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Priest and sage, Initiate of the Mysteries, what are they to me now! O Nitocris, my queen and my love! Sooner would I live through one year of bliss with thee than an eternity in the Peace of the Gods itself!" PRIEST AND SAGE INITIATE OF THE MYSTERIES WHAT ARE THEY TO ME NOW O NYDIKRUS MY QUEEN AND MY LOVE SOONER WOULD I LIVE THROUGH ONE YEAR BLISS WITH THEE THAN AN ETERNITY IN THE PEACE OF THE GODS ITSELF
 "Let thy love help thee to read it, then!" she replied, coming to him and putting her hands on his shoulders again. "Tell me now, Ma-Rim[=o]n, what wouldst thou do if thy soul were now waiting in the land of Aalu and the soul of Nefer was listening to me with thine ears, and looking at me with thine eyes?" "And if thou----" "Yes, and if I too believed that this were so?" He saw the sweet, red, smiling lips coming nearer to him, and felt the soft breath on his bare throat. He saw the deep eyes melting into tenderness as the moonlight shone upon them, and in the pale olive cheeks a faint flush swiftly deepened. "Nefer or Ma-Rim[=o]n, I am mortal," he said, swiftly catching her wrists and drawing her towards him. "I am flesh and blood. I am man, and thou art woman--and I love thee! I love thee! Ah, how sweet thy kisses are! Now let the gods bless or curse, for never could they take away what thou hast given--and for it I will give thee all. All that has been, and is, and might have been! P FOR ME EVEN AS THAT OTHER RIDDLE WHICH I READ IN THY EYES O QUEEN LET THY LOVE HELP THEE READ IT THEN SHE REPLIED COMING TO HIM AND PUTTING HER HANDS ON HIS SHOULDERS AGAIN TELL ME NOW MARI WHAT THOU DO IF THY SOUL WERE NOW WAITING IN THE LAND OF ALLU AND THE SOUL OF NEPHER WAS LISTENING TO ME WITH THINE EYES AND LOOKING AT ME WITH THINE EYES AND IF THOU YES AND IF I TOO BELIEVED THAT THIS WERE SO HE SAW THE SWEET RED SMILING LIPS COMING NEARER TO HIM AND FELT THE SOFT BREATH ON HIS BARE THROAT HE SAW THE DEEP EYES MELTING INTO TENDERNESS AS THE MOONLIGHT SHONE UPON THEM AND IN THE PALE OLIVE CHEEKS A FAINT FLUSH SWIFTLY DEEPENED NEPHERE OMARRIMON I AM MORTAL HE SAID SWIFTLY CATCHING HER WRISTS AND DRAWING HER TOWARDS HIM I AM FLESH AND BLOOD I AM MAN AND THOU ART WOMAN AND I LOVE THEE I LOVE THEE AH HOW SWEET THY KISSES ARE NOW LET THE GODS BLESS OR CURSE FOR NEVER COULD THEY TAKE AWAY WHAT THOU HADST GIVEN AND FOR IT I WILL GIVE THEE ALL ALL THAT HAS BEEN AND IS AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN
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