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"It is, rather, that she waits for me by the fire across the river, and that I would get to her. With your help added to my love," he went on in a trusting voice, "the gods have shown me the favour of true happiness!" He pointed with his spear to a camp fire on the farther bank, turning his head as he strode to plunge into the stream and swim across. For an instant, then, the other felt his natural love turn into bitter hate. IT IS RATHER THAT SHE WAITS FOR ME BY THE FIRE ACROSS THE RIVER AND THAT I WOULD GET TO HER WITH YOUR HELP ADDED TO MY LOVE HE WENT ON IN A TRUSTING VOICE THE GODS HAVE SHOWN ME THE FAVOR OF TRUE HAPPINESS HE POINTED WITH HIS SPEAR TO A CAMP FIRE ON THE FARTHER BANK TURNING HIS HEAD AS HE STRODE TO PLUNGE INTO THE STREAM AND SWIM ACROSS FOR AN INSTANT THEN THE OTHER FELT HIS NATURAL LOVE TURN INTO BITTER HATE
f the hunt; in his blood was the lust of woman; and thick behind these lurked the jealousy and fierce desire of a primitive day. But, though clear as of Yesterday, he knew that it was of long, long ago. ... And his brother came up close beside him, resting his bloody spear with a clattering sound against the boulders on the shore. He saw the gleaming of the metal in the sunset, he saw the shining glitter of the spray upon the boulders, he saw his brother’s eyes look straight into his own. And in them shone a light that was neither the reflection of the sunset, nor the excitement of the hunt just over. “It escaped us,” said his brother. “Yet I know my first spear struck.” “It followed the fawn that crossed,” was the reply. “Besides, we came down wind, thus giving it warning. Our flocks, at any rate, are safer——” The other laughed significantly. “It is not the safety of our flocks that troubles me just now, brother,” he interrupted eagerly, while the light burned more deeply in his eyes. OSE OF YESTERDAY IN HIS HEART WAS THE LUST OF THE HUNT AND HIS BLOOD WAS THE LUST OF WOMAN AND THICK BEHIND THESE LURKED THE JEALOUSY AND FIERCE DESIRE OF A PRIMITIVE DAY BUT THOUGH CLEAR AS OF YESTERDAY HE KNEW THAT IT WAS OF LONG LONG AGO AND HIS BROTHER CAME UP CLOSE BESIDE HIM RESTING HIS BLOODY SPEAR WITH A CLATTERING SOUND AGAINST THE BOULDERS ON THE SHORE HE SAW THE GLEAMING OF THE METAL IN THE SUNSET HE SAW THE SHINING GLITTER OF THE SPRAY UPON THE BOULDERS HE SAW HIS BROTHER'S EYES LOOK STRAIGHT INTO HIS OWN AND IN THEM SHONE A LIGHT THAT WAS NEITHER THE REFLECTION OF THE SUNSET NOR THE EXCITEMENT OF THE HUNT JUST OVER IT ESCAPED US SAID HIS BROTHER YET I KNOW MY FIRST SPEAR STRUCK IT FOLLOWED THE FAWN THAT CROSSED WAS THE REPLY BESIDES WE CAME DOWN WIND THUS GIVING IT WARNING OUR FLOCKS AT ANY RATE ARE SAFER THE OTHER LAUGHED SIGNIFICANTLY IT IS NOT THE SAFETY OF OUR FLOCKS THAT TROUBLES ME JUST NOW BROTHER HE INTERRUPTED EAGERLY WHILE THE LIGHT BURNED MORE DEEPLY IN HIS EYES
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