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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. 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
ermit Death to be the Master of Life, or Night to be Lord of Day. Is there no other way?" "Yes, there is another way, and only one to save me, Nefer--if truly the soul of my beloved is looking out of thine eyes into mine," she whispered, coming close to him and laying her hands lightly upon his shoulders, "there is another way, but it is the way that leads through the mystery of the things that are into the deeper mystery of the things that are to be--the way of death and vengeance. Tell me, my beloved, hast thou the courage to tread it with me?" The lovely face, the pleading lips, the searching 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.  WOULD THE HIGH GODS PERMIT DEATH TO BE THE MASTER OF LIFE OR NIGHT TO BE THE LORD OF DAY IS THERE NO OTHER WAY YES THERE IS ANOTHER WAY AND THE ONLY ONE TO SAVE ME NEPHER IF TRULY THE SOUL OF MY BELOVED IS LOOKING OUT OF THINE EYES INTO MINE SHE WHISPERED COMING CLOSE TO HIM AND LAYING HER HANDS LIGHTLY UPON HIS SHOULDERS THERE IS ANOTHER WAY BUT IT IS THE WAY THAT LEADS THROUGH THE MYSTERY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE INTO THE DEEPER MYSTERY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE TO BE THE WAY OF DEATH AND VENGEANCE TELL ME MY BELOVED HAST THOU THE COURAGE TO TREAD IT WITH ME THE LOVELY 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
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