"Yes,falseandyettrue。Sotruethatshediedbecauseshewasfalse。"
　　"Howcanawomanbebothfalseandtrue？"
　　"Womancanbeallthings。Askthequestionofyourownheart。Canyounotperchancebebothfalseandtrue？"
　　Shethoughtawhileand,leavingthismatter,said:
　　"So,havingonceloved,youcanneverloveagain。"
　　"Whynot？PerchanceIcanlovetoomuch。Butwhatwouldbetheusewhenmorelovewouldbutmeanmorelossandpain？"
　　"Whomshouldyoulove,mylordHurachi,seeingthatthewomenofyourownfolkarefaraway？"
　　"Ithinkonewhoisverynear,ifshewouldpaybackloveforlove。"
　　Quillamadenoanswer,andIthoughtthatshewasangryandwouldgoaway。Butshedidnot;indeed,shesatherselfdownuponthestoneatmysideandcoveredherfacewithherhandsasIhaddoneandbegantoweepasIhaddone。NowinmyturnIaskedher:
　　"Whydoyouweep？"
　　"BecauseI,too,mustknowloneliness,andwithitshame,LordHurachi。"
　　Atthesewordsmyheartbeatandpassionflamedupinme。StretchingoutmyhandIdrewhersawayandinthedyinglightgazedatthefacebeneath。Lo！onitslovelinesstherewasalookwhichcouldnotbemisread。
　　"Doyou,then,alsolove？"Iwhispered。
　　"Aye,more,Ithink,thaneverwomanlovedbefore。FromthemomentwhenfirstIsawyousleepinginthemoonbeamsonthedesertisle,I
　　knewmyfatehadfoundme,andthatIloved。IfoughtagainstitbecauseImust,butthatlovehasgrownandgrown,tillnowIamalllove,and,havinggiveneverything,havenomorelefttogive。"
　　WhenIheardthis,makingnoanswer,Isweptherintomyarmsandkissedher,andthereshelayuponmybreastandkissedmeback。
　　"Letmego,andhearme,"shemurmuredpresently,"foryouarestrongandIamweak。"
　　Iobeyed,andshesankbackuponthestone。
　　"Mylord,"shesaid,"ourcaseisverysad,oratleastmycaseissad,sincethoughyoubeingamanmayloveoften,Icanlovebutonce,and,mylord,itmaynotbe。"
　　"Whynot？"Iaskedhoarsely。"Yourpeoplethinkmeagod;cannotagodtakewhomhewillstowife？"
　　"Notwhensheisvowedtoanothergod,hewhowillbeInca;notwhenonher,mayhap,hangsthefateofnations。"
　　"Wemightfly,Quilla。"
　　"WhithercouldtheGod—from—the—SeaflyandwhithercouldflythedaughteroftheMoon,whoisvowedtothesonoftheSuninmarriage,savetodeath？"
　　"Thereareworsethingsthandeath,Quilla。"
　　"Aye,butmylifeisinpawn。Imustlivethatmypeoplemaynotdie。
　　MyselfIofferedittothiscauseandnow,beingroyal,Icannottakeitbackagainformyownjoy。Itisbettertobeshamedwithhonourthantobelovedinthelapofshame。"
　　"Whatthen？"Iaskedhopelessly。
　　"Onlythis,thataboveusarethegods,and——heardyounottheoracleofRimacthatdeclaredtomethatIshouldslipfromthehatedarms,thattheSunshouldbemyshelter,andinthebelovedarmsIshouldsleepatlast,thoughfromthevengeanceofthegodbetrayedImustflyfastandfar？Ithinkthatthismeansdeath,butalsoitmeanslifeindeathand——Oarmsbeloved,youshallfoldmeyet。Iknownothow,buthavefaith——foryoushallfoldmeyet。Meanwhile,temptmenotfromthepathofhonour,sincethisIknow,thatitalonecanleadmetomyhome。YetwhoisthegodbetrayedfromwhomImustfly？Who,who？"
　　Thusshespokeandwassilent,andI,too,wassilent。Yes,therewesat,bothsilentinthedarkness,searchingtheheavensforaguidingstar。Andaswesat,presentlyIheardthevoiceofKarisaying:
　　"HaveIfoundyou,Lord,andyoualso,LadyQuilla？Return,Iprayyou,forallsearchandarefrightened。"
　　"Why？"Ianswered。"TheladyQuillaandIstudythiswondrousscene。"
　　"Yes,Lord,thoughtothosewhoarenotgod—bornitwouldbedifficultinthisdarkness。Suffer,nowthatIshowyouthepath。"
　　CHAPTERV
　　KARIGOES
