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have yonder two´humped mountain in front。                   To the left is the sea�察�and 

behind the hill runs the canal and road by which all traffic comes or goes 

to Ar´hap。 But above all things pass not to the hills right�察�for no man goes 

there�察  �there   away   the   forests   are   thick   as   night�察  �and   in   their   perpetual 

shadows are the ruins of a Hither city�察�a haunted fairy town to which some 

travellers have been�察�but whence none ever returned alive。; 

     ;By the great Jove�察�that sounds promising�                �I would like to see that 

town if my errand were not so urgent。; 

     But the old fellow shook his shaggy head and turned a shade yellower。 

;It is no place for decent folk�察─�he growled。 ;I myself once passed within a 

mile of its outskirts at dusk�察�and saw the unholy little people's lanterned 

processions   starting   for   the   shrine   of   Queen   Yang�察  �who�察  �tradition   says�察�

killed herself and a thousand babies with her when we took this land。; 

     ;My word�察�that was a holocaust�             �Couldn't I drop in there to lunch�拭�It 

would make a fine paper for an anti´ quarian society。; 

     Again   the   woodman   frowned。         ;Do   as   I   bid   you�察  �son。   You   are   too 

young and green to go on ventures by yourself。 Keep to the straight road�此�

shun the swamps and the fairy forest�察�else will you never see Ar´hap。; 

     ;And   as   I   have   very   urgent   and   very   important   business   with   him�察�

comrade�察  �no   doubt   your   advice   is   good。      I   will   call   on   Princess   Yang 

some other day。        And now goodbye� �Rougher but friendlier shelter than 



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you have given me no man could ask for。                 I am downright sorry to part 

with you in this lonely land。         If ever we meet again; but we never did� �

The honest old churl clasped me into his hairy bosom three times�察�stuffed 

my wallet with dry fruit and bread�察�and once more repeating his directions�察�

sent me on my lonely way。 

     I confess I sighed while turning into the forest�察�and looked back more 

than    once   at  his  retreating   form。    The     loneliness   of  my    position�察  �the 

hopelessness       of  my    venture�察  �welled    up   in  my    heart   after  that   good 

comradeship�察�and when the hut was out of sight I went forward down the 

green     grass   road�察  �chin   on   chest�察  �for  twenty    minutes     in  the   deepest 

dejection。 But�察�thank Heaven�察�I was born with a tough spirit�察�and possess a 

mind which has learned in many fights to give brave counsel to my spirit�察�

and thus presently I shook myself together�察�setting my face boldly to the 

quest and the day's work。 

     It was not so clear a morning as the previous one�察�and a steamy wind 

on what at sea I should have called the starboard bow�察�as I pressed forward 

to   the   distant   hill�察  �had   a   curiously   subduing   effect   on   my   thoughts�察  �and 

filled the forest glades with a tremulous unreality like to nothing on our 

earth�察�and distinctly embarrassing to a stranger in a strange land。                  Small 

birds in that quaint atmospheric haze looked like condors�察�butterflies like 

giant fowl�察�and the sim´ plest objects of the forest like the imaginations of 

a   disordered   dream。     Behind   that   gauzy   hallucination   a   fine   white   mist 

came up�察�and the sun spread out flat and red in the sky�察�while the pent´in 

heat became almost unendurable。 

     Still I plodded on�察�growling to myself that in Christian latitudes all the 

evidences      would    have    been   held   to  be´   token    a  storm   before    night�察�

whatever they might do here�察�but for the most part lost in my own gloomy 

speculations。 That was the more pity since�察�in thinking the walk over now�察�

it seems to me that I passed many  marvels�察�saw many glorious vistas in 

those nameless forests�察�many spreads of colour�察�many incidents that�察�could 

I but   remember them  more   distinctly�察�would supply  material   for   making 

my     fortune   as  a  descriptive    traveller。    But    what   would     you�拭  �I  have 

forgotten�察    �and   am   too   virtuous    to  draw    on  my    imagination�察    �as  it  is 

sometimes   said   other   travellers   have   done   when   picturesque   facts   were 



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deficient。     Yes�察�I have forgotten all about that day�察�save that it was sultry 

hot�察�that I took off my coat and waistcoat to be cooler�察�carrying them�察�like 

the tramp I was�察�across my arm�察�and thus dishevelled passed some time in 

the afternoon an encampment of forest folk�察�wherefrom almost all the men 

were gone�察�and the women shy and surly。 

     In   no  very   social   humour     myself�察   �I  walked    round    their  woodland 

village�察�and on the outskirts�察�by a brook�察�just as I was wishing there were 

some   one   to   eat   my   solitary   lunch   with�察  �chanced   upon   a   fellow   busily 

engaged in hammering stones into weapons upon a flint anvil。 

     He   was   an   ugly´looking   individual   at   best�察  �yet   I   was   hard   up   for 

company�察�so I put my coat down�察�and�察�seating myself on a log opposite�察�

proceeded to open my wallet�察�and take out the frugal stores the woodman 

had given me that morning。 

     The man   was   seated   upon   the ground holding a  stone  anvil   between 

his   feet�察  �while   with   his   hands   he   turned   and   chipped   with   great   skill   a 

spear´head he was making out of flint。             It was about the only pastime he 

had�察  �and   his   little   yellow   eyes   gleamed   with   a   craftsman's   pleasure�察  �his 

shaggy round shoulders were bent over the task�察�the chips flew in quick 

particles�察  �and   the   wood   echoed   musically   as   the   arti´   ficer   watched   the 

thing under his hands take form and fashion。               Presently I spoke�察�and the 

worker looked up�察�not too pleased at being thus interrupted。                  But he was 

easy of propitiation�察�and over a handful of dried raisins communi´ cative。 

     How�察�I asked�察�knowing a craftsman's craft is often nearest to his heart�察�

how was it such things as that he chipped came to be thought of by him 

and   his�拭  �Whereon   the   woodman�察  �having   spit   out   the   raisin´stones   and 

wiped his fingers on his fur�察�said in substance that the first weapon was 

fashioned when the earliest ape hurled the first stone in wrath。 

     ;But�察�chum�察─�I said�察�taking up his half´finished spear and touching the 

razor´fine edge with admiring caution�察 �from hurling the crude pebble to 

fashioning such as this is a long stride。           Who first edged and pointed the 

primitive malice�拭�What man with the soul of a thousand unborn fighters in 

him notched and sharpened your natural rock�拭─�

     Whereon the chipper grinned�察�and answered that�察�when the woodmen 

had found stones that would crack skulls�察�it came upon them presently that 



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they  would   crack   nuts   as   well。    And   cracking   nuts   between   two   stones 

one day a flint shattered�察�and there on the grass was the golden secret of 

the edgethe thing that has made man what he is。 

     ;Yet   again�察  �good   fellow�察─  �I   queried�察   �even   this   happy   chance   only 

gives   us   a   weapon�察  �sharp�察  �no   doubt�察  �and   cal´   culated   to   do   a   hundred 

services     for   any   ten   the   original   pebble     could    have   done�察   �but   still 

unhandled�察�small in force�察�imperfectnow tell me�察�which of your amiable 

ancestors first put a handle to the fashioned flint�察�and how he thought of 

it�拭─�

     The workman had done his flake by now�察�and wrapping it in a bit of 

skin�察�put it carefully in his belt before turning to answer my question。 

        ;Who   made   the   first   handle   for   the   first   flint�察  �you   of   the   many 

questions�拭�She didshe�察�the Mother�察─�he suddenly cried�察�patting the earth 

with his brown hand�察�and working himself up as he spoke�察 �made it in her 

heart for us her first´born。        See�察�here is such as the first handled weapon 

that ever came out of darkness�察─�and he snatched from the ground�察�where it 

had   lain   hidden   under   his   fox´skin   cloak�察  �a   heavy   club。     I   saw   in   an 

instant how it was。        The club had been a sapling�察�and the sapling's roots 

had grown about and circled with a splendid grip a lump of native flint。 A 

woodman had pulled the sapling�察�found the flint�察�and fashioned the two in 

a moment of happy inspiration�察�the one to an axe´head and the other to a 

handle�察�as they lay Nature´welded� �

     ;This�察�I say�察�is the firstthe first� ─�screamed the old fellow as though I 

were     contradicting     him�察   �thumping      the  ground     with   his   weapon�察    �and 

working himself up to a fury as its black magic entered his being。                     ;This 

is the first�此�with this I slew Hetter and Gur�察�and those who plundered my 

hiding´   places   in   the   woods�察  �with   this   I   have   killed   a   score   of   others�察�

bursting their heads�察�and cracking their bones like dry sticks。 With this 

with   this;   but   here   his   rage   rendered   him  in´   articulate�察  �he   stammered 

and stuttered for a minute�察�and then as the killing fury settled on him his 

yellow   teeth   shut   with   a   sudden     snap�察  �while   through     them   his   breath 

rattled like wind through dead pine branches in December�察�the sinews sat 

up on his hands as his fingers tightened upon the axe´heft like the roots of 

the same pines from the ground when winter rain has washed the soil fro

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