

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