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"Thou art answered, O Nitocris  even unto death and the life beyond!" Her lips returned his kisses  kisses that were curses  and then for many minutes they conversed in hurried whispers. THOU ART ANSWERED ODIKRUS EVEN UNTO DEATH AND THE LIFE BEYOND HER LIPS RETURNED HIS KISSES KISSES THAT WERE CURSES AND THEN FOR MANY MINUTES THEY CONVERSED IN HURRIED WHISPERS
earching eyes were close to his. He could feel the soft contact of her body, even her fluttering heartbeats answering his. It was the moment of the supreme test, the parting of the ways--to the heights whose pinnacles reach to the heaven of Perfect Knowledge, or to the abysses whose lowest depths are the roof of hell; for there is but one heaven and one hell, and their names are Knowledge and Ignorance. There lay the fulfilment of his vows, the renunciation of the lower life with all its potent witcheries of the senses, with all its exquisite delights and glittering prizes, fame and honours, power and wealth, and, dearest of all, the love of woman. Here, clasped in his arms, stood Nitocris, her hands still resting lightly on his shoulders, her head lying on his breast, her eyes upturned, the star-beams swimming in their luminous depths. "Nefer, beloved, answer me!" The stars grew dim, and the solid floor of the terrace shook under his feet. He bent his head and laid his lips upon hers.  FACE THE PLEADING LIPS THE SEARCHING EYES WERE CLOSE TO HIS HE COULD FEEL THE SOFT CONTACT OF HER BODY EVEN HER FLUTTERING HEART BEATS ANSWERING HIS IT WAS THE MOMENT OF THE SUPREME TEST THE PARTING OF THE WAYS TO THE HEIGHTS WHOSE PINNACLES REACH TO THE HEAVEN OF PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OR TO THE ABYSSES WHOSE LOWEST DEPTHS ARE THE ROOT OF HELL FOR THERE IS BUT ONE HEAVEN AND ONE HELL AND THEIR NAMES ARE KNOWLEDGE AND IGNORANCE THERE LAY THE FULFILMENT OF HIS VOWS THE RENUNCIATION OF THE LOWER LIFE WITH ALL ITS POTENT WITCHERIES OF THE SENSES WITH ALL ITS EXQUISITE DELIGHTS AND GLITTERING PRIZES FAME AND HONOURS POWER AND WEALTH AND DEAREST OF ALL THE LOVE OF A WOMAN HERE CLASPED IN HIS ARMS STOOD NIDICHUS HER HANDS STILL RESTING LIGHTLY ON HIS SHOULDERS HER HEAD LYING ON HIS BREAST HER EYES UPTURNED THE STAR BEAMS SWIMMING IN THEIR LUMINOUS DEPTHS NEVER BELOVED ANSWER ME THE STARS GREW DIM AND THE SOLID FLOOR OF THE TERRACE SHOOK UNDER HIS FEET HE BENT HIS HEAD AND LAID HIS LIPS UPON HERS
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