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So Captain Shard and his pirates saw it, at evening over the water, and thought of rumours that said that Bombasharna was the loveliest city of the coasts of the world, and that its palace was lovelier even than Bombasharna; but for the Queen of the South rumour had no comparison. SO CAPTAIN CHARD AND HIS PIRATES SAW IT AT EVENING OVER THE WATER AND THOUGHT OF RUMORS THAT SAID THAT BOMBASHANA WAS THE LOVELIEST CITY OF THE COASTS OF THE WORLD AND THAT ITS PALACE WAS LOVELIER EVEN THAN BOMASHARNA BUT FOR THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH RUMOR HAD NO COMPARISON
he settled down; and so they should have one more fight before they left the ship, and sack the sea-coast city of Bombasharna and take from it provisions for several years, while he himself would marry the Queen of the South. And again the pirates cheered, for often they had seen seacoast Bombasharna, and had always envied its opulence from the sea. So they set all sail, and often altered their course, and dodged and fled from strange lights till dawn appeared, and all day long fled southwards. And by evening they saw the silver spires of slender Bombasharna, a city that was the glory of the coast. And in the midst of it, far away though they were, they saw the palace of the Queen of the South; and it was so full of windows all looking toward the sea, and they were so full of light, both from the sunset that was fading upon the water and from candles that maids were lighting one by one, that it looked far off like a pearl, shimmering still in its haliotis shell, still wet from the sea. ED TO MARRY BEFORE HE SETTLED DOWN AND SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE MORE FIGHT BEFORE THEY LEFT THE SHIP AND SACK THE SEA COAST CITY OF BALMASHAARNA AND TAKE FROM IT PROVISIONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE HE HIMSELF WOULD MARRY THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND AGAIN THE PIRATES CHEERED FOR OFTEN THEY HAD SEEN SEA COAST BOMBASHARNA AND HAD ALWAYS ENVIED ITS OPULENCE FROM THE SEA SO THEY SET ALL SAIL AND OFTEN ALTERED THEIR COURSE AND DODGED AND FLED FROM STRANGE LIGHTS TILL DAWN APPEARED AND ALL DAY LONG FLED SOUTHWARDS AND BY EVENING THEY SAW THE SILVER SPIRES OF SLENDER BAMASHARNA A CITY THAT WAS THE GLORY OF THE COAST AND IN THE MIDST OF IT FAR AWAY THOUGH THEY WERE THEY SAW THE PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND IT WAS SO FULL OF WINDOWS ALL LOOKING TOWARD THE SEA AND THEY WERE SO FULL OF LIGHT BOTH FROM THE SUNSET THAT WAS FADING UPON THE WATER AND FROM CANDLES THAT MAIDS WERE LIGHTING ONE BY ONE THAT HAD LOOKED FAR OFF LIKE A PEARL SHIMMERING STILL IN ITS HELIOTOUS SHELL STILL WET FROM THE SEA
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