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down by the angels in their fall。 

     ZENOTHEMIS。            It  is  true�察 �Hermodorus�察     �that  men    who    were    not 

properly initiated in the mysteries have imagined that the sad Eunoia was 

not a party to her own downfall。 But if it were as they assert Eunoia would 

not be the expiating courtesan�察�the victim covered with stains of all sorts�察�

the   bread   steeped   in   the   wine   of   our   shame�察  �the   pleasant   offering�察  �the 

meritorious sacrifice�察�the holocaust�察�the smoke of which rises to God。  If 

they were not voluntary�察�there would be no merit in her sins。 

     CALLICRATES。   Does            anyone    know�察   �Zenothemis      in  what   country�察�

under   what   name�察  �in   what   adorable   form�察  �this   ever´renascent   Helen   is 

living now�拭�

     ZENOTHEMIS。 A man would have to be very wise indeed to discover 

such a secret。 And wisdom�察�Callicrates�察�is not given to poets�察�who live in 

the rude world of forms and amuse themselves�察�like children�察�with sounds 

and empty shows。 

     CALLICRATES。 Beware of offending the gods�察�impious Zenothemis�察�

the   poets   are   dear   to   them。   The   first   laws   were   dictated   in   verse   by   the 

immortals themselves�察�and the oracles of the gods are poems。 Hymns have 

a pleasant sound to celestial ears。 Who does not know that the poets are 

prophets�察�and that nothing is hidden from them�拭�Being a poet myself�察�and 



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crowned with Apollo's laurel�察�I will make known to all the last incarnation 

of Eunoia。 The eternal Helen is close to us�察�she is looking at us�察�and we are 

looking at her。 You see that woman reclining on the cushions of her couch´ 

´so beautiful and so contemplativewhose eyes shed tears�察�and whose lips 

abound   with   kisses�   �It   is   she�   �Lovely   as   in   the   time   of   Priam   and   the 

halcyon days of Asia�察�Eunoia is now called Thais。 

     PHILINA。 What do you say�察�Callicrates�拭�Our dear Thais knew Paris�察�

Menelaus�察  �and   the   Achaians   who   fought   before   Ilion�   �Was   the   Trojan 

horse big�察�Thais�拭�

     ARISTOBULUS。 Who speaks of a horse�拭�

     ;I have drunk like a Thracian� ─�cried Chereas and he rolled under the 

table。 

     Callicrates�察�raising his cup�察�cried 

     ;If we drink like desperate men�察�we die unavenged� ─�

     Old   Cotta   was   asleep�察  �and   his   bald   head   nodded   slowly   above   his 

broad shoulders。 

     For some time past Dorion had seemed to be greatly excited under his 

philosophic cloak。 He reeled up to the couch of Thais。 

     ;Thais�察�I love you�察�although it is unseemly in me to love a woman。; 

     THAIS。 Why did you not love me before�拭�

     DORION。 Because I had not supped。 

     THAIS。 But I�察�my poor friend�察�have drunk nothing but water�察�therefore 

you must excuse me if I do not love you。 

     Dorion did not wait to hear more�察�but made towards Drosea�察�who had 

made a sign to him in order to get him away from her friend。 Zenothemis 

took the place he had left�察�and gave Thais a kiss on the mouth。 

     THAIS。 I thought you more virtuous。 

     ZENOTHEMIS。 I am perfect�察�and the perfect are subject to no laws。 

     THAIS。   But   are   you   not   afraid   of   sullying   your   soul   in   a   woman's 

arms�拭�

     ZENOTHEMIS。   The   body   may   yield   to   lust   without   the   soul   being 

concerned。 

     THAIS。   Go   away�   �I   wish   to   be   loved   with   body  and   soul。 All   these 

philosophers are old goats。 



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     The lamps died out one by one。 The pale rays of dawn�察�which entered 

between      the  openings     of   the  hangings�察    �shone    on  the   livid  faces   and 

swollen eyes of the guests。 Aristobulus was sleeping soundly by the side 

of   Chereas�察  �and�察  �in   his   dreams�察  �devoting   all   his   grooms   to   the   ravens。 

Zenothemis pressed in his arms the yielding Philina�察�Dorion poured on the 

naked   bosom   of   Drosea   drops   of   wine�察  �which   rolled   like   rubies   on   the 

white breast�察�which was shaking with laughter�察�and the philosopher tried to 

catch    these   drops    with   his  lips�察 �as  they   rolled   on   the  slippery    flesh。 

Eucrites rose�察�and placing his arm on the shoulder of Nicias�察�led him to the 

end of the hall。 

     ;Friend�察─�he said�察�smiling�察 �if you can still think at allof what are you 

thinking�拭─�

     ;I think that the love of women is like a garden of Adonis。; 

     ;What do you mean by that�拭─�

     ;Do   you   not   know�察  �Eucrites�察  �that   women   make   little   gardens   on   the 

terraces�察�in which they plant boughs in clay pots in honour of the lover of 

Venus�拭�These boughs flourish a little time�察�and then fade。; 

     ;What does that signify�察�Nicias�拭�That it is foolish to attach importance 

to that which fades�拭─�

     ;If   beauty    is  but  a  shadow�察    �desire   is  but  a  lightning    flash。  What 

madness it is�察�then�察�to desire beauty� �Is it not rational�察�on the contrary�察�that 

that which passes should go with that which does not endure�察�and that the 

lightning should devour the gliding shadow�拭─�

     ;Nicias�察�you seem to me like a child playing at knuckle´bones。 Take 

my advicebe free� �By liberty only can you become a man。; 

     ;How can a man be free�察�Eucrites�察�when he has a body�拭─�

     ;You shall see presently�察�my son。 Presently you will say�察�'Eucrites was 

free。' ; 

     The old man spoke�察�leaning against a porphyry pillar�察�his face lighted 

by the first rays of dawn。 Hermodorus and Marcus had approached�察�and 

stood   before   him   by   the   side   of   Nicias�察  �and   all   four�察  �regardless   of   the 

laughter   and   cries   of   the   drinkers�察  �conversed   on   things   divine。   Eucrites 

expresses himself so wisely and eloquently�察�that Marcus said 

     ;You are worthy to know the true God。; 



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     Eucrites replied 

     ;The true God is in the heart of the wise man。; 

     Then they spoke of death。 

     ;I wish�察─�said Eucrites�察 �that it may find me occupied in correcting my 

faults�察�and attentive to all my duties。 In the face of death I will raise my 

pure hands to heaven�察�and I will say to the gods�察�'Your images�察�gods�察�that 

you   have   placed   in   the   temple   of   my   soul�察  �I   have   not   profaned�察  �I   have 

hung there my thoughts�察�as well as garlands�察�fillets�察�and wreaths。 I have 

lived according to your providence。 I have lived enough。' ; 

     Thus     speaking�察    �he   raised    his   arms    to  heaven�察    �and   he   remained 

thoughtful a moment。 Then he continued�察�with extreme joy 

     ;Separate   thyself   from   life�察  �Eucrites�察  �like   the   ripe   olive   which   falls�察�

returning thanks   to   the   tree  which   bore   thee�察  �and   blessing   the   earth�察  �thy 

nurse。; 

     At these words�察�drawing from the folds of his robe a naked dagger�察�he 

plunged it into his breast。 

     Those who listened to him sprang forward to seize his hand�察�but the 

steel   point   had   already   penetrated   the   heart   of   the   sage。   Eucrites   had 

already   entered   into   his   rest。   Hermodorus   and   Nicias   bore   the   pale   and 

bleeding   body   to     one   of   the   couches�察  �amidst   the   shrill   shrieks   of   the 

women�察  �the   grunts   of   the   guests   disturbed   in   their   sleep�察  �and   the   heavy 

breathing of the couples hidden in the shadow of the tapestry。 Cotta�察�an old 

soldier�察  �who   slept   lightly�察  �woke�察  �approached   the   corpse�察  �examined   the 

wound�察�and cried 

     ;Call Aristaeus�察�my physician� ─�

     Nicias shook his head。 

     ;Eucrites is no more�察─�he said。 ;He wished to die as others wish to love。 

He has�察�like all of us�察�obeyed his inexpressible desire。 And�察�lo�察�now he is 

like unto the gods�察�who desire nothing。; 

     Cotta struck his forehead。 

     ;Die�     �To   want    to  die  when     he   might    still  serve   the  State�   �What 

nonsense� ─�

     Paphnutius   and   Thais   remained   motionless   and   mute�察  �side   by   side�察�

their souls overflowing with disgust�察�horror�察�and hope。 



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     Suddenly the monk seized the hand of the actress�察�and stepping over 

the drunkards�察�who had fallen close to the lascivious couples�察�and treading 

in the wine and blood spilt upon the floor�察�he led her out of the house。 



     The   sun   had   risen   over   the   city。   Long   colonnades   stretched   on   both 

sides of the deserted street�察�and at the end shone the dome of Alexander's 

tomb。      Here    and     there   on    the   pavement       lay   broken      wreaths     and 

extinguished       torches。    Fresh    wafts   of  the   sea   could    be  felt  in  the   air。 

Paphnutius�察�with a look of disgust�察�tore off his rich robe and trampled the 

fragments under his feet。 

     ;Thou   hast   heard   them�察  �my   Thais� ─  �he   cried。   ;They   have   spat   forth 

every sort of folly and abomination。 They dragged the Divine Creator of 

all things down the gemonies��*�А�of the devils of hell�察�impudently denied 

the existence of Good and Evil�察�blasphemed Jesus�察�and exalted Judas。 And 

the   most   infamous   of   all�察  �the   jackal   of   darkness�察  �the   stinking   beast�察  �the 

Arian   full   of   corruption   and   death�察  �opened   his   mouth   like   a   yawning 

sepulchre。 My Thais�察 �thou hast seen these filthy  snails crawling towards 

thee and defiling thee with their sticky sweat�察�thou hast seen others�察�like 

brutes�察   �sleeping     under    th

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