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Around her neck she wore a golden chain, and therefrom was suspended a small symbol, which Norss did not immediately recognize. AROUND HER LEGS SHE WORE A GOLDEN CHAIN AND THEREFROM WAS SUSPENDED A SMALL CYMBAL WHICH NORSE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE
s senses. Instead of the rugged mountains of the North, he saw a gentle landscape of velvety green; the trees were not pines and firs, but cypresses, cedars, and palms; instead of the cold, crisp air of his native land, he scented the perfumed zephyrs of the Orient; and the wind that filled the sail of his boat and smote his tanned cheeks was heavy and hot with the odor of cinnamon and spices. The waters were calm and blue--very different from the white and angry waves of Norss's native fiord. As if guided by an unseen hand, the boat pointed straight for the beach of this strangely beautiful land; and ere its prow cleaved the shallower waters, Norss saw a maiden standing on the shore, shading her eyes with her right hand, and gazing intently at him. She was the most beautiful maiden he had ever looked upon. As Norss was fair, so was this maiden dark; her black hair fell loosely about her shoulders in charming contrast with the white raiment in which her slender, graceful form was clad. HAT HE COULD SCARCELY TRUST HIS SENSES INSTEAD OF THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTH HE SAW A GENTLE LANDSCAPE OF VELVETY GREEN THE TREES WERE NOT PINES AND FIRS BUT CYPRESSES CEDARS AND PALMS INSTEAD OF THE COLD CRIPS AIR OF HIS NATIVE LAND HE SCENTED THE PERFUMED ZEPPYIRS OF THE ORIENT AND THE WIND THAT FILLED THE SAIL OF HIS BOAT AND SMOTE HIS TAN CHEEKS WAS HEAVY AND HOT WITH THE ORDER OF CINNAMON AND SPICES THE WATERS WERE CALM AND BLUE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WHITE AND ANGRY WAVES OF NORTH NATTY FIELD AS IF GUIDED BY AN UNSEEN HAND THE BOAT POINTED STRAIGHT FOR THE BEACH OF THIS TRANKLY BEAUTIFUL LAND AND NEAR ITS PROW CLEAVED THE SHALLOWEST WATERS NOR SAW A MAIDEN STANDING ON THE SHORE SHADING HER EYES WITH HER RIGHT HAND AND GAZING INTENTLY AT HIM SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN HE HAD EVER LOOKED UPON AS NORSE WAS FAIR SO WAS THIS MAIDEN DARK HER BLACK HAIR FELL LOOSELY ABOUT HER SHOULDERS IN CHARMING CONTRAST WITH THE WHITE RAIMENT IN WHICH HER SLENDER GRACEFUL FORM WAS CLAD
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