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It appeared that they had slapped the Sphinx to vex her out of her apathy in order that she should pray to one of her gods, whom she had littered in the house of Time; but her moody silence was invincible, and her apathy Oriental, ever since the deed had happened. IT APPEARED THAT THEY HAD SLAPPED THE SPHINX TO VEX HER OUT OF HER APATHY IN ORDER THAT SHE SHOULD PRAY TO ONE OF HER GODS WHOM SHE HAD LITTERED IN THE HOUSE OF TIME BUT HER MOODY SILENCE WAS INVINCIBLE AND HER APATHY ORIENTAL EVER SINCE THE DEED HAD HAPPENED
tigate the Sphinx's private life, and so had little to say and few questions to ask; but to whatever I did say she remained morosely indifferent. It was clear that either she suspected me of being in search of the secrets of one of her gods, or of being boldly inquisitive about her traffic with Time, or else she was darkly absorbed with brooding upon the deed. I saw soon enough that there was another than me to welcome; I saw it from the hurried way that they glanced from the door to the deed and back to the door again. And it was clear that the welcome was to be a bolted door. But such bolts, and such a door! Rust and decay and fungus had been there far too long, and it was not a barrier any longer that would keep out even a determined wolf. And it seemed to be something worse than a wolf that they feared. A little later on I gathered from what they said that some imperious and ghastly thing was looking for the Sphinx, and that something that had happened had made its arrival certain. Y NOR TO INVESTIGATE THE SPHINX'S PRIVATE LIFE AND SO HAD LITTLE TO SAY AND A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK BUT TO WHATEVER I DID SAY SHE REMAINED MOROSELY INDIFFERENT IT WAS CLEAR THAT EITHER SHE SUSPECTED ME OF BEING IN SEARCH OF THE SECRETS OF ONE OF HER GODS OR OF BEING BOLDLY INQUISITIVE ABOUT HER TRAFFIC WITH TIME OR ELSE SHE WAS DARKLY ABSORBED WITH BROODING UPON THE DEED I SAW SOON ENOUGH THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER THAN ME TO WELCOME I SAW IT FROM THE HURRIED WAY THAT THEY GLANCED FROM THE DOOR TO THE DEED AND BACK TO THE DOOR AGAIN AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE WELCOME WAS TO BE A BOLTED DOOR BUT SUCH BOLTS AND SUCH A DOOR REST AND DECAY AND FUNGUS HAD BEEN THERE FAR TOO LONG AND IT WAS NOT A BARRIER ANY LONGER THAT WOULD KEEP OUT EVEN A DETERMINED WOLF AND IT SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING WORSE THAN A WOLF THAT THEY FEARED A LITTLE LATER ON I GATHERED FROM WHAT THEY SAID THAT SOME IMPERIOUS AND GHASTLY THING WAS LOOKING FOR THE SPHINX AND THAT SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED HAD MADE ITS ARRIVAL CERTAIN
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