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Then likewise did Faia; and suddenly the place was filled with a wondrous brightness and with strange music, and never thereafter were Norss and Faia beholden of men. THEN LIKEWISE DID FIRE AND SUDDENLY THE PLACE WAS FILLED WITH A WONDROUS BRIGHTNESS AND WITH STRANGE MUSIC AND NEVER THEREAFTER WERE NORSE AND FIRE BEHOLDEN OF MEN
 her neck by the golden chain. And as she stood there holding the symbol out to Norss, he--he thought of the time when first he saw her on the far-distant Orient shore, standing beneath the Star in all her maidenly glory, shading her beauteous eyes with one hand, and with the other clasping the cross,--the holy talisman of her faith. "Faia, Faia!" cried Norss, "it is the same,--the same you wore when I fetched you a bride from the East!" "It is the same," said Faia, "yet see how my kisses and my prayers have worn it away; for many, many times in these years, dear Norss, have I pressed it to my lips and breathed your name upon it. See now--see what a beauteous light its shadow makes upon your aged face!" The sunbeams, indeed, streaming through the window at that moment, cast the shadow of the symbol on old Norss's brow. Norss felt a glorious warmth suffuse him, his heart leaped with joy, and he stretched out his arms and fell about Faia's neck, and kissed the symbol and acknowledged it. OM THE SYMBOL OF WOOD A TINY CROSS SUSPENDED ABOUT HER NECK BY THE GOLDEN CHAIN AND AS SHE STOOD THERE HOLDING THE SYMBOL OUT TO NORSE HE THOUGHT OF THE TIME WHEN FIRST HE SAW HER ON THE FAR DISTANT ORIENT SHORE STANDING BENEATH THE STAR IN ALL HER MAIDENLY GLORY SHADING HER BEAUTEOUS EYES WITH ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER CLASPING THE CROSS THE HOLY TALISMAN OF HER FAITH FIRE FIRE CRIED NORSE IT IS THE SAME THE SAME YOU ARE WHEN I FETCH YOU A BRIGHT FROM THE EAST IT IS THE SAME SAID FIRE YET SEE HOW MY KISSES AND MY PRAYERS HAVE TORN IT AWAY FOR MANY MANY TIMES IN THESE YEARS DEAR NURSE HAVE I PRESSED IT TO MY LIPS AND BREATHE YOUR NAME UPON IT SEE NOW SEE WHAT A BEAUTEOUS LIGHT ITS SHADOW MAKES UPON YOUR AGED FACE THE SUNBEAMS INDEED STREAMING THROUGH THE WINDOW AT THAT MOMENT CAST THE SHADOW OF THE CYMBOL ON OLD NORTH'S BROW NORS FELT A GLORIOUS WORM SUFFUS HIM HIS HEART LEAPED WITH JOY AND HE STRETCHED OUT HIS ARMS AND FELL ABOUT FIRE'S NECK AND KISSED THE SYMBOL AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT
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