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Before the stars shone out or the bulls came down to drink he left his lurking place and moved closer to the palace to see more nearly the Princess. The palace lawns were full of untrodden dew, and everything was still when he came across them, holding his great spear. BEFORE THE STARS SHONE OUT OR THE BULLS CAME DOWN TO DRINK HE LEFT HIS LURKING PLACE AND MOVED CLOSER TO THE PALACE TO SEE MORE NEARLY THE PRINCESS THE PALACE LAWNS WERE FULL OF UNTRODDEN DEW AND EVERYTHING WAS STILL WHEN HE CAME ACROSS THEM HOLDING HIS GREAT SPEAR
 summit inland. And the marble temples stood up clear in the evening, but films of twilight were drawn between the mountain and the city. Then from the Temple ledges and eaves of palaces the bats fell headlong downwards, then spread their wings and floated up and down through darkening ways; lights came blinking out in golden windows, men cloaked themselves against the grey sea-mist, the sound of small songs arose, and the face of Hilnaric became a resting-place for mysteries and dreams. "Than all these things," said the kings, "she is more lovely: but who can say whether she is lovelier than the Sea?" Prone in a rhododendron thicket at the edge of the palace lawns a hunter had waited since the sun went down. Near to him was a deep pool where the hyacinths grew and strange flowers floated upon it with broad leaves; and there the great bull gariachs came down to drink by starlight; and, waiting there for the gariachs to come, he saw the white form of the Princess leaning on her balcony. E SEA MIST POURED OVER HIS SUMMIT INLAND AND THE MARBLE TEMPLES STOOD UP CLEAR IN THE EVENING BUT FILMS OF TWILIGHT WERE DRAWN BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CITY THEN FROM THE TEMPLE LEDGES AND EAVES OF PALACES THE BATS FELL HEADLONG DOWNWARDS THEN SPREAD THEIR WINGS AND FLOATED UP AND DOWN THROUGH DARKENING WAYS LIGHTS CAME BLINKING OUT IN GOLDEN WINDOWS MEN CLOAKED THEMSELVES AGAINST THE GRAY SEA MIST THE SOUND OF SMALL SONGS AROSE AND THE FACE OF HILNARCH BECAME A RESTING PLACE FOR MYSTERIES AND DREAMS THEN ALL THESE THINGS SAID THE KINGS SHE IS MORE LOVELY BUT WHO CAN SAY WHETHER SHE IS LOVELIER THAN THE SEA PRONE IN A RHODODENDRON THICKET AT THE EDGE OF THE PALACE LAWNS A HUNTER HAD WAITED SINCE THE SUN WENT DOWN NEAR TO HIM WAS A DEEP POOL WHERE THE HYACINTHS GREW AND STRANGE FLOWERS FLOATED UPON IT WITH BROAD LEAVES AND THERE THE GREAT BULGARAEKS CAME DOWN TO DRINK BY STARLIGHT AND WAITING THERE FOR THE GARIEKS TO COME HE SAW THE WHITE FORM OF THE PRINCESS LEANING ON HER BALCONY
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