　　Asitchancedduringtheremainingdaysofthatjourney,QuillaandI
　　werenotagainalonetogether（thatistosay,exceptonceforafewminutes）,forwewereneveroutofeyeshotofsomeoneinourcompany。
　　ThusKariclungtomeveryclosely,indeed,andwhenIaskedhimwhy,toldmebluntlythatitwasformysafety'ssake。Agodtoremainagod,hesaid,shouldlivealoneinatemple。Whenhebegantomixwithothersoftheearthandtodothosethingstheydid,toeatandtodrink,tolaughandtofrown;eventoslipinthemudortostumbleoverthestonesinthecommonpath,thoseotherswouldcometothinkthattherewassmalldifferencebetweengodandman。Especiallywouldtheythinksoifhewereobservedtolovethecompanyofwomenortomeltbeneaththeirsoftglances。
　　NowIgrewsoreatthestingofthesearrowswhichoflatehehadlovedtoshootatme,andwithoutpretendingtomisunderstandhim,saidoutright:
　　"Thetruthis,Kari,thatyouarejealousoftheladyQuillaasonceyouwerejealousofanother。"
　　Heconsideredthematterinhisgravefashion,andanswered:
　　"Yes,Master,thatisthetruth,orpartofit。Yousavedmylife,andshelteredmewhenIwasaloneinastrangeland,andforthisandforyourselfIcametoloveyouverygreatly,andlove,ifitbetrue,isalwaysjealousandalwayshatesarival。"
　　"Therearedifferentsortsofloves,"Isaid;"thatofamanformanisone,thatofmanforwomanisanother。"
　　"Yes,Master,andthatofwomanformanisathird;moreover,thereisthisaboutit——itistheacidwhichturnsallotherlovessour。Whereareaman'sfriendswhenawomanhashimbytheheart？——althoughperchancetheylovehimbetterthaneverwillthewomanwhoatbottomlovesherselfbestofall。Still,letthatbe,forsoNatureworks,andwhocanfightagainstNature？WhatQuillatakes,Kariloses,andKarimustbecontenttolose。"
　　"Haveyoudone？"Iaskedangrily,whoweariedofhishomilies。
　　"No,Master。Thematterofjealousyissmallandprivate;soisthematteroflove。But,Master,youhavenottoldmeoutrightwhetheryoulovetheladyQuilla,and,whatismoreimportant,whethershelovesyou。"
　　"ThenIwilltellyounow。Idoandshedoes。"
　　"YoulovetheladyQuillaandshesaysthatshelovesyou,whichmayormaynotbetrue,oriftrueto—daymaybefalseto—morrow。ForyoursakeIhopethatitisnottrue。"
　　"Why？"Isaidinarage。
　　"Because,Master,inthislandtherearemanysortsofpoison,asI
　　havelearnedtomycost。Alsothereareknives,ifnotofsteel,andmanywhomightwishtodiscoverwhetheragodwhocourtswomenlikeamancanbeharmedbypoisonsorpiercedbyknives。Oh！"headded,inanothertone,ceasingfromhisbitterjests,"believemethatIwouldshield,notmockyou。ThisLadyQuillaisaqueeninagreatgameofpiecessuchasyoutaughtmetoplayfarawayinEngland,andwithoutherperchancethatgamecannotbewon,orsothosewhoplayitthink。
　　Nowyouwouldstealthatqueenandthereby,astheyalsothink,bringdeathanddestructiononacountry。Itisnotsafe,Master。Thereareplentyoffairwomeninthisland;takeyourpickofthem,butleavethatonequeenalone。"
　　"Kari,"Ianswered,"iftherebesuchagame,areyounotperchanceoneoftheplayersonthissideoronthat？"
　　"Itmaybeso,Master,andifyouhavenotguessedit,perhapsonedayIwilltellyouuponwhichsideIplay。ItmayevenbethatformyownsakeIshouldbegladtoseeyouliftthisqueenfromofftheboard,andthatwhatItellyouisforloveofyouandnotofmyself,alsooftheladyQuilla,who,ifyoufall,fallswithyoudownthroughtheblacknightintothearmsoftheMoon,hermother。ButIhavesaidenough,andindeeditisfoolishtowastebreathinsuchtalk,sinceFatewillhaveitswaywithbothofyou,andtheendofthegameinwhichweplayisalreadywritteninPachacamac'sbookforeveryoneofus。DidnotRimacspeakofittheothernight？Soplayon,playon,andletDestinyfulfilitself。IfIdaredtogivecounselitwasonlybecausehewhowatchesthebattlewithageneral'seyeseesmoreofitthanhewhofights。"
　　Thenhebowedinhisstatelyfashionandleftme,anditwaslongerehespoketomeagainofthismatterofQuillaandourloveforoneanother。
　　Whenhewasgonemyangeragainsthimpassed,sinceIsawthathewaswarningmeofmorethanhedaredtosay,notforhimself,butbecausehelovedme。Moreover,Iwasafraid,forIfeltthatIwasmovinginthewebofagreatplotthatIdidnotunderstand,ofwhichQuillaandthosecold—eyedlordlingsofhercompanyandthechiefwhoseguestI
　　hadbeen,andKarihimself,andmanyothersasyetunknowntome,spuntheinvisiblethreads。Onedaythesemightchokeme。Well,iftheydid,whatthen？OnlyIfearedforQuilla——greatlyIfearedforQuilla。
　　OnthedayfollowingmytalkwithKariatlengthwereachedthegreatcityoftheChancas,which,afterthem,wascalledChanca——atleastI
　　alwaysknewitbythatname。FromthedawnwehadbeenpassingthroughrichvalleyswheredweltthousandsoftheseChancaswho,Icouldsee,wereamightypeoplethatborethemselvesproudlyandlikesoldiers。
　　Inmultitudestheygatheredthemselvestogetheruponeithersideoftheroad,chieflytocatchasightofme,thewhitegodwhohadrisenfromtheocean,butalsotogreettheirprincess,theladyQuilla。
　　Indeed,nowIlearnedforthefirsttimehowhighaprincessshewas,sincewhenherlitterpassed,thesefolkprostratedthemselves,kissingtheairandthedust。Moreover,assoonasshecameamongthemQuilla'sbearingchanged,forhercarriagegrewmorehaughtyandherwordsfewer。Nowsheseldomspokesavetoissueacommand,noteventomyself,althoughInotedthatshestudiedmewithhereyeswhenshethoughtthatIwasnotobservingher。
　　DuringourmiddayhaltIlookedupandsawthatanarmywasapproachingus,fivethousandmenormore,andaskedKariitsmeaning。
　　"These,"heanswered,"aresomeofthetroopsofHuaracha,KingoftheChancas,whomhesendsouttogreethisdaughterandonlychild,alsohisguest,theWhiteGod。"
　　"Someofthetroops！Hashemore,then？"
　　"Aye,Master,tentimesasmany,asIthink。Thisisagreatpeople;
　　almostasgreatasthatoftheIncaswholiveatCuzco。Comenowintothetentandputonyourarmour,thatyoumaybereadytomeetthem。"
　　Ididso,and,steppingforthcladintheshiningsteel,tookmystandwhereKarishowedme,uponariseofground。OnmyrightatalittledistancestoodQuilla,moresplendidlyarrayedthanIhadeverseenher,andbehindherhermaidensandthecaptainsandcounsellorsofherfollowing。
　　Thearmydrewnearer,marshalledinregimentsandhaltedontheplainsometwohundredyardsaway。Presentlyfromitadvancedgeneralsandoldmen,cladinwhite,whomItooktobepriestsandelders。Theyapproachedtothenumberoftwentyormoreandboweddeeply,firsttoQuilla,whobentherheadinacknowledgmentandthentomyself。AfterthistheywenttospeakwithQuillaandherfollowing,butwhattheysaidIdidnotknow。Allthewhile,however,theireyeswerefixedonme。ThenQuillabroughtthemtomeandonebyonetheybowedbeforeme,sayingsomethinginalanguagewhichIdidnotunderstandwell,foritwassomewhatdifferentfromthatwhichKarihadtaughtme。
　　Afterthisweenteredthelitters,and,escortedbythatgreatarmy,wereborneforwarddownvalleysandoverridgestillaboutsunsetwecametoalargecup—likeplaininthecentreofwhichstoodthecitycalledChanca。OfthiscityIdidnotseemuchexceptthatitwasverygreatasthedarknesswasfallingwhenweentered,andafterwardsI
　　couldnotgooutbecauseofthecrowdsthatpressedaboutme。Iwasbornedownawidestreettoahousethatstoodinalargegardenwhichwaswalledabout。HereinthisfinehouseIfoundfoodpreparedforme,anddrink,allofitservedindishesandcupsofgoldandsilver;
　　alsotherewerewomenwhowaiteduponme,asdidKariwhonowwascalledZapanaandseemedtobemyslave。
　　WhenIhadeatenIwentoutaloneintothegarden,foronthisplaintheairwasverywarmandpleasant。Itwasabeautifulgarden,andI
　　wanderedaboutamongitsavenuesandfloweringbushes,gladtobesolitaryandtohavetimetothink。AmongstotherthingsIwonderedwhereQuillamightbe,forofherIhadseennothingfromthetimethatweenteredthetown。Ihatedtobepartedfromher,becauseinthisvaststrangelandintowhichIhadwanderedshewastheonlyoneforwhomIhadcometocareandwithoutwhomIfeltIshoulddieofloneliness。
　　TherewasKari,itistrue,whoIknewlovedmeinhisfashion,butbetweenhimandmetherewasagreatgulffixed,notonlyofraceandfaith,butofsomethingnowwhichIdidnotwhollyunderstand。InLondonhehadbeenmyservantandhisendsweremyends;onourwanderinghehadbeenmycompanioningreatadventures。ButnowIknewthatotherinterestsanddesireshadtakenaholdofhim,andthathetrodaroadofwhichIcouldnotseethegoal;andnolongerthoughtmuchofmesavewhenwhatIdidordesiredtodocamebetweenhimandthatgoal。
　　ThereforeQuillaalonewaslefttome,andQuillawasabouttobetakenaway。Oh！Iweariedofthisstrangelandwithitssnowcladmountainsandrichvalleys,itshordesofdark—skinnedpeoplewithlargeeyes,smilingfaces,andsecrethearts;itsgreatcities,temples,andpalacesfilledwithuselessgoldandsilver;itsbrilliantsunshineandrushingrivers,itsgods,kings,andpolicies。
　　Theywerealientome,everyoneofthem,andifQuillaweretakenawayandIwereleftquitealone,thenIthoughtthatitwouldbewelltodie。
　　SomethingmovedbehindapalmtrunkoftheavenueinwhichIwalked,andnotknowingwhetheritwerebeastorman,IlaidmyhanduponmyswordwhichIstillwore,althoughIhadtakenoffthearmour。BeforeIcoulddrawitmywristwasgraspedandasoftvoicewhisperedinmyear:
　　"Fearnothing;itisI——Quilla。"
　　Quillaitwas,wrappedinalonghoodedcloaksuchasthepeasantwomenwearinthecoldcountry,forshethrewbackthehoodandabeamofstarlightfelluponherface。
　　"Hearken！"shesaid。"Itisdangeroustobothofus,butIhavecometobidyoufarewell。"
　　"Farewell！Ifeareditwouldbethus,butwhysosoon,Quilla？"
　　"Forthisreason,LoveandLord。IhaveseenmyfathertheKing,andmademyreporttohimofthematterwithwhichIwassenttodealamongtheYuncas。Itpleasedhim,andsincehismoodwasgracious,I
　　openedmyhearttohimandtoldhimthatnolongerdidIwishtobegiveninmarriagetoUrco,whowillsoonputontheIncafringe,for,asyouknow,itistohimthatIampromised！"
　　"Whatdidheanswer,Quilla？"
　　"Heanswered:'Thismeans,Daughter,thatyouhavemetsomeothermantowhomyoudowishtobegiveninmarriage。Iwillnotaskhisname,sinceifIknewititwouldbemydutytokillhim,howeverhighandnoblehemightbe。'"
　　"Thenheguesses,Quilla？"
　　"Ithinkheguesses;Ithinkthatalreadysomehavewhisperedinhisear,buthedoesnotwishtolistenwhodesirestoremaindeafandblind。"
　　"Didhesaynomore,Quilla？"
　　"Hesaidmuchmore;hesaidthis——nowItellyousecrets,Lord,andplacemyhonourinyourkeeping,forhavinggivenyoualltherest,whyshouldInotgiveyouthatalso？Hesaid:'Daughter,youwhohavebeenmyambassador,you,myonlychild,whoknowallmycounsel,knowalsothatthereisabouttobethegreatestwarthatthelandofTavantinsuyuhaseverknown,warbetweenthetwomightynationsoftheQuichuasofCuzcowhereoftheoldUpanquiiskingandgod,andtheChancaswhereofIamkingandyou,ifyoulive,inadaytocomewillbethequeen。Nolongercanthesetwolionsdwellinthesameforest;
　　oneofthemmustdevourtheother;norshallIfightalone,sinceonoursidearealltheYuncasofthecoastwho,asyoureporttome,areripeforrebellion。But,asyoualsoreport,andasIhavelearnedfromothers,theyarenotyetready。MoonsmustgobybeforetheirarmiesarejoinedtomineandIthrowoffthemask。Isitnotso？'
　　"Iansweredthatitwasso,andmyfatherwenton:
　　"'Thenduringthattime,Daughter,adustmustberaisedthatwillhidetheshiningofmyspears,and,Daughter,youarethatdust。
　　To—morrowtheoldIncaUpanquivisitsmeherewithasmallarmy。I
　　readyourthought。Itis——Whydoyounotkillhimandhisarmy？
　　Daughter,forthisreason。Heisveryagedandabouttolaydownhissceptre,whogrowsfeebleofmindandbody。IfIkilledhimwhatwoulditserveme,seeingthathehaslefthisson,Urco,whowillbeInca,rulingatCuzco,andthatofhissoldiersnotoneinfiftywillbewithhimhere？Moreover,heismyguest,andthegodsfrownonthosewhoslaytheirguests,norwillmenevertrustthemmore。'
　　"NowIanswered:'Youspokeofmeasacloudofdust,Father;how,then,canthispoordustserveyourendsandthoseoftheChancapeople？'
　　"'ThusDaughter,'heanswered。'WithyourownconsentyouarepromisedinmarriagetoUrco。UpanquitheIncahasheardrumoursthattheChancasprepareforwar。Therefore,hewhotravelsonhislastjourneythroughcertainofhisdominionscomestoleadyouaway,tobeUrco'sbride,sayingtohimself,"Ifthoserumoursaretrue,KingHuarachawillwithholdhisonlychildandheiress,sinceneverwillhemakewaruponCuzcoifsherulesthereasitsqueen。"Therefore,ifIrefuseyoutohim,hewillwithdrawandbeginthewar,rollingdownhisthousandsuponusbeforeweareready,andbringingtheChancastodestructionandenslavement。Thereforealsonotonlymyfate,butthefateofallyourcountryliesinyourhand。'
　　"'Father,'Isaid,'tellme,whowaseverdeartoyouthatlacksons,istherenoescape？MustIeatthisbitterbread？Beforeyouanswer,learnthatyouhaveguessedaright,andthatIwho,whenImadethatpromise,caredfornoman,havecometofeeltheburningoflove'sfire！'
　　"Nowhelookedatmeawhile,thensaid:'ChildoftheMoon,thereisbutoneescape,anditmustbesought——inthemoon。Thedeadcannotbegiveninmarriage。Ifyourstraitissosore,thoughitwouldcutmetotheheart,perchanceitisbetterthatyoushoulddieandgowhitherdoubtlesshewhomyoulovewillsoonfollowyou。DepartnowandcounselwithHeaveninyoursleep。To—morrow,beforeUpanquicomes,wewilltalkagain。'
　　"SoIkneltandkissedthehandoftheKing,myfather,andlefthim,wonderingathisnoblenesswhocouldshowsucharoadtohisonlychild,thoughitstreadingwouldmeanwoetohimandmayhaptheruinofhishopes。Stillthatroadisanoldoneamongthewomenofmypeople,andwhyshouldInotwalkit,asthousandshavedonebeforeme？"
　　"Howcameyouhere？"Iaskedhoarsely。
　　"Lord,Iguessedthatyouwouldbewalkinginthisgardenwhichjoinsontothatofthepalace,and——nonewereabout,and——thedoorinthewallwasopen。Indeed,itwasalmostasthoughIwereleftaloneandunwatchedofsetpurpose。SoIcameandsought——andfound,havingaquestiontoputtoyou。"
　　"Whatquestion,Quilla？"
　　"This:ShallIliveorshallIdie？SpeakthewordandIobey。Yetereyouspeak,rememberthatifIlivewemeetforthelasttime,sinceverysoonIgohencetobecomethewifeofUrcoandplaythepartthatispreparedforme？"
　　NowwhenI,Hubert,heardthesewords,Ifeltasthoughmyheartwouldburstwithinmybreastandknewnotwhattosay。SotogaintimeI
　　askedher:
　　"Whichdoyoudesire——toliveortodie？"
　　Shelaughedalittleassheanswered:
　　"Thatisastrangequestion,Lord。HaveInottoldyouthatifIliveImustdosobefouledasoneofUrco'swomen,whereas,ifIdie,IdiecleanandtakemylovewithmetowhereUrcocannotcome,butwhere,mayhap,anothermayfollowattheappointedtime。"
　　"Whichtimewouldbeverysoon,Ithink,Quilla,seeingthathewhohadspoiledallthisprettyplotwouldscarcelybeleftlongupontheearth,evenifhewishedtostaythere。YetIsay:Donotdie——liveon。"
　　"TobecomeUrco'swoman！Thatisstrangecounselfromalover'slips,Lord;suchaswouldscarcelyhavebeengivenbyanyofournobles。"
　　"Aye,Quilla,anditisgivenbecauseIamnotofyourpeopleanddonotthinkastheythink,whorejecttheircustoms。YouarenotyetUrco'swife,andmayberidofhimbyotherpathsthanthatofdeath,butfromthegravethereisnoescape。"
　　"Andinthegravethereisnomorefear,Lord。ThitherUrcocannotcome;thereareneitherwarsnorplottings;therehonourdoesnotbeckonandloveholdback。IsaythatIwilldieandmakeanend,asforlikecausesmanyofmybloodhavedone,thoughnothereandnow。
　　WhenIamabouttobedeliveredtoUrcothenIwilldie,andperchancenotalone。Perchancehewillaccompanyme,"sheaddedslowly。
　　"Andifthishappens,whatshallIdo？"
　　"Liveon,Lord,andfindotherwomentoloveyou,asagodshould。
　　TherearemanyinthislandfairerandwiserthanI,and,savemyself,youmaytakewhomyouwill。"
　　"Listen,Quilla。Ihaveastorytotellyou。"
　　Then,asbrieflyasIcould,IsetoutthetaleofBlancheandofherend,whileshehunguponmyeveryword。
　　"Oh！Igrieveforyou,"shesaid,whenIhadfinished。
　　"Yougrieveforme,andyet,whatshedidformysakeyouwoulddoalso,sothat,asitwere,bothmyhandsmustbedyedwithblood。ThisfirstterrorIhaveborne,butifasecondfallsuponmethenIknowthatIshallgomadandperishinthiswayorinthat,andyou,Quilla,willbemymurderess。"
　　"No,no,notthat！"shemurmured。
　　"Thensweartomebyyourgodandbyyourspirit,thatyouwilldoyourselfnoharm,whateverchances,andthatifdieyoumust,itshallbewithmeforcompany。"
　　"Isyourlovesogreatthatyouwoulddarethisformysake,Lord？"
　　"Ithinkso,thoughnottillallelsehadfailed。Ithinkthatifyouweretakenfromme,Quilla,Icouldnotliveonhereinlonelinessandexile——howevergreatthesin。Butdoyouswear？"
　　"Aye,LoveandLord,Iswear,foryoursake。Moreover,Iaddtotheoath。Ifperhapsweshouldescapetheseperilsandcometogether,I
　　willbesuchawifetoyouasnevermanhashad。Iwillwrapyouroundwithloveandliftyouuptobeaking,thatyoumayliveingloryforgettingyourhomeacrossthesea,andallthesorrowsthatbefellyouthere。Childrenyoushallhavealsoofwhomyouneednotbeashamed,thoughmydarkbloodrunsinthem,andarmiesatcommandandpalacesfilledwithgold,andallroyaljoys。Andifperchancethegodsdeclareagainstus,andwepassfromtheworldtogether,thenI
　　think,oh！thenIthinkthatIshallgiveyoufinergiftsthanthese,thoughwhattheyareIknownotyet,sincetothepoweroflovethereisnoend——hereonearthoryonderintheskies。"
　　Istaredatherfaceinthestarlight,andoh！ithadgrownsplendid。
　　Nolongerwasitthatofawoman,sincethroughit,likelightthroughpearl,shoneasouldivine。Itmighthavebeenagoddesswhostoodbesideme,forthoseeyeswereholyandherembracethatwrappedmeclosewasnotthatofthefleshalone。
　　"Imustbegone,"shewhispered,"butnowIgowithoutfear。Perchancewemaynotspeakagainforlong,buttrustmealways。PlayyourpartandIwillplaymine。FollowmewhereverIamtakenandkeepneartome,ifyoumay,asevermyspiritshallbeneartoyou。Thenwhatmattersanything,evenifweareslain？Farewell,beloved,kissmeandfarewell。"