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So the gods threw their cloaks over their faces and strode away from the city, and going into the haze among the hills passed through the trunks of the olive groves into the sunset. SO THE GODS THREW THEIR CLOAKS OVER THEIR FACES AND STRODE AWAY FROM THE CITY AND GOING INTO THE HAZE AMONG THE HILLS PASSED THROUGH THE TRUNKS OF THE OLIVE GROVES INTO THE SUNSET
the toll of an idle story, and passed into the city unhindered and unhurt. And in a certain hour of the night when the king of that city arose and went pacing swiftly up and down the chamber of his sleeping, and called upon the name of the dead queen, then would the watchers fasten up the gate and go into that chamber to the king, and, sitting on the floor, would tell him all the tales that they had gathered. And listening to them some calmer mood would come upon the king, and listening still he would lie down again and at last fall asleep, and all the watchers silently would arise and steal away from the chamber. A while ago wandering, I came to the gate of that city. And even as I came a man stood up to pay his toll to the watchers. They were seated cross-legged on the ground between him and the gate, and each one held a spear. Near him two other travellers sat on the warm sand waiting. And the man said: "Now the city of Nombros forsook the worship of the gods and turned towards God. ATCHERS IN THE GATE THE TOLL OF AN IDLE STORY AND PASSED INTO THE CITY UNHINDERED AND UNHURT AND IN A CERTAIN HOUR OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE KING OF THAT CITY AROSE AND WENT PACING SWIFTLY UP AND DOWN THE CHAMBER OF HIS SLEEPING AND CALLED UPON THE NAME OF THE DEAD QUEEN THEN WOULD THE WATCHERS FASTEN UP THE GATE AND GO INTO THAT CHAMBER TO THE KING AND SITTING ON THE FLOOR WOULD TELL HIM ALL THE TALES THAT THEY HAD GATHERED AND LISTENING TO THEM SOME CALMER MOOD WOULD COME UPON THE KING AND LISTENING STILL HE WOULD LIE DOWN AGAIN AND AT LAST FALL ASLEEP AND ALL THE WATCHERS SILENTLY WOULD ARISE AND STEAL AWAY FROM THE CHAMBER A WHILE AGO WANDERING I CAME TO THE GATE OF THAT CITY AND EVEN AS I CAME A MAN STOOD UP TO PAY HIS TOLL TO THE WATCHERS THEY WERE SEATED CROSS LEGGED ON THE GROUND BETWEEN HIM AND THE GATE AND EACH ONE HELD A SPEAR NEAR HIM TWO OTHER TRAVELLERS SAT ON THE WARM SAND WAITING AND THE MAN SAID NOW THE CITY OF NAMBROS FORSOOK THE WORSHIP OF THE GODS AND TURNED TOWARDS GOD
